▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁as ▁the ▁King ▁James ▁Version ) ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁common ▁feature . ▁This ▁is ▁done ▁for ▁many ▁reasons , ▁including ▁a est het ics , ▁and ▁in ▁opposition ▁to ▁what ▁the ▁groups ▁regard ▁as ▁the ▁liberal ▁or ▁progress ive ▁the ology ▁that ▁updated ▁English ▁transl ations ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁New ▁Re vised ▁Standard ▁Version ▁em body . ▁ ▁The ▁Aff irm ation ▁of ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁conce ived ▁at ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁St . ▁Louis ▁( Se ptember ▁ 1 4 - 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 7 ) ▁by ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁concerned ▁b ish ops , ▁cler gy ▁and ▁lay people , ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁standard ▁of ▁faith ▁and ▁unity ▁for ▁most ▁Cont inu ing ▁churches . ▁The ▁Aff irm ation , ▁among ▁other ▁things , ▁expressed ▁the ▁intention ▁to ▁hold ▁fast ▁to ▁that ▁rule ▁of ▁faith ▁given ▁by ▁St . ▁Vincent ▁of ▁L er ins , ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁The ▁Cont inu ing ▁Ang lic an ▁movement ▁origin ated ▁in ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁and ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Church ▁of ▁Canada . ▁Rel ated ▁churches ▁in ▁other ▁countries , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁( Cont inu ing ), ▁were ▁founded ▁later . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁the ▁General ▁Convention ▁of ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁voted