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2 November 1897

The founding synod at East Ham

At St Stephen’s in East Ham, the Free Protestant and Nazarene churches united. The Ancient British and United Armenian churches joined them in shared worship and fellowship.

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On 2 November 1897 the Free Protestant Episcopal Church of England was formed with the union of the Free Protestant Church, the Ancient British Church, and the Nazarene Episcopal Church, with Dr. Checkemian as its first Primus.

The location of this Synod where the Free Protestant Church of England, the Ancient British Church, and the Nazarene Episcopal Ecclesia merged into the FPEC was St. Stephen's Church, Shrewsburg Road, East Ham, London.

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