In the year 2001 five Anglican Bishops representing their diocese convened as a council to study opportunities for unification of Anglicans seeking preservation of traditional Anglicanism around the world. During those discussions these four laid out a framework for a global Communion of Anglican Churches, beginning with the parishes they represented.

The Rt. Rev. Luther Pierre-Toussaint, Bishop of Haiti; The Rt. Rev. Melvin H. Pickering, Bishop of the Diocese of the Holy Sacrament; The Rt. Rev. Earnest Kelly, Bishop of the Australian Church; The Rt. Rev. Larry W. Johnson, Bishop of Virginia and The Rt. Rev. Vincent Thakore, Bishop of the South attended that first, formative convention.

During proceedings, these items were established and adopted:

• The name of the Church shall be the Anglican Church International Communion (ACIC).
• As the Apostolic Church brought both Jewish and pagan peoples to Christ WE DECLARE that the Church today must be Church on Mission, reaching out to non-believers and neo-pagans with the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ.
• This Church declares itself to be a part of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. It further states itself to be of Anglican doctrine, discipline and worship, adhering to the historical, basic requirements of Anglicanism.
• This Church consists of congregations in communion with bishops, who have been admitted on the basis of their standing in an Anglican jurisdiction.
• Jurisdictions of this Church shall be in communion with each other, giving mutual recognition in all respects.
• Admission to this church will be by the bishop signing the Declaration of Principles, and 75% vote of the College of Bishops at the annual Synod (Council). Bishops unable to attend at a given meeting may attend by teleconference and vote on the election of officers and other agenda items.

Admission of Bishop signing the Declaration of Principles when synod is not in session: 1-It requires one bishop of ACIC to sponsor and another ACIC bishop to concur then they present it to the Presiding Bishop of ACIC and upon his approval the bishop/clergy becomes the 'Interim Member of ACIC', then with the acceptance of the 'College of Bishops' becomes 'full member'.
2- If the Presiding bishop sponsors and another ACIC bishop concurs, or one bishop sponsors and the Presiding bishop concurs then bishop/clergy becomes 'Interim Member of ACIC' and with the approval of College of bishops becomes 'full member'.