CHRIST THE KING EPISCOPAL CHURCH
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Upcoming Events
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Staff
    • Vestry
    • Membership
    • Stewardship
    • Gallery
    • Facilities
    • History of Christ the King
    • Important Links
    • What is an Episcopalian? (Humor)
  • Worship
    • Visitor Information
    • What We Believe >
      • The Bible
      • The Book of Common Prayer
      • The Creeds
      • The Catechism
      • The Sacraments
      • Baptism
      • Communion
      • Baptismal Covenant
      • Vestments
    • Liturgical Seasons >
      • Advent
      • Christmas
      • Epiphany
      • Lent
      • Easter
      • Pentacost
    • Annotated Eucharist
    • Sermons
  • Calendar
    • Members >
      • Ministry Schedule
      • Altar Flowers
      • Christ The King T-Shirts
    • Events >
      • Event Calendar
      • Worship >
        • Ash Wednesday
        • Blessing of the Animals
        • Blue Christmas
        • Boar's Head Festival
        • Christmas Eve
        • Easter Sunday
        • Good Friday
        • Holy Saturday
        • Lessons & Carols
        • Maundy Thursday
        • Palm Sunday
        • Stations of the Creche'
        • Stations of the Cross
      • Outreach >
        • Blessing of the Backpacks
        • Car Show
        • Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper
        • Trunk or Treat
        • Vacation Bible School
      • Fellowship >
        • 5th Sunday Dinners
        • Birthday/Anniversary Celebrations
        • Christmas Play
        • Christ the King Day
        • Friendship Tea
        • Ladies Night Out
        • Lenten Suppers
        • Messianic Seder
  • Outreach
    • Angel Tree
    • Episcopal Relief & Development
    • Good Samaritan Orphanage
    • Guardian Ad Litem
    • Honduras
    • Local Shelter
    • Kid's Pack
    • Navajo Ministries
    • St. Martin de Porres
  • Ministry
    • Acolytes
    • Altar Guild
    • Bible Study
    • Building & Grounds
    • Children's Chapel/Education
    • Cursillo
    • Daughters of the King
    • Finance/Stewardship
    • Greeters/ Ushers/ Security
    • Kitchen Staff/Fellowship
    • Lay Ministers & Lectors
    • Music/Praise Team
    • Nursery Staff
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The Bible

​The 39 Articles, a 1536 foundational document of Anglican theology, relates that “Holy Scripture containeth all things necessary to salvation.” The Scriptures, comprised of the Old and New Testament, as well as some apocryphal texts, were written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
The Bible is of extraordinary importance to Episcopal worship; during a Sunday morning service, the congregation will usually hear at least three readings from Scripture, and much of the liturgy from The Book of Common Prayer is based explicitly on the Biblical texts. According to the Catechism, “We understand the meaning of the Bible by the help of the Holy Spirit, who guides the Church in the true interpretation of the Scriptures” (p. 853-4).

The authorized Bible of the Episcopal Church is the New Revised Standard version (1990).
There are several other translations of the Bible authorized for use, including:
  • King James or Authorized Version (the historic Bible of The Episcopal Church)
  • English Revision (1881)
  • American Revision (1901)
  • Revised Standard Version (1952)
  • Jerusalem Bible (1966)
  • New English Bible with the Apocrypha (1970)
  • Good News Bible / Today's English Version (1976)
  • New American Bible (1970)
  • Revised Standard Version, an Ecumenical Edition (1973)
  • New International Version (1978)
  • New Jerusalem Bible (1987)
  • Revised English Bible (1989)
  • Common English Bible (2012)
Come Join Us for Worship!
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Adult Sunday School 9:00 - 9:45 AM
Sunday Service 10:00 AM - Rite II
Children's Chapel during service for  Kindergarden through Middle School
Christ the King Episcopal Church
6400 N. Socrum Loop Road
Lakeland, FL  33809
​Phone:(863) 858-1948

Send mail to:
Christ the King Episcopal Church
​PO Box 1176
Kathleen, FL  33849-1176