[Vision2020] Two Major Episcopal Churches Leave Denomination

[heirdoug at netscape.net]

For those of you who have been banned from Dale's marvoulous web site 
www.right-mind.us here is another installment of good news.



Two Major Episcopal Churches Leave Denomination
>From Focus on the Family’s CitizenLink:
The consecration of a gay bishop three years ago was the last straw for 
Anglican churches that date back to George Washington's day.
Two of the largest, oldest and most influential Episcopal churches in 
the country have decided to leave the mother church and affiliate with 
an alternative Anglican group -- one under the authority of an African 
bishop.
The Truro Church in Fairfax, Va., and The Falls Church in Falls Church, 
Va., voted overwhelmingly to leave the Episcopal Church of the USA 
(ECUSA) and to join the fledgling Convocation of Anglicans in North 
America (CANA), a group connected to Archbishop Peter Akinola of 
Nigeria, a prominent and outspoken leader of traditionalists. They were 
joined by six smaller congregations in Virginia.
Jim Oakes, the senior warden of the vestry (head of the church's ruling 
body) at Truro Church, said the vote to sever ties with ECUSA was 
nearly unanimous -- 1,010 votes yes, 85 no.
"It was extremely hard," Oakes told CitizenLink on Monday. "It's like a 
death in the family. This is an action that has been brewing, frankly, 
for years, as the Episcopal Church has more and more become two 
denominations under one roof -- almost two faiths under one roof."
Published Tuesday, December 19, 2006 5:28 AM by Right-Mind

________________________________________________________________________
Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and 
industry-leading spam and email virus protection.