Iustitia Protestant Church
| Iustitian Protestant Church | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Protestant |
| Scripture | The Holy Bible |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Archbishop | James Bradley |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Iustitia City, Libertas Omnium Maximus |
| Origin | 1669 Iustita |
| Branched from | Church of Valahandia |
| Members | 26.3 million baptized members |
| Tax status | Church |
| Other name(s) | Protestant Church of Iustitia |
The Iustitian Protestant Church (often abbreviated to IPC) is a Christian communion native to eastern Hesperida. Most worshipers are Maximusian, the church's nation of origin, though the institution maintains diocese elsewhere. Within the Maximusian Republic, the Iustitian Protestant Church is the most widely adhered-to faith and around 30% of the nation's population are baptized members.[1] Founded in the late 17th century by Arthur Covington in the former Valahandian Royal Colony of Iustitia, the nascent church splintered off from the Liberalia-based Church of Valahandia (which dates to 1568), and would go on to be named the state-church of the Republic of Iustitia from 1802 until the formation of the modern republic in 1840.
The IPC's ecclesiology is undoubtedly High-Church; worship focuses on ritual liturgy and the singing of hymns, while church governance is strictly hierarchical. As the name suggests, the Iustitian Protestant Church practices Reformed theology and and does not claim legitimacy through apostolic succession. Individual churches within the broader communion do not always bear the IPC name, particularly those located beyond the borders of the Maximusian Republic, but all adhere to common rites, prayers, and exist within the church's episcopal framework of diocese presided-over by bishops. The current head of the IPC is Archbishop James Bradley.
History
Doctrine
Iustitian Protestants hold the Holy Bible to be their highest and only divinely-inspired authority on all matters of morality and faith. This doctrine is known as sola scriptura. Iustitian Protestants practice infant baptism and maintain that, in receiving Eucharist, they are consuming the physical body and blood of Christ through transubstantiation, rather than in a symbolic sense. Iustitian Protestants do not venerate the saints, but do affirm the distinct tripartite nature of the holy trinity, the duality of Christ (that he has two natures, one entirely human, one entirely divine), and every other element of the Nicene Creed.
Notes
- ↑ The IPC records 19.4 million members within the Maximusian Republic, though this figure, an estimation, is reached by counting all living baptized individuals as "members," even those who do not regularly attend church services.