God bless him.
What an amazing letter. Thank you for posting it. Here is a man who is true to his convictions. It is heart-warming to see it.
The female priest of one of the Episcopal churches here in Columbus MS resigned her position immediately after the church's decision a couple years ago. The Fr of the other one retired. Both of the churches here have seen their numbers plummet. The leaders at the national level are failing their flock big time.
bttt
This is a devasting blow to the Diocese of Florida. St Johns in Tallahassee is not only one of the top parishes in the diocese, it was one of the diocese's original parishes (along with parishes in Jacksonville, St Augustine, Key West and Pensacola). In fact, when the diocese was created, it was the rector of St Johns, Francis Rutledge, who was made the first bishop.
Furthermore, much of the leadership in the various diocesan ministries has come from St Johns. That leadership will be hard to replace as some reports indicate as much as 60% of the congregation is leaving.
The fact that so many from such a historic and well heeled church that has been home to governors and senators are willing to walk away should serve as a wake up call to Bishop Howard.
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