The History of the Prayer Book
The King’s Chapel Book of Common Prayer has a rich and unique history, spanning centuries before King’s Chapel was established as New England’s first Anglican Church. King’s Chapel’s Christian Unitarian prayerbook, still in use by the congregation today, has its roots in the Church of England’s Book of Common Prayer, first introduced by Bishop Thomas Cranmer in the 1540s. Nearly 250 years later, King’s Chapel’s revisions to this traditional liturgy paved the way for the church’s emergence as America’s first Unitarian church.
The history of the creation of the King’s Chapel Book of Common Prayer and its roots in the Anglican liturgy can be found in the online exhibit Independent Country, Independent Church: American Independence, James Freeman, and King’s Chapel’s 1780s Theological Revolution.
Explore the slideshow below to learn more about the 9 editions of the King’s Chapel Book of Common Prayer that have been published since its inception in 1785.
The history of the creation of the King’s Chapel Book of Common Prayer and its roots in the Anglican liturgy can be found in the online exhibit Independent Country, Independent Church: American Independence, James Freeman, and King’s Chapel’s 1780s Theological Revolution.
Explore the slideshow below to learn more about the 9 editions of the King’s Chapel Book of Common Prayer that have been published since its inception in 1785.
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