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Communion Across Difference
Communion Across Difference A Statement of the Mind of the House of Bishops [TEC] July 2, 2015 We the House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church wish to express our love and appreciation to our colleagues who identify as Communion Partners and those bishops who have affinity with the Communion Partners’ position as stated in their “Communion Partners Salt Lake City Statement.” Our time together in Salt Lake City, in conversation and in prayer, has demonstrated how profoundly the love of God in Jesus binds us together and empowers us for service to God’s mission. As we have waited upon the leading of the Holy Spirit in our deliberations, we…
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Submission on Change to ACoC Marriage Canon (2014)
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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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Global South Support for Communion Partners
Global South Primates Stand with the Communion Partners In their communique from the Global South Conference of the Decade of Mission and Networking, the GS Primates included the following paragraphs: 6. We note with great sadness the passing of Resolution A049 at the 77th General Convention of The Episcopal Church which authorized a liturgy for blessing same-sex unions. This action confirms our disappointment that The Episcopal Church has no regard for the concerns and convictions of the vast majority of Anglicans worldwide. 7. We stand in solidarity with our brethren in the Communion Partners who have dissented from this action. We uphold them in prayer and support them in fellowship…
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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…
