BCP history

An Explanation and History of the Book of Common Prayer: Primarily a short survey of the main services in the American BCP, by Thomas L Plowman (1834).

An 1840 reprint of the first commentary and apology for the BCP, written in 1657.

The Alliance of Divine Offices: an 1846 reprint of this 1659 classic original comparison of the various editions of the Book of Common Prayer.

Also 2nd (1849) ed. from Google Books.

Litugiae Britannicae, by William Keeling (2nd. ed., 1851; Griffiths 1851/31). The classic side-by-side comparison of all the English BCP's, plus the Scottish 1637 BCP. Also available from the Internet Archive.

A History of the Book of Common Prayer and other books of authority: with an attempt to ascertain how the rubrics and canons have been understood and observed from the reformation to the accession of George III, by Thomas Lathbury (1858). Also available from Google Books.

The Book of Common Prayer, in Its History and Interpretation with special reference to existing controversies, by Henry Blakeney (1866). BCP history from a distinctly "low church" point of view.

Fragmentary Illustrations of the Book of Common Prayer, from Manuscript Sources, William Jacobson, ed., (1874). Basically the texts of two "substitute" BCP's devised by Bp.

The first Prayer-Book of Edward VI, compared with the successive revisions of the Book of Common Prayer: By James Parker (Griffiths 1877/5). Also from Google Books.

A history of the Prayer Book, focussing on the then-new 1892 edtition.

Origin of the Book of Common Prayer: a descritoin of the 1549 BCP from and American perspective, by John CB Davis (1897).

The Book of Common Prayer: Our Common Heritage: A short book by George B. Spalding, an American Presbyterian pastor (1899).

A History of the Book of Common Prayer, by J. H. Maude (1900). A textbook, primarily covering a history and description of the services.

An Elementary Introduction to the Book of Common Prayer, by Francis Procter & George F. Maclear (5th Ed., 1901).

By Percy Dearmer (1907). Also from Google Books.

The classic text on the Book of Common Prayer, from a 1910 printing.

Some Principles of Liturgical Reform: Proposals for revision of the 1662 BCP, by Walter Frere (1911)

The English Rite : being a Synopsis of the Sources and Revisions of the Book of Common Prayer, by Frank E Brightman (1915). A thorough history of the BCP, and comparison of its revisions.

The Eucharistic Office of the Book of Common Prayer, by Leslie Wright (1919). The history and theology of the 1662 rite.

After much prayer by two declining northwest Oklahoma City congregations, St George’s Parish and St Matthias’ Mission, an agreement was made to unite together as a new mission on October 25, 1980.

On February 13, 1981, St Augustine was officially incorporated as a new mission in the Diocese of Oklahoma.

In late June of 1984, the St George’s property on Center Street finally sold and a quick move was made into a rented warehouse space on Memorial Road.

BCP was incorporated on 25 June 1985 as a limited liability company ("sociedade anónima") organised under the laws of Portugal following the deregulation of the Portuguese banking industry.

Two years after moving into the warehouse, Easter Sunday, March 30, 1986, St Augustine officially began its mission in its new location on North May Avenue, Oklahoma City.

Industry organizations were founded during this era, such as the Disaster Recovery Institute (DRI) in 1988, to promote and support this new class of management-level Disaster Recovery practitioners.

In March 1995, BCP acquired control of Banco Português do Atlântico, S.A. ("Atlântico"), which was then the largest private bank in Portugal.

In June 2000, Atlântico was merged into BCP. In 2000, BCP also acquired Império, along with Banco Mello and Banco Pinto & Sotto Mayor.

The prominence of Business Continuity got a boost in the United States after our enemies destroyed the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

In October 2003, BCP began the process of replacing these brands in Portugal with a single brand name Millennium bcp.

In 2004, the Bank sold its non-life insurance businesses and divested a portion of its life insurance business by entering into a joint venture with Ageas (formerly Fortis), named Millenniumbcp Ageas, of which 51% is held by Ageas and 49% by the Bank.

Father Alsay began his tenure on July 1, 2010.

In December 2012, the Bank prepared and presented to the Portuguese government a Restructuring Plan, required by national law and by the applicable European rules on matters of State aid.

On September 2013, the DG Comp announced its formal decision in connection with its agreement with the Portuguese authorities concerning the Bank's Restructuring Plan.

In April 2016, the Bank announced the conclusion of the merger between Banco Millennium Angola, S.A. with Banco Privado Atlântico, S.A., resulting in the second-largest private sector bank in Angola in terms of loans to the economy, with a market share of approximately 10% in business volume.