“There are a lot of young families moving in, and our people are excited by the opportunities for ministry here,” said the Rev. Christian Ruch, the church's mew priest and pastor. “The opportunity for a church ‘plant’ to have its own building is unusual, but when it became available and we saw that we could actually put something together, we knew that it would be foolish not to go forward.”
Read moreMoody accused Duncan of assigning the recent graduate of Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry to this parish "as the moderator of the Anglican Communion Network."
Read moreAnd so the end came for the rector, wardens, vestry and the whole
congregation of the 100-year old Grace Episcopal Church on June 14,
2004, "Bo" told Virtuosity.
"We didn't leave right away, we wanted to be sure, but the voice of the
people was unanimous they voted with their feet to go."
In the paper, extracts of which were released to media on Thursday, Ndungane, who is spiritual head of millions of Anglicans in southern Africa, called for an "exceptional response to an exceptional crisis".
Read moreThe Evangelical rector of St. Paul's resigned last week and will plant a new church and conduct the first worship service for Chillicothe Anglican Fellowship an Anglican Mission in America church at 90 N. Paint Street, Chillicothe.
A first service on Sunday at a store front Christian cafe in downtown Chillicothe drew 75 worshippers mostly from St. Paul's.
Read moreFrank Griswold talks endlessly about community, even as the House of Bishops is coming apart at the seams.
Read moreThe Telegraph opined that Michael Nazir-Ali of Rochester, an Evangelical, was singularly unsuitable because he "made a fool of himself by pushing himself forward for Canterbury."
Read moreSo it is with the cyber journal Virtuosity. I for one think it’s essential, especially in these days of great turmoil, reformation, and realignment in the Anglican Communion. I am guilty of taking Virtuosity for granted. I expect to receive the Virtuosity Digest in my inbox every few days now because David has been giving us increased coverage and analysis with so much happening in the Church on a daily basis. In fact I usually check the website daily to be sure I haven’t missed something.
Read more"I am not surprised at what this bishop has done. He is no lover of the gospel, and he hates people who are orthodox," he told Virtuosity. "I rejoice in my martyrdom." The priest said he was fired on July 23 and is now on vacation but will not return September 1.
Read moreVicky Hartzler, a spokeswoman for the Coalition to Protect Marriage in Missouri. "This is a message of the heart, and here in the Heartland, we value marriage. I'm very gratified and encouraged and thankful that the people of this state understand our current policy's a wise public policy and they want to see it protected from a legal challenge," she said.
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