The Church of England began when King Henry VIII, tired over being controlled by the Pope, broke away from Rome and founded the Church of England in 1534.
the windrush arrived in Britain in 1948
First of all the Church in England was never a protestant Church! Up till about 1994, it was the Catholic Church in this country! How was different from other Churches? Because it had arrived in this country, Britain, only a few years after the death of Christ and having Aristobulous, mentioned by Paul in Romans as a first Bishop.
It was developed in nineteenth century Britain for those who opposed to remove the Church of England as the state church of England.
The Anglican Church (the Church of England) is the historical continuation of the Christian Church that was started in the early centuries of Christianity. In the reign of King Henry VIII the Church of England began to separate from being under the jurisdiction of the Pope.
The Church of England -- or Anglicanism -- is the official church of England. Scotland, however, recognizes Presbyterianism. The Methodist Church also is strong there.
The Church of England - Great Britain.
Great Britain is a Christian Country but has a multicultural society so almost every religion is practiced here : Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism .......
The oficial English religion is The Church of England and its leader is the Monarch of Britain.
Answer 1: Great Britain is the home of Anglicanism... the Church of England. The church body in the United States that's a member of "The Anglican Communion," worldwide, is "The Episcopal Church."
Great Britain is predominantly Church of England, otherwise known as the Anglican church. This was established by Henry VIII when he wanted to divorce his first wife but was unable to because the Roman Catholic Church did not allow random divorces
That would depend on your definition of the Christian church. Christianity is believed to have first entered Britain in the first or second century; probably through Iberian traders. The first organised church system can be traced back to the early third century. As for who specifically founded the very first church in England - the answer is unknown. But in 597 Saint Augustine arrived in England and established his church in Canterbury. Through this an organised Roman Catholic church spread across the country. If however you are referring to the Anglican Church of England; its creation can be attributed to King Henry VIII in 1534, when he split the English church from Rome and established it as an independent entity.
Christianity within the Church of England is still the largest. Sometimes called the Anglican Church.