About Us:

The worship of CHC (Church of the Holy Communion) follows the historic 1928 Book of Common Prayer, produced originally in 1549 by the famous English Reformer and Archbishop Thomas Cranmer . It is spiritual with approximately 85% of its content being taken directly from the Bible. It is also more than a sixteenth-century document. To compile his liturgical masterpiece Cranmer edited the medieval mass, itself rooted in the ancient liturgies of the Church of Ephesus (1st Century) and the Sarum Rite (9th century). The 1928 BCP Book of Common Prayer) more closely approximates the original 1549 version as well as the 1662 edition, still the official prayer book of the Church of England and used by the majority of the 70 million member worldwide Anglican Communion. We worship in a truly common prayer tradition.

The two central services of the prayer book offered weekly at CHC are founded upon the spiritual practices of the Early Church described as continuing steadfastly in the Apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers (Acts 2:42). The breaking of bread is the service of Holy Communion. Early Christians also worshipped with literally, the prayers, set prayers dating back to the Psalter and the synagogue. This service became the Daily Office, traditionally known as Morning and Evening Prayer in the prayer book.

Adult Communicants from other churches are welcome at our altar under the conditions of the invitation (BCP 75). It is the custom of this church that children do not receive communion until confirmed (BCP 299).Both adults and children may receive a blessing at the altar rail by folding arms across the chest.

History:

The fifteen acre meadow on which the church stands once served as a place where Native Americans held spiritual gatherings.  Later it became a rest stop for cattle drives along the Preston Trail.  Eventually, in the latter half of the 19th century, the pioneer village of Frankford carved out a space in the midst of this ancestral convening place. From the beginning it included a mission and cemetery.  The present white clapboard prairie-gothic chapel, dedicated in 1899, was originally a Methodist chapel and later an Episcopal mission and parish, the Church of the Holy Communion.  Today, this historic site has become a quiet refuge from the restless energies of an encircling city and in April 2006, the parish completed and dedicated its new 350 seat brick and stone church building.  We also enjoy the recently constructed parish hall needed to accommodate its growing membership

In 1998, the Parish established the Holy Communion Christian Academy (formerly Bent Tree Episcopal School), a pre-school with a focus on 18-month old through kindergarten students, which during its life has gained a high degree of success and acceptance in the north Dallas community.

The Church of the Holy Communion (CHC) was founded in 1963 as a mission of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas. From 1963 to the present, the parish has grown and expanded while maintaining its historic commitments to biblical and traditional Christianity. In 1986, after change of the prayer book was mandated, the parishioners, unhappy with the decree, asked the bishop to release them from the diocese to be free to use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer. The request was granted and CHC was independent until 2002 when the parish affiliated with the REC.