Traditional Anglican ping, continued in memory of its founder Arlin Adams. ""We live in a time and a society that is easily drawn to polarities. These departures are taking place in most mainline denominations, and are an expression of the anxiety of our times and the discomfort many people feel in trying to live in tension. Anglicanism has always held that living in the tension of comprehensiveness is our vocation. God gives us a gift in the midst of that diversity, and we more fully know both truth and God's will for us when we are able to embrace that diversity. The quick fix embraced in drawing lines or in departing is not going to be an ultimate solution for our discomfort."
She certainly has the spin down pat.
I would guess that these disaffiliating parishes probably see a consistently high number of weekly communicants - i.e. they have 1,000 people on the books and see about 700 or more in church on any given Sunday, while the others may have 439 on the books but probably see less than 220 on any given Sunday if VA is consistent with the national Episcopal average.
That would imply that one out of every six active Episcopalians in VA is disaffiliating and yet they are retaining less than one-twentieth of the diocesan assets.
However, the quick fix in violating centuries of doctrine and tradition by approving the election of a bishop who openly engages in homosexual behavior ... THAT quick fix is a good thing.
The rule is simple: MY quick fix, good. YOUR quick fix, bad.
In the early 1700s, Truro and Falls Churches were established. In the late 1800s, they took formal status as members of the Diocese. In 1979, the diocese claimed it owned all assets of member churches. And that claim is the only document that the writers find relevant.
In the early 1700s, Truro and Falls Churches were established. In the late 1800s, they took formal status as members of the Diocese. In 1979, the diocese claimed it owned all assets of member churches. And that claim is the only document that the writers find relevant.
"Our polity maintains that all real and personal property is held in trust for The Episcopal Church and the Diocese,"
My polity maintains that I am Emperor of France. Try getting it upheld in a court of law.