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No longer Episcopalians, North American Anglicans launch own conservative church
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Jul 15, 2009 02:31pm |
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| Category | General |
| Author | Robin Galiano Russell |
| News Date | Thursday, July 9, 2009 08:25:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | PLANO (RNS)—Conservative Anglicans disenchanted with the liberal drift in their North American churches say they are confident a newly launched church body one day will gain a seat in the worldwide Anglican Communion.
The Anglican Church in North America has been organized, its leaders say, as an alternative for Anglicans who disagree with the theology of the Episcopal Church in the United States and the Anglican Church of Canada.
Delegates representing about 69,000 active Anglicans from 650 North American parishes met June 22-25 at St. Vincent’s Cathedral in Bedford to ratify their church constitution and nine canons, or laws.
They installed former Pittsburgh Episcopal Bishop Robert Duncan as archbishop in a ceremony at Christ Church, a Plano megachurch that cut its ties with the Episcopal Church three years ago. |
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