[1] The OAC adheres to the doctrine, discipline and worship contained in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer and the 1562 Articles of Religion.

[1] It was founded as the Anglican Orthodox Church in 1963 or 1964 by James Parker Dees, in Statesville, North Carolina.

In 2000, Godfrey resigned; Scott McLaughlin succeeded him as leader[2][5], followed by Thomas Gordon.

[7] The organization "champions the 1928 Book of Common Prayer, emphasizes Christian orthodoxy, and insists on high moral standards".

In 2007, McLaughlin signed a Covenant of Intercommunion between the Orthodox Anglican Church and the Old Catholic Church in Slovakia [cs; de; it; pl; sk], represented by Archbishop Augustín Bačinský [cs; pl; sk].