1868年2月11日，圣奥古斯丁师范学校成立了一个礼拜会众. The congregants met on the school’s campus until a building was erected on Dawson and Lane streets in Raleigh, NC. 北卡罗莱纳州立法机关批准在这个地方的土地建设一个礼拜场所. 罗利从基督教堂转到新教堂的十名成员. 其他成员包括参加新礼拜社区的学生和教师.

Washington Hayes and the Reverend Henry B. Delany, later Suffragan Bishop of the Diocese of NC, 开始在圣奥古斯丁师范学校的财产上建造现在的教堂. The Rev. Delany was the quarry master and masonry instructor at that time. Under his direction, the students quarried the stones for construction, and laid the cornerstone in 1895. The construction was completed in December 1895. A year later, the church located in downtown Raleigh was renamed the Church of Saint Ambrose upon recommendation by Bishop Cheshire and permission of the Diocesan Convention. 最终在1897年10月11日，教堂被圣奥古斯丁教堂祝圣. Rev. 约瑟夫·布朗特·柴郡，北卡罗来纳州圣公会教区的主教.

圣公会是全球圣公会的一个省.When England established colonies in America, Anglican worship was established in the British colonies.Following the Revolutionary War, and the establishment of the United States of America, 11月9日，三名神职人员和二十四名非神职代表在马里兰州的切斯特顿会面, 1780 and resolved that ‘the Church formerly known in the Province as the Church of England should now be called the Protestant Episcopal Church."新教"一词表明这是一个宗教改革传统的教会, and the world ‘Episcopal’ noted a characteristic of catholicity,” namely being under the pastoral leadership of bishops.

The Episcopal Church is part of the Anglican Communion. “共融”这个词的意思是与他人有团契、友爱和团聚. 我们与来自世界各地的英国圣公会的其他省份分享关系. There are several attributes which we share with Christians in the Anglican Church that mark us as Anglican.

1. We are Protestant, 然而，天主教:作为一个圣公会，圣公会“坚定地站在改革宗传统的立场上, yet considers itself just as directly descended from the Early Church as the Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox churches.”
2. Like all Anglican Churches, the Episcopal Church believes that Christians should be able to worship God and read the Bible in their first language.
3. The Episcopal Church uses the Book of Common Prayer for Worship. 这本书是英国圣公会所有信徒都遵循的礼拜仪式的集合.它被称为共同祈祷，因为全世界的人都在一起祈祷. 第一本公祷书是由托马斯·克兰默在16世纪用英语编写的.”
4. Faith informed by Scripture, Tradition, and Reason: The Anglican tradition acknowledges that the Holy Scriptures are the Word of God and “completely sufficient to our reconciliation to God, and must always speak to us in our own time and place.”As Anglicans we look to two thousand years of tradition which can inform our understanding of scripture. These traditions of the Church connect us with all generations of believers as we seek to interpret scripture. We are also created by God with intelligence and particular experiences which form our God given reason. We use this reason along with the traditions of the church to discern how scripture relates to our own lives….

中国博彩平台是圣公会的重要机构, and is committed to the spiritual growth and formation of students.The chapel serves as a place of worship on Sunday mornings, and the chapel office coordinates campus religious life. Additionally, Saint Augustine’s University is affiliated with two associations which connect the university to The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion.These organizations are the Association of Episcopal Colleges (AEC), and Colleges and Universities of the Anglican Communion (CUAC). Click here for more information on CUAC.

We welcome individuals who seek baptism. As a sacrament instituted by Jesus Christ, 洗礼使人借着水和圣灵进入基督的身体. 洗礼发生在一年中不同时间的圣餐仪式中. The Episcopal Church baptizes people of all ages, and at Saint Augustine’s Chapel we have provisions for baptism by immersion or by pouring water upon the candidate. 如果你想受洗，请联系大学牧师. Hershey Mallette Stephens at 919.516.4241 or by email at hmstephens@mekck.net to attend a baptism, get information and preparation session.

There are numerous resources for spiritual formation. Students at Saint Augustine’s University should investigate the religious life programs in the following ways. There are excellent online resources by the Society of Saint John the Evangelist. 你可以注册通过电子邮件接收每日反思，阅读讲道，学习祈祷. You may also view the Daily Office at Forward Movement’s online service, or The Chapel. 这些只是一些在线资源的精神形成. Please consult the university chaplain, The Rev. Hershey Mallette Stephens for more information.

Visit the Episcopal Church website entitled “The Church Awakens: African Americans and the Struggle for Justice.”Visit this website to hear interviews with theologians such as Dr. 詹姆斯·科恩和第一位被任命为圣公会牧师的非裔美国女性 Rev. Pauli Murray on topics of race and Christianity.