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"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 28:19, NIV).

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About the Independent Reformed Catholic Church

The structure of the Independent Reformed Catholic Church is simple and at the same time diversifiable and complex. We are a small segment within the Body of Christ: "The Church." We are only a small cog in the universal machine designed to make the workings of the institutional church run smoothly and with premium results. In turn, our own jurisdictional church is made up of many elements; we call them individual churches or Fellowships, Parishes, Dioceses, Archdiocese, National Regions, Global Divisions etc. 

Taken collectively this makes up the IRCC. All of the cogs, even the smallest, one are an absolute necessity if the jurisdictional organization as a whole is to function. While this may sound confusing or complicated, really it is not. All of these fine sounding titles are nothing more than special groups of people that have come together to worship and serve Almighty God. People that are trying to do that according the God's instructions, by God's own Laws, and in His will.

God is the Master of order and structure. Just look at His creation if you have any doubt. Look at the precision He has given to all things from greatest to smallest, from the simple blade of grass to the workings of the planetary movements of the universe. We attempt to give some similar order to our organizational structure; many times we fail because of our humanness. In our weakness God manifests His strength. He only asks that we sincerely try and be quick to admit our limitations and weakness and turn to Him. Within the IRCC we are attempting to create a structure that is dependent on God and willing to use His demonstrations of collectivity and order to build a religious structure here on earth that will be in some fashion pleasing to the Master.

I like to think of "The Church" as a living blooming flower. Many components work together to make a flower: the roots, stem, leaves and of course the blossom. Each of these has uncountable inner functions going on inside of them to make the flower exist. If you take away even the smallest component or disrupt the most seemingly insignificant process, the flower dies.

Unfortunately, as time has passed man in his egotism and self-centeredness has had influence in corrupting to some large degree the simple arrangement of "church" that Jesus gave to us in holy simplicity. It is man (with a lot of help from Satan) that has created the fractions and factions within the church, each screaming for its own way. In many cases those ways have nothing whatever to do with the Church Christ gave us.

Sometimes these deviations were honestly made. Man is human and prone to making errors in judgment, especially when he approaches the problems in the light of his own intellect and wisdom, stepping out of the light of God's truth and leadership, even just a little. Yes, we "The Church" are guilty of this. Sometimes the errors have been intentional, made by those that proclaim to be of God, but who are in reality part of Satan's well devised Apostasy. We were forewarned long ago that this would happen, yet it seems to take most of us by surprise.

There are those upon this earth that would have you believe that their way is the only way; even when the obvious fact is that they are in direct violation of God's Law. They discount the other members of the Body, mingling truth with error and in many cases are successful in deceiving men. This too was prophesied.

The IRCC is not a perfect church. If this is your requirement, then you need to look elsewhere. We are men under the stain of sin, proclaiming the cleansing blood of Christ, hungering for the truth of Almighty God, and seeking to serve Him in our worship and by our fellowship one with the other in His name.

We are also a missionary church, attempting to establish small fellowships and churches across the globe, bringing sincere aspirants into service of God in the Priesthood and other clerical positions. Churches are nothing more than families, groups of people that have decided to come together as the children of the Living God and live by His ways and His will.

I have been told that at first glance our structure appears to be confusing and grandiose. Trust me, it is not. We are a pack of sinners searching for God's forgiving grace in the best way we know how. If you fit that description, then this may be the right church for you.

Archbishop Benjamin B. Driggers, OBB
Archiepiscopal Primus Inter Pares
Independent Reformed Catholic Church