Global
Epiphany is part of an international network of Christians known as the Anglican Communion. This network grew out of the missionary expansion of the Church of England over the past 500 years and now consists of 38 self-governing provinces around the world, with some 75 million members in 164 countries.
Rwanda and Reconciliation
In particular, Epiphany is a parish of the Anglican Church of Rwanda and its missionary outreach, the Anglican Mission in the Americas. In 1994, one-tenth of the population of Rwanda—roughly one million people—were slaughtered in a horrific genocide. In the aftermath, Christians began to go into the prisons and share the good news of Jesus with the perpetrators, including those who murdered, maimed and raped their very family members. In human terms, the resulting forgiveness and reconciliation between criminals and victims is simply unfathomable. But for those who follow Jesus, this is the same amazing grace that we have found in God, who sent his only son to die a gruesome death so that we might be reconciled with him. At Epiphany we are deeply humbled and amazed by the faith and forgiveness of our Rwandan brothers and sisters, and we are honored to attempt to live in that spirit here in Charlottesville and beyond.
The Anglican Mission in the Americas
Established in 2000, the Anglican Mission is a missionary outreach of the Province of the Anglican Church of Rwanda charged with building an alliance of congregations committed to gathering, planting and serving dynamic Anglican churches in North America. Anglican Mission congregations are now located in 27 states in the US, and in Canada and Puerto Rico.