Evangelical Episcopal Communion
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| Evangelical Episcopal Communion | |
|---|---|
 Seal of the EEC | |
| Abbreviation | EEC |
| Classification | Western Christian |
| Orientation | Convergence |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Presiding Bishop and Patriarch | Russell McClanahan |
| Region | International |
| Separated from | Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches |
| Congregations | 5,100+ |
| Official website | eec1.org |
The Evangelical Episcopal Communion (EEC) is a Christian denomination within the Convergence Movement, formerly part of the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches. The denomination was founded by Archbishop Russell McClanahan, who has served as presiding bishop and patriarch.[1]
As a part of the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches, Russell McClanahan was consecrated into the episcopacy in 1995, within Fredericksburg, Virginia.[2] By 1999, McClanahan was elected to the archiepiscopacy for the communion's Province of St. Peter. He also became the third presiding bishop for the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches in 2003.[3]
In 2015, McClanahan and the Province of St. Peter unanimously separated citing philosophical and functional changes regarding provincial authority within the communion.[3] Following, the Province of St. Peter; Province of India under Archbishop Reinhard Shakar; and Province of South Africa under Archbishop Lazarus Selahle operated as the "Evangelical Episcopal Communion."[2] By October 2019, the Evangelical Episcopal Communion reunited with the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches.[3]
As of 2021, the Evangelical Episcopal Communion separated again from the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches.