Editing Franciscans (section)

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{{Main|Franciscan spirituality in Protestantism}}
There are [[Franciscan orders in Lutheranism|Franciscan orders in Lutheran Churches]], including the [[Order of Lutheran Franciscans]], the [[Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary]], and the Evangelische Kanaan Franziskus-Bruderschaft (Kanaan Franciscan Brothers). Established in 2006, the Order of St. Francis-Lutheran (OSF-L) operates under the auspices of the [[Lutheran Church-International]]. The OSF-L is based in [[St. Catharines]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Goodnough |first1=Larry James |title=Prodigal Son: One Man's Spiritual Journey |date=17 June 2011 |isbn=978-1-4628-9169-6 |page=121 |language=en}}</ref> 

In the United States, the Evangelical Society of the Cross Franciscan (the Lutheran Third Order of St. Francis) was founded in 1988 in [[Orlando, Florida]]. It was blessed by Bishop Lavern Franzen of the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sculley |first1=Brother Michael D. F. |title=The Lutheran Third Order of St. Francis |url=https://mcsletstalk.org/spirituality/lutheran-third-order-st-francis/ |publisher=Let's Talk |access-date=17 February 2025 |date=26 May 2016}}</ref>

One of the results of the [[Oxford Movement]] in the [[Anglican Communion]] during the 19th century was the re-establishment of religious orders in the [[Church of England]], including some of Franciscan inspiration. The principal Anglican communities in the Franciscan tradition are the [[Community of St. Francis]] (women, founded 1905) (CSF), the Poor Clares of Reparation (PCR), the [[Society of Saint Francis]] (men, founded 1934)(SSF), the [[Community of St. Clare]] (women, enclosed) (OSC), and the [[Order of St. Francis]] (men, founded in 2003). There is a [[Third Order]] known as the Third Order Society of St Francis (TSSF), and the [[Lesser Franciscans]]. There is an order of Sisters of St. Clare in the [[Puget Sound]] area of [[Washington (state)|Washington state]] ([[Diocese of Olympia]]), the Little Sisters of St. Clare.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stclarelittlesisters.org/|title=The Little Sisters of St. Clare|access-date=2010-07-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100902173451/http://www.stclarelittlesisters.org/|archive-date=2010-09-02|url-status=dead}}</ref>

There are some small Franciscan communities within [[Continental Reformed Protestantism|Continental Reformed Churches]] and the [[Old Catholic Church]].<ref>For example, [https://osfoc.myiocc.org the OSFOC]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}.</ref> 

There are associations of Franciscan inspiration that describe themselves as [[ecumenism|ecumenical]]—accepting Christians of all denominations, the [[Order of Ecumenical Franciscans]] being an example. The Companions of Francis Apostolic Religious Institute (CFARI), with its roots in independent Catholicism, is a dispersed, egalitarian and ecumenical order of Franciscans based in Pasadena, California, with vowed members in California, Arizona and New Mexico. CFARI members live among the populations they serve and are self supporting in their ministry.