Christ Anglican Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Bishop Celestine Ironna

Founded Not published

Denomination CANA

Service Times Verify on website

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website cacmarietta.org

Pastor Credentials Bishop in the Church of Nigeria — CONNAM Southeast Missionary Region

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Church of Nigeria upholds the Apostles', Nicene, and Athanasian creeds and historic Anglican Christology.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Article VI of the 39 Articles affirms Scripture as containing all things necessary to salvation; Church of Nigeria is an outspoken defender of biblical authority worldwide.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Strong Nigerian-Anglican lay-leadership culture; men's fellowships are characteristic.

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Reformation Anglican soteriology per the 39 Articles.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Church of Nigeria / CONNAM restricts holy orders to qualified men only; one of the most vocal global-south Anglican provinces on this point.

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Episcopal polity under Bishop Ironna; male-only ordained orders.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Vigorous evangelical preaching in the global-south Anglican tradition.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

CONNAM is itself a foreign mission of the Church of Nigeria; Christ Anglican Marietta is a regional missionary hub.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Church of Nigeria led GAFCON's resistance to TEC and ACoC innovations; founding mission of CONNAM is precisely to preserve orthodox Anglicanism in North America.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

CONNAM — Church of Nigeria North American Mission — successor body to CANA, GAFCON-aligned.

Strong

Assessment

Christ Anglican Church, Marietta, Georgia, is led by the Right Reverend Celestine Ironna, Missionary Bishop of CONNAM's Southeast Missionary Region Area 1. The congregation is part of the Church of Nigeria North American Mission, the GAFCON-aligned successor to CANA. It upholds the 39 Articles and male-only holy orders in continuity with the Church of Nigeria.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Added from CANA / CONNAM research; bishop's seat for CONNAM Southeast Missionary Region.

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 cacmarietta.org
[2] Live source cacmarietta.org/about-connam/
[3] Live source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Nigeria_North_American_Mi…

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