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Conservative Episcopalians debate their future in North America

Conservative Episcopalians debate their future in North America

A gathering of more than 3,000 conservative Episcopalians from the USA met in Woodbridge, Virginia, January 9-10, to declare their faith and commitment to the traditional teachings of scripture in the Anglican Communion and to prepare for realignment of an orthodox Anglicanism in the United States.

16 January 2004

Former diocese of Cariboo has a bishop again

Former diocese of Cariboo has a bishop again

Parishes in the former British Columbia diocese of Cariboo, Canada, will once again have a bishop. Now called the Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior (APCI), representatives from the parishes on January 10 nominated Canon Gordon Light to the position of bishop suffragan to the metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of British Columbia and the Yukon, currently Archbishop David Crawley.

13 January 2004

North American conservatives and global South Anglicans seek discipline of ECUSA

North American conservatives and global South Anglicans  seek discipline of ECUSA

Archbishop Drexel Gomez, Primate of the Province of the West Indies, was among the speakers who stirred the "Future of the Anglican Communion" conference meeting January 8-9 in Charleston, South Carolina, with calls for disciplinary action against the Episcopal Church, USA, (ECUSA) for its stance on homosexuality and the interpretation of scripture and tradition.

13 January 2004

Statement from the Province of the Southern Cone

Statement from the Province of the Southern Cone

The recent unilateral actions of the Episcopal Church in the United States (ECUSA) in consecrating a bishop who is sexually active outside marriage, and the recognition of same-sex blessings have created a deeply painful and divisive situation and has devastated our Christian witness

12 January 2004

Mixed reaction follows same-sex wedding

Mixed reaction follows same-sex wedding

Some of the callers and writers were viciously, personally abusive, others were supportive, others disappointed and still others were confused. That was the range of reaction reported by Bishop Ralph Spence and Dean Peter Wall of the diocese of Niagara after Dean Wall married a lesbian couple last August at Christ's Church Cathedral in Hamilton, Ontario.

10 January 2004

Largest group of missionary trainees at Seminary of the Southwest 10-25 January

Largest group of missionary trainees at Seminary of the Southwest 10-25 January

With some Anglican provinces threatening or actually breaking communion with the Episcopal Church (ECUSA) over the actions of General Convention 2003, the work of ECUSA missionaries continues as usual throughout the world.

06 January 2004

Plans for network of dissenters prepares to take next step

Plans for network of dissenters prepares to take next step

A network of parishes and dioceses that dissent from decisions by last summer's General Convention to endorse the consecration of an openly gay bishop coadjutor in New Hampshire and acknowledge that some dioceses are blessing same-gender relationships is poised to take the next steps toward creating a formal relationship.

23 December 2003

Anglican provinces declare 'impaired' or 'broken' relationship with ECUSA

Anglican provinces declare 'impaired' or 'broken' relationship with ECUSA

Since the consecration of Gene Robinson as bishop of New Hampshire on November 2, nine of the 38 worldwide Anglican provinces have declared themselves to be in "impaired" or "broken communion" with all or part of the Episcopal Church in the United States

09 December 2003

Anglicans and the United Nations

Anglicans and the United Nations

On the occasion of World AIDS Day, I am delighted to know that you have agreed to meet our Anglican Observer at the United Nations, Archdeacon Taimalelagi Fagamalama Tuatagaloa Matalavea, in order to hear from her something of the important work she does at the United Nations on behalf of the 75 million-member Anglican Communion.

02 December 2003

Diocese of Toronto begins discussions on same-gender blessings

Diocese of Toronto begins discussions on same-gender blessings

The Diocese of Toronto has embarked on a year-long process to discuss the issue of same-gender blessings. The diocese’s Synod, its governing body, approved the process at a meeting in Toronto on November 21.

26 November 2003