AMiA TODAY: A Snapshot

The Anglican Mission in America (AMiA) was formed as a mission society in 2000. Over its 25-year history it has had periods of growth and times of pruning. Today there are 13 congregations formally affiliated with the mission. The AMiA also has partnership with dozens of other like-minded churches and groups in the U.S. and around the world.

AMiA churches are located primarily in the southern part of the U.S., with one each in Alabama, Arkansas and Florida. There are two congregations in both South Carolina and Mississippi, four in Texas and others in Missouri and Illinois. More than half of these churches own their own property.

We recently surveyed the 13 member churches and received responses from nine of them. The following summaries give us a good snapshot of the AMiA today.

Generally, people who attend AMiA churches are in professional trades. Most do NOT come from a liturgical background. Typically, our congregations are multigenerational. [NOTE: The chart below is a composite of ages across the nine responding churches. Two of the smaller churches are made up exclusively of members over 60 years of age.]

NOTE: The chart is a composite of ages across the nine responding churches. Two of the smaller churches are made up exclusively of members over 60 years of age.

AMiA churches are flourishing. St. Andrews in Little Rock was one the churches that helped to found the AMiA in 2000. Today they have 11 full-time staff and seven part-time roles to serve nearly 800 congregants.

Started in 2010 with a handful of dedicated Christ-followers, All Saints Dallas now has over 800 adults and more than 150 preschool children attending three (soon to be four) services on Sundays. In addition, they have planted two other AMiA churches in the Dallas area with another in the early forming stages.

The AMiA is also blessed by smaller, committed congregations. New Hope Mission Church in St. Peters, Missouri is a weekly gathering of about 45 nursing home residents served by one priest. All Saints Church of Spartanburg, South Carolina joined the AMiA in 2015 and has a faithful congregation of about 40 members, most of whom are in their senior years.

Across the mission, members participate in a number of community ministries through their churches, such as Young Life, Alpha, Novo, Snack Pak for Kids, South Texas Alliance for Orphans, Old School Makerspace, Kairos, Malachi Ministries, Jumpstart, International Friendship Outreach, For the Nations Outreach and The Human Impact.

In addition to offering traditional Anglican services, a number of AMiA churches provide special services for various occasions and concerns. For example, The Abbey at Pawley’s Island, South Carolina and All Saints Dallas have regular healing services. St. Andrew’s in Little Rock holds a midweek Recovery Service. Grace Northridge in San Antonio recently held a special service to Bless the Land and annually Immanuel in Destin, Florida holds a traditional Blessing of the Fleet and Blessing of the Animals.

Several churches have also launched music projects. In 2021, Immanuel Anglican Church praise band launched “A Christmas Collection” that featured seasonal favorites, as well as lesser-known tunes of bygone eras, creating a tapestry of numerous styles to enjoy during the Christmas season. All Saints Dallas released its first recorded song in 2025, “Be Thou My Vision” by Songs of the Saints. It was the first recorded song coming directly out of the church and done completely in house: the singing, instrumentation, visual art, production, engineering and mixing.

To help clergy and members of AMiA churches, as well as believers from any background, grow in faith, the AMiA sponsors a webspace called Three-Stream Living. This site hosts numerous compiled resources to use and share, focusing on the three streams of Scripture, Sacraments and Spirit. These materials help believers live lives that are balanced in the word of God, with a connection to the broadness of the saints and traditions and the ongoing outpouring of the Holy Spirit

The AMiA has also had a significant influence through its Military Chaplain program. Robert+ Grant heads this outreach with a team of seven chaplains spread across the Army, Navy and Air Force.

The Rt. Rev. Philip Jones serves as lead bishop of the Anglican Mission in America and heads a leadership team that provides spiritual oversight and strategic direction for the AMiA. Members of the team are: Mr. Mike Blanchat, The Rt. Rev. Robert Cook, The Rt. Rev. Alexander Greene, The Very Rev. Allen Hughes, The Rev. David Larlee and The Rev. Michael Murphy. Three Bishops serve the AMiA: +Philip Jones, +Robert Cook and +Alexander Greene.