St. Stephen's Anglican Catholic Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable The Most Rev. Mark David Haverland, Ph.D. (Archbishop & Rector)

Founded Not published

Denomination ACC

Service Times 1928 BCP liturgy; verify schedule on website

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.ststephensathens.org

Pastor Credentials ACC holy orders

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)

ACC affirms the Apostles', Nicene, and Athanasian creeds; orthodox Trinitarian and Chalcedonian Christology per the 1928 BCP catechism.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

ACC upholds Article VI of the 39 Articles — Scripture as containing all things necessary to salvation; uses KJV in liturgy.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Vestry leadership is male; men's ministries common in ACC parishes.

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Reformation Anglican soteriology per the 39 Articles, retained alongside Anglo-Catholic sacramentalism in the ACC.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?

ACC restricts holy orders (bishop, priest, deacon) to qualified men only — a defining mark of the Continuing Anglican movement.

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Episcopal polity in apostolic succession; rector with vestry; male-only ordained orders.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Liturgical preaching from the 1928 BCP lectionary, in the prayer-book Anglican tradition.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

ACC has a presence on six continents and nearly two dozen countries.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

ACC was founded in 1977 (Affirmation of St. Louis) precisely to resist the Episcopal Church's ordination of women and 1979 BCP — paradigmatic confessional resistance.

Strong

Accountability Structure

Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?

Anglican Catholic Church — founded 1977 from the Affirmation of St. Louis; uses 1928 BCP, 1940 Hymnal, KJV; one of the original Continuing Anglican jurisdictions.

Strong

Assessment

St. Stephen's Anglican Catholic Church in Athens, Georgia, is a traditionalist Continuing Anglican parish of the Anglican Catholic Church (ACC). The parish uses the 1928 American Book of Common Prayer, the King James Version of Scripture, and the 1940 Hymnal as its standards of worship, and upholds male-only holy orders in continuity with the 1977 Affirmation of St. Louis.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Added from ACC locations directory and parish website.

These are the URLs consulted to arrive at this church's scoring. Score-note claims are synthesized from homepage content, denominational directories, and public statements of faith at the time of review. Church websites change frequently; we're progressively adding Internet Archive snapshots to prevent link rot.

[1] Live source ststephensathens.org
[2] Live source anglicancatholic.org/locations/
[3] Live source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglican_Catholic_Church

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