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  • Episcopal parishes in Emporia, Purdy quit over gay issue

    10/10/2008 2:18:57 PM PDT · by csvset · 22 replies · 471+ views
    The Virginian-Pilot ^ | October 10, 2008 | Steven G. Vegh
    Two small parishes in the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia have quit the denomination over gay ordination and joined a like-minded group of dissident churches based in Northern Virginia. The break-away Anglican District of Virginia announced Friday that Christ Church in Emporia and Grace Church in Purdy had become members. The district now includes 23 parishes that have cut ties with the Episcopal Church. Church of the Messiah in Chesapeake quit the Episcopal denomination in 2006. Grace Episcopal Church in Newport News quit a couple years earlier. The Southern Virginia diocese has about 120 parishes, including more than two dozen...