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October 11 2014 By dvirtue ATLANTA: ACNA Archbishop Recognized as Primate in the Anglican Communion

The action was a direct slap in the face at Archbishop Justin Welby who, the previous week, had said in an interview with "Irish Gazette" editor Canon Ian Ellis that there is little hope the Anglican Church in North America will [ever] be part of the Anglican Communion. "It is not part of the Anglican Communion," he said. He described the ACNA as a "separate church".

October 10 2014 By rturner ATLANTA: 2000 Anglicans Participate in Historic Investiture of New Anglican Archbishop

In his investiture sermon, Archbishop Beach remarked, "We are a diverse lot. We are united, but not uniform. We are Evangelical. We are Anglo-Catholic. We are Charismatic. We are high church. We are low-church. We are contemporary. We are traditional. We are classical. We are the body of Jesus Christ called Anglicans who have been given a mission to minister in North America. We have our part to play in the Great vision of God for the nations on this continent.

October 08 2014 By dvirtue 3000 Anglicans Expected in Historic Investiture of new Anglican Archbishop

The occasion will be witnessed by eight archbishops of the Anglican Communion, including Kenyan Archbishop Eliud Wabukala; Southern Cone Archbishop Tito Zavala; The Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh Archbishop, Primate, and Metropolitan of All Nigeria; The Most Rev. Dr. Onesphore Rwaje, Archbishop and Primate of Rwanda; The Most Rev. Stanley Ntagali, Archbishop and Primate of Uganda; The Most Rev. Dr.

October 05 2014 By dvirtue Episcopal Church dropped 6% in ASA in 2013 over 2012

TEC's domestic membership, excluding TEC's 10 foreign dioceses, was 1,894,181 in 2012. In 2013 that figure was down to 1,862,294, a preliminary drop of 31,887. Adding in South Carolina's anticipated loses, TEC's church-wide membership, including the foreign dioceses, would drop to 2,011,378 or a drop of more than one thousand a week -- 55,332 -- from 2,066,710 in 2012. Parochial reports from the foreign dioceses will be released later this month.

October 05 2014 By dvirtue Archbishop of Canterbury Sees Little Hope for ACNA Being Part of the Anglican Communion

Welby described the communion as “vibrant” saying “bridge building and reconciliation” are at the heart of the life of the Communion.

October 02 2014 By dvirtue NEW YORK: Fired Faculty at General Theological Seminary Blast Dean's Leadership

The Board of Trustees say the eight faculty, all theologically liberal, resigned. The faculty reject that interpretation of the events surrounding their departure.

They say events had grown so bad between them and the Dean that if Dunkle continued in his position, they could no longer continue in theirs. "We were not offering our resignations."

October 01 2014 By dvirtue Episcopal Seminary in Turmoil: Faculty Revolt Results in Firings at General Theological Seminary in New York - UPDATED

However, in a letter to the student body late yesterday, Dunkle denies they were fired and says the Board of Trustees had accepted the resignations of the eight faculty members. “I heard of this about the same time many of you did. I share in your sadness. With the following, I hope you will see this as one of many ways forward for the remainder of today.”

October 01 2014 By dvirtue 2018 Lambeth Conference in Doubt but not Cancelled

However, Lambeth spokesman Ed Thornton in an e-mail to VOL, wrote it hasn't been confirmed yet "and we won't be commenting at least until Primates visits are completed."

One Anglican news blog issued a report this week saying the 2018 Lambeth Conference of Bishops has been canceled. Tragically, the author took the sole word of Katherine Jefferts Schori as gospel truth and failed to verify her statement with Lambeth Palace.

September 29 2014 By dvirtue Diocese of Connecticut gives congregations one year to promote Gender-Neutral Titles for Priests

The proposers feel that: "in contrast to the orders of Bishop, Deacon, and Laity, we find that the continued practice of using gendered titles to refer to male and female priests effectively creates a different and unequal status for female priests..." it behooves them to first "... eliminate any gendered titles for priests still in use in parishes, such as 'Father' and 'Mother,' while encouraging congregational conversations about the preferred use of gender-neutral titles..."

September 25 2014 By dvirtue NAIROBI: Kenyan Archbishop announces AMIE authorized by GAFCON Primates to work outside Church of England

"Our Divine Conference reflected the partnership we have with other Confessing Anglicans as we welcomed international guests and speakers from other nations, including Uganda, the UK and the Anglican Church of North America.

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