This message of welcome is from the Episcopal Church's Visitors' Center. There is much to learn there, so please visit there to discover more about who we are: http://archive.episcopalchurch.org/visitors.htm

An introduction to the welcome page of Anglicans Online: http://anglicansonline.org/basics/

IT CAN BE A LITTLE INTIMIDATING walking into a church for the first time. Or maybe it's just been a long time (like 30 years ago when your mom dragged you to Sunday School). A lot has changed since then. The songs are singable, the sermon understandable, and you don't need to come in a suit. (By the way, we'd love to see you this Sunday.)

Anglicans Online has collected a vast array of information that may help shed some light on aspects of the 80-million member, worldwide Anglican Communion. They hope you'll find the material interesting, entertaining, even challenging because Episcopalians believe that Jesus Christ came to take away your sins, not your mind.

Other links that you may find helpful:

• The Episcopal Church

• The Iowa Diocese

• The Anglican Communion

  Official site of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

• Oremus Bible Browser

  Look up passages of scripture in the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV), official Bible of the Episcopal Church

• Bible Gateway

  Search any of 13 translations by passage or keyword

• The Book of Common Prayer

  Online texts of the prayer books of 1979 (current), 1928, 1892, 1789, and 1786

• Our Liturgical Calendar

  The Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) and Book of Common Prayer (BCP) lessons are given with links to the texts.

• The Episcopal News Service

  News and feature articles from the Episcopal Church Center

• Forward Day by Day

  Daily devotional meditations.

• Episcopal Cafe

  A place where Episcopalians and those interested in our church can read, watch, listen and reflect upon contemporary life in a context informed by faith and animated by the spirit of charity.

• Christian Classics Ethereal Library

  Providing access to Christian classical writings including Saint Augustine, John Calvin, Martin Luther, and many more.