Statements from the Communion Partners
Statements, reports, resolutions, and resources from the Communion Partners
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Advisory Group Meets Archbishop of Canterbury 2013
Communion Partners in Canterbury Oct. 30, 2013 Three of the members of the Advisory Group for the Communion Partner (CP) Clergy met in the Old Palace in Canterbury with the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby on October 11, 2013. The visit included a morning conversation, Eucharist in the Archbishop’s Chapel, lunch and continuing conversation in the Palace Dining Room. The Archbishop was interested in learning about the position of CP dioceses and parishes in The Episcopal Church (TEC) so that he might have a greater knowledge and appreciation of the theological diversity of the Anglican landscape in the United States. As the discussion evolved around the nature…
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2013 Letter after Meeting the Archbishop of Canterbury
2013-08-26 Letter to CP from ABC meeting
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2012 Indianapolis Statement with Preamble
CP “Indianapolis Statement” with verbal Preamble(1) The Rt. Rev. Michael G. Smith, Bishop of North Dakota, gave this introduction in the House of Bishops July 11 before reading The Indianapolis Statement aloud: Presiding Bishop, thank you for allowing me to rise to speak on behalf of at least twelve members of this House. Those of us known as the Communion Partners have expended a great deal of energy for at least the past six years working to persuade theological conservatives to remain in the Episcopal Church and theological liberals to remain in the Anglican Communion. Two actions of this General Convention have made this task more difficult: the authorization of…
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2012 Communion Partner Resolution on Anglican Covenant
CP resolution affirms Covenant(1) Three member bishops of Communion Partners have submitted a General Convention resolution that affirms the proposed Anglican Communion Covenant. The Rt. Rev. John C. Bauerschmidt, Bishop of Tennessee, proposed the resolution, joined by the Rt. Rev. Daniel H. Martins, Bishop of Springfield, and Michael G. Smith, Bishop of North Dakota. The resolution recognizes that the Covenant “can only be entered into according to the procedures” of the Episcopal Church’s Constitution and Canons. Four or the resolution’s seven resolves, repeatedly citing the Covenant’s text, explain what affirming the Covenant would mean for the Episcopal Church from 2012 until the 79th General Convention in 2015: Resolved, that The Episcopal Church…
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2012 Statement on South Carolina
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2012 Report from Global South
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Report on 2010 Mission Conference
Partnering in Communion Conference Report Nov 19, 2010 In a conference convened at the Marriott Airport Hotel in Orlando, Florida on November 15 – 17, 2010, Communion Partners, the fellowship of bishops, clergy and laity from The Episcopal Church who are committed to biblical orthodoxy, traditional Christian practice and the Anglican Communion, met to equip and encourage one another for the work of the Great Commission. The focus of the conference was establishing mission partnerships within The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion for the Gospel ministry. The participants heard from the Rt. Rev. Josiah Idowu-Fearon (Kaduna Diocese, Church of Nigeria) about opportunities for mutual ministry in northern Nigeria and…
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2009 Anaheim Statement
The Anaheim Statement, General Convention, 2009(1) At this convention, the House of Bishops has heard repeated calls for honesty and clarity. As the conversation has proceeded within the HOB, repeated attempts to modify wording which would have been preferable to the minority in the vote were respectfully heard and discussed, but in the end most of these amendments were found unacceptable to the majority in the House. Many in the majority believed the amendments would make the stated position of this House less honest about where they believe we are as The Episcopal Church. It is apparent that a substantial majority of this Convention believes that The Episcopal Church should move forward…
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2009 Meeting Announcements and Statements of Support
A meeting of Communion Partner Primates, Bishops and Rectors is scheduled for April 16-17, 2009, at St. Martin’s in Houston, Texas. Will you join us? Communion Partners is a way to identify with the missionary and the theological distinctives of the Anglican Communion of Churches. See what others have said about the Communion Partners: “The Communion Partner Rectors met at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston November 5-7. Forty rectors were able to be present. We were supported by the Bishop of Texas, Western Louisiana, Western Kansas and Central Florida, who were able to be present as representatives of the sixteen bishops involved with Communion Partners.” – The Rev. Dr. Christopher Seitz “I think…
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Statement from Meeting the Archbishop of Canterbury 2009
A Report of the meeting of the Bishops of Albany, Dallas, North Dakota, Northern Indiana, South Carolina, West Texas and Western Louisiana with the Archbishop of Canterbury on September 1, 2009.(1) As seven representatives of the Communion Partner Bishops, we are grateful to have met with the Archbishop of Canterbury to discuss our concern in light of the recent actions of the General Convention and the subsequent nomination of candidates “whose manner of life presents a challenge to the wider church and will lead to further strains on Communion” (General Convention 2006, B033). At this meeting we expressed our appreciation for his post-convention reflections, “Communion, Covenant, and our Anglican Future,” and…