Episcopal Church NewsNews on Episcopal Church continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Historic Episcopal Churches remain under Conservatives' Control- July 4, 2008 A state judge in Virginia has ruled that conservative congregations that broke away in 2006 from the Episcopal Church and affiliated with the Anglican Church of Nigeria may keep their church properties.http://www.topix.net/religion/episcopal/2008/07/historic-episcopal-churches-remain-under-c... Episcopal Leaders Seek Church Healing At English Conference- July 4, 2008 Episcopal leaders from Connecticut heading to England next week for the once-a-decade gathering of the Anglican Communion's 800 bishops are hopeful the conference will result in healed relationships for the troubled church.Bishop Andrew D. Smith and the state's two suffragan bishops, James E. Curry and Laura J. Ahrens, will leave July 9 for the Lambeth Conference, which is hosted by the Archbishop of Canterbury and will take place from July 16 through Aug. 4.The much-anticipated conference is...http://www.topix.net/religion/episcopal/2008/07/episcopal-leaders-seek-church-healing-at-e... Eugene Sutton consecrated as Maryland's first African American bishop- July 2, 2008 Thousands gathered at Washington National Cathedral on June 28 to be part of history as the Rev. Canon Eugene Taylor Sutton, 54, became the first African American bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland. "The significance of this consecration goes beyond the Diocese of Maryland," said Joseph Overton, a member of St. James Church in the Kingsessing neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. "It is a statement as to who we are beyond the color of our skin." Adding to the importance of this...http://www.topix.net/religion/episcopal/2008/07/eugene-sutton-consecrated-as-marylands-fir... Some clergy want out of wedding duty- July 2, 2008 Some clergy think churches should divorce themselves from the wedding business. The controversy over same-sex marriage -- along with a growing sense that many couples who marry in churches never return -- has ...http://www.topix.net/religion/episcopal/2008/07/some-clergy-want-out-of-wedding-duty?fromr... Irish primate urges reconsideration of Lisbon Treaty- July 1, 2008 Ireland's leading Catholic prelate has urged the country's citizens to reconsider their opposition to the Lisbon Treaty.http://www.topix.net/religion/episcopal/2008/07/irish-primate-urges-reconsideration-of-lis... Archbishop responds to GAFCON statement- July 1, 2008 Update: This response is now online at the Archbishop's website and the Anglican Communion Official Website .http://www.topix.net/religion/episcopal/2008/07/archbishop-responds-to-gafcon-statement?fr... Episcopal Church: Baxter receives honorary degree- July 1, 2008 Bishop Nathan D. Baxter of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania was recently awarded the doctor of humane letters by Lincoln University, a historically black college in Oxford, Chester County.http://www.topix.net/religion/episcopal/2008/07/episcopal-church-baxter-receives-honorary-... Christian Methodist Episcopal bishop in Arlington indicted in sex-assault case- July 1, 2008 By MAX B. BAKER FORT WORTH - A Christian Methodist Episcopal bishop was indicted by a Tarrant County grand jury Friday on accusations that he sexually assaulted a 46-year-old man at his Arlington home last ...http://www.topix.net/religion/episcopal/2008/06/christian-methodist-episcopal-bishop-in-ar... Anglican leader warns against conservative challenge- July 1, 2008 The spiritual leader of the world's Anglicans raised questions Monday about the legitimacy of plans to create a global network of conservative Anglicans that would challenge his authority and the teachings of ...http://www.topix.net/religion/episcopal/2008/06/anglican-leader-warns-against-conservative... |