The Reformed Episcopal Church (REC) is an Anglican church in the United States and Canada and a founding member of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA). In 2009, the Reformed Episcopal Church reported 13,600 members, but within the ACNA it is a part of a denomination of approximately 103,000 members.
The REC has approximately 150 parishes and missions in the United States and Canada, being also present in Germany, Brazil, India, New Zealand, Cuba, Croatia and Liberia. The current Presiding Bishop is the Most Reverend Leonard W. Riches.
The REC was founded in 1873 by Bishop George David Cummins, formerly of the Protestant Episcopal Church. The church's services are celebrated according to the 1928 Book of Common Prayer or its own edition of the Book of Common Prayer.
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