Your Graces,
We note the statement released by Your Graces on 6 May 2022 in response to the Communique of the Primates' Meeting of the Anglican Communion held in London in March 2022. We stand by the statements in that communique, not least that which laments the absence of Your Graces from that meeting and of your churches from other instruments of the Communion's life.
Read moreForemost, we, the College of Consultors, re-affirm our commitment to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to Him as our Savior, Lord and Friend. We endeavor to further His Gospel and to reach those who do not yet know Him and to deepen the faith of those who have chosen to follow Him.
We, the College of Consultors, seek to renew our focus upon a pathway of church planting and international ministry as a key means for promoting the message of the Gospel to the hurting and lost world.
Read moreThe parishes whose petitions for rehearing are included in the Court's request are: the Church of the Holy Cross (Stateburg), the Church of the Good Shepherd (Charleston), the Church of the Holy Comforter (Sumter), St. Jude's Church (Walterboro), Old St. Andrew's (Charleston), St. Luke's Church (Hilton Head) and Trinity Church (Myrtle Beach). The petition for Christ Church (Mt. Pleasant) was denied in its entirety.
Read moreDiocesan Council ensured that our bylaws permit online attendance and voting, according to Florida Law.
The quora for both clergy and lay delegates were confirmed prior to and following each round of balloting at Convention and no objections or questions were raised.
The voting process, tallies and final result were fully audited and confirmed by independent, non-Episcopal auditors.
Read moreHis letter was in response to a joint statement issued by the three Primates -- Archbishop Henry Ndukuba of Nigeria, Archbishop Laurent Mbanda of Rwanda, and Archbishop Stephen Kaziimba of Uganda -- in response to the Communique from the Primates' Meeting at Lambeth Palace, London, in March, which they did not attend.
Read moreHe said "she put me in contact with Chilton Knudsen," a priest who at the time was a top aide to then-Chicago Bishop Frank Griswold and now serves on an interim basis as Chicago's primary Episcopal bishop.
In the decades since, Knudsen wrote curriculum for her denomination on preventing sexual abuse and became a "certified sexual abuse prevention trainer" in response to a clergy sex abuse crisis that has embroiled Protestant faiths as well as the Catholic church.
Read moreThe investigation included interviews with 27 current and past staff, vestry and congregation members, a survey involving 99 Redeemer parishioners, and a review of supporting documentation.
On that basis, Pellucid delivered their Independent Assessment Report last week, concluding that they found "credible and compelling" accusations of inappropriate conduct, including the abuse of power, sexual harassment, and alcohol abuse.
Read moreThe Scottish Episcopal Church has allowed same-sex marriage since 2017. Church of England clergy have appeared to signal support for homosexual marriage after they rejected a bishops' report which said that only a man and woman could marry. Give it time and the CofE will roll over.
Read moreB&T is also committed to investing a meaningful portion of the sale's proceeds in affordable housing, continuing the diocese's long-term commitment to that issue. In addition, the sale will include financial and other accommodations for St. James Cathedral, which sits next to the building being offered for sale. Cathedral and diocesan officials have been in discussion about the sale since early 2021, Mattson said.
Read moreBiblically faithful pastoral care damned as 'hostile'
This is what the Church of Scotland Faith Impact Forum said introducing support for the MOU at the General Assembly:
"In 2011 the General Assembly adopted the following statement on the pastoral care of homosexual Christians:
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