Ordination

Many of the programs offered by St. Andrew's Theological College and Seminary academically prepare one for ordination.

The Orthodox Anglican Church, which established St. Andrew's Theological College and Seminary in 1971, is aggressively seeking to identify men who sense a divine Call from our Lord to serve in the ministry of His Church. Many of our candidates for ordination are men in mid-career or nearing retirement. Many of these men have experienced a divine Call to the ministry from their childhood but have been unable to respond until now. Others have been applicants in other, larger, "main-line" churches, but have been rejected due to their orthodox views and convictions. Other men have been ordained, but have become orphaned by their bishops. Still others are Protestant ministers seeking Holy Orders in a jurisdiction with Apostolic Succession. If you are interested in exploring the opportunities to serve the Lord in the Orthodox Anglican Church, please down load the Inquirer's Application (below)and read the Ordination Standards for prospective ministers training at St. Andrew's, and e-mail Ms. Brenda Proctor, Administrative Assistant to the Presiding Bishop, informing us of your interest.

The introduction to the Ordinal of the Book of Common Prayer affirms:

It is evident unto all men, diligently reading Holy Scripture and ancient Authors, that from the Apostles' time there have been these three Orders of Ministers in Christ's Church,-- Bishops, Priests, and Deacons.

Ordination in The Orthodox Anglican Church is conducted in accordance with Church Canons and upon the successful ecclesiastical evaluation of the candidate.