To promote the christian faith and alleviate suffering according to the mission of the church of england and the values and tenets of the anglican communion summarised in resolution 11 of the third lambeth conference following the chicago-lambeth quadrilateral namely: (i) the holy scripture of the old and new testaments, as ‘containing all things necessary to salvation,’ and as being the rule and ultimate standard of faith; (ii) the apostles creed, as the baptismal symbol; and the nicene creed, as the sufficient statement of the christian faith; (iii) the two sacraments ordained by christ himself – baptism and the supper of the lord – ministered with unfailing use of christ’s words of institution, and of the elements ordained by him; (iv) the historic episcopate, locally adapted in the methods of its administration to the varying needs to the nations and peoples called of god into the unity of his church.