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The Abbey at Pawleys Island

Pawleys Island, SC
Confessionally Anglican — Strong
Quick Facts
Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Allen Hughes
Founded Not published
Denomination AMiA
Service Times Verify on website
Men's Ministry Yes
Kids Ministry Yes
Website theabbeypawleysisland.com
Pastor Credentials AMiA holy orders
10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
Historic creedal Christology per the Anglican formularies.
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Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
Article VI of the 39 Articles affirms Scripture's sufficiency.
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Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
Common men's discipleship in AMiA.
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Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
Reformation Anglican soteriology per the 39 Articles.
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Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
AMiA restricts holy orders to qualified men.
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Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Rector with vestry under AMiA bishop; male-only ordained orders.
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Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Three-stream Anglican preaching.
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Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
AMiA is structurally missional.
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Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
AMiA's confessional resistance heritage.
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Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
Anglican Mission in the Americas — missionary society.
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Assessment
The Abbey at Pawleys Island, pastored by Rev. Allen Hughes, is an AMiA parish on the South Carolina coast, part of the Anglican Mission in the Americas missionary society.
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Enrichment Notes

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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. [1] Live source theabbeypawleysisland.com
  2. [2] Live source theamia.org/find-an-amia-church/

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Last reviewed: 2026-05-16 — Annual review recommended
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