Colored Episcopal Mission is an obsolete Anglican term used by the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.The term was coined in the 19th century. The Episcopal Church supported a separate African American religious life during the 19th century and early 20th century. Parishes established by African American communicants during this period of time were chartered as a Colored Episcopal Mission. Parish status was awarded when the mission became financially independent from the diocese. It was common for these missions to have a long duration as a mission before reaching parish status.