Reform (Anglican)

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Reform is an evangelical organisation within Anglicanism, active in the Church of England and the Church of Ireland. Reform (England) describes itself as a "network of churches and individuals within the Church of England, committed to the reform of ourselves, our congregation and our world by the gospel".

Several large Anglican churches in England are members of Reform, such as Jesmond Parish Church (in Newcastle upon Tyne), St Ebbe's, Oxford, and St Helen's Bishopsgate (located in the City of London).

Reform was started in 1993 to oppose the ordination of women to the priesthood (like Forward in Faith in the Anglo-Catholic tradition) but has recently focused on advocating a conservative view of homosexuality. Opinions on women's ministry vary within Reform. Some Reform members support ordination of women to the priesthood, but not their appointment as ministers in charge of a parish or similar.