In practice, almost all those formally admitted to the office of Evangelist are members of the Anglican mission and outreach agency, the Church Army.
In 1882 the Revd Wilson Carlile founded the Church Army,[3] commissioning a number of officers to work in outreach projects.
Candidates for the office of evangelist are selected through the Church Army, in a process of profiling, interviewing, and practical placements, usually lasting from 18 to 24 months.
Commissioned evangelists who are robed for a formal liturgy are entitled to wear a cherry red tippet, traditionally of the short "collar" type.
In other parts, including the British Isles, there is an increasing tendency for a full length tippet (also known as a "preaching scarf") in cherry red to be worn by commissioned evangelists.