The text 'Heritage Lutheran' in white Gothic script font on a black background.
Map of Big Island broken up into traditional hawaiian districts. Puna is clearly shown where Heritage Anglican Church is located. A congregation worshiping in a reformed, anglican tradition centered on the Bible and communion.

Heritage | Receive. Grow. G0.

That each would hear the gospel and believe. Receive their heritage in Christ.

That each would be discipled and grow in their identity as a son or daughter of God.

That each would "walk in the Spirit," going on mission to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ to their families, neighbors, and the world.

In Short: Receive. Grow. Go.

We are an Anglican church in Puna, passionate about equipping men, women, and children to live under the lordship of Jesus Christ, allowing the gospel to permeate their land, homes, and workplaces. We want to be a people who follow the movements of the Holy Spirit, worship God passionately, preach the Bible faithfully, and evangelize and disciple families and generations. This is all shaped by the Gospel grounded rhythms of our Anglican practice and liturgy, and enriched by our local culture on the Big Island.

We value:

Gospel centered. Jesus is the focal point for all Scripture, all church activity, and all life. In all things we receive our lives individually and corporately as a gift given by the Father, through the Son, applied by the Spirit.

Discipleship. We believe the heritage of faith in a covenant community is something that we must grow in, that we must teach our children daily to grow in, and we must hold one another accountable to pursuing Jesus with all our heart soul mind and strength.

Mission. We exist as a church to proclaim the good news to each other, to our neighbors, and to the world. We go on mission to invite others to receive the heritage of Christ crucified for sinners, and all the riches of Christ that come to us as a result of his work on the cross.

What we believe...

the old old story.

Our beliefs are rooted in the inerrant, authoritative, and sufficient words of Scripture.

Our allegiance is fundamentally to the Lordship of Jesus Christ over all things. We trust in God’s sovereign plan for the redemption of the world by the atoning death, burial, and glorious resurrection of Jesus. We exist as a church to proclaim the good news of Jesus’ death and resurrection and to make disciples of Him. The primary way we carry out this mission is by gathering families around the Word of God and the Sacraments of Communion and Baptism.

We find our beliefs best expressed in the historic creeds (Apostles, Athanasian, and Nicene) and in the words of the 39 Articles of Religion as written by the English Reformers in the 16th and 17th century. Our practice is rooted in and shaped by the Book of Common Prayer (1662 & 2019)

We affirm the 2008 Jerusalem Declaration ratified by Anglican churches of GAFCON.

 A few Particulars

LEADERSHIP

The Fant family gathered in Puna for a family picture. Jonathan Fant is the pastor of Heritage Anglican Church. A church community rooted in anglican worship and reformed theology, gathering each week around the Word of God and the Communion Table.

Lead Pastor - Jonathan Fant

Jonathan is a pastor and church planter from the east side of O'ahu HI. He has a bachelor’s in music composition and a masters in Christian Studies from New Saint Andrews College. He and his wife Jessica have 3 children.

Bishop Ken Ross of the Dioces of The Rocky Mountains. The Diocese of the Rocky Mountains is an anglican diocese with an emphasis on reformed theolofy and evangelical mission .

Heritage Anglican rests under the care and guidance of Bishop Ken Ross, bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Rocky Mountains. He has a deep connection with the Anglican Church of Rwanda. He and his wife, Sallie, reside in Colorado Springs.

Bishop - The Rt. Rev. Ken Ross

Heritage Anglican Church is officially a mission of it’s sending church, All Saints Anglican Church in Honolulu. The Vestry (board of directors) of All Saints oversees and provides accountability for the finances of the Heritage Anglican Church. Heritage is also the church plant arm of Big Island Anglican Mission. Please feel free to ask us any questions about our governance and polity!