Growth in the Anglican Communion (the Gospel Works Just Fine Thank You!)

--Anglican Church in Ghana, from 100,000 in 1970 to 236,000 in 2000

--Anglican Church of Kenya from 582,600 in 1970 to 3.1 million in 2000

--Anglican Church in Nigeria from 2.914 million in 1970 to 18 million in 2000

--Anglican Church in Rwanda from 161,899 in 1970 to 700,000 in 2000

--Anglican Church in the Sudan from 300,000 in 1970 to 2.2 million in 2000

--Anglican Church in Uganda from 1.281 million in 1970 to 8.580 million in 2000

--The American Episcopal Church from 3.196 million in 1970 to 2.325 million in 2000

--The Anglican Church in Britain from 27.659 million in 1970 to 23.983 million in 2000

--The Anglican Church of Canada from 1.176 million in 1970 to 784,000 in 2000

--The Scottish Episcopal Church from 86,351 in 1970 to 48,300 in 2000

Uganda to Frankie G.: The Gospel is not For Sale


Ref: AN OPEN LETTER TO THE MOST REV. FRANK GRISWOLD.

Your Grace,

Greetings to you in Jesus name. This letter comes with deep regret and pain over the great loss that your actions have caused. It expresses the strong feelings and concerns of the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, the Provincial Assembly Standing Committee which met yesterday and the Enthronement Organising Committee.

For many years, the Church of Uganda has enjoyed a wonderful partnership with the Episcopal Church in the USA (ECUSA). Sadly, that relationship ended when the General Convention chose to ignore cries from the rest of the Anglican Communion. You officially recognized same-sex unions the Bible forbids, and installed as candidate for bishop someone the Bible clearly shows to be in an unsuitable lifestyle. As a result of those decisions, the Church of Uganda has recognized your departure from the faith and declared:

“a) The Church of the Province of Uganda (Anglican) cuts her relationship and Communion with the Episcopal Church of the United States or America (ECUSA) on their resolution and consequent action or consecrating and enthroning an openly confessed homosexual Gene Robinson as the Bishop of New Hampshire Diocese in the Anglican Communion; and with any other Province that shall follow suit.”

Considering those things, we were shocked to receive a letter from you informing us of your decision to send a delegation to the enthronement of our new Archbishop in January, and your intention for the delegation to bring aid and assistance for the people who live in desperate conditions in the camps in Gulu that you have ignored for years.

Recent comments by your staff suggesting that your proposed visit demonstrates that normal relations with the Church of Uganda continue, have made your message clear: If we fall silent about what you have done promoting unbiblical sexual immorality and we overturn or ignore the decision to declare a severing of relationship with ECUSA, poor displaced persons will receive Aid. Here is our response: The Gospel of Jesus Christ is not for sale, even among the poorest of us who have no money. Eternal life, obedience to Jesus Christ, and conforming to His Word are more important.

The House of Bishops also declared:

“(b) Mindful of the fact mat there are a number of Dioceses, Parishes and Congregations in the ECUSA, which are opposed to the resolution and action taken by their Convention and are determined to remain faithful to the teaching of Scripture on human sexuality, to those dear brothers and sisters, we extend our solidarity with them and assure them of our continued prayers."

As a result, we would be pleased to receive an official delegation from The Network of Anglican Communion Dioceses, and Parishes who remain Committed to Biblical faith and with whom our relationship steadfastly continues.

The Word of God is clear that you have chosen a course of separation that leads to spiritual destruction. Because we love you, we cannot let that go unanswered. If your hearts remain hardened to what the Bible clearly teaches, and your ears remain deaf to the cries of other Christians, genuine love demands that we do not pretend that everything is normal. As a result any delegation you send cannot be welcomed, received, or seated. Neither can we share fellowship or even receive desperately needed resources. If, however, you repent and return to the Lord, it would be an occasion of great joy. .

Sincerely,

Rev. Canon Stanley Ntagali
PROVINCIAL SECRETARY, CHURCH OF UGANDA.

Cc: The Most Rev. Dr. Livingstone Mpalanyi.Nkoyoyo
ARCHBISHOP, CHURCH OF UGANDA

After Years in Hiding Anglicanism is Back In North America!

From Kendall Harmon:

The Network has an agreed upon name: Anglican Communion Dioceses and Parishes. It is open to all missions and all individuals. Thus it has three levels whereby one can join: Diocese, parish, or individual.

The Network has a Theological Charter, the url for which is posted below (http://anglicancommuniondioceses.org).

The Network has the full support, already, of some sixteen Anglican primates. The full statement of these primates, yet to be released because signatures are being sought carefully, contains this remarkable section:

"We re-affirm our solidarity with faithful Bishops, clergy and church members in North America who remain committed the historic faith and order of the church and have rejected unbiblical innovation. We offer our support and the full weight of our ministries and offices to those who are gathering in a "Network of Anglican Communion Dioceses and Parishes" now being organized in North America."

Bishop Jecko is right, this is still very much a work in progress. But we have a name, a theological charter, and the backing of the leadership of those Provinces whose membership comprises the majority of worldwide Anglicanism.

You don't have to look any further for the significance of the network than to the Uganda story from NPR an excerpt of which is posted below. A delegation from Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold to the enthronement of the next Archbishop of Uganda is no way welcome, but a representative of the Network is most welcome.

This is a great day

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Yes it is indeed a great day...North America will now have an Anglican option not tied to the flakey Episcopal Church. This is a great day for Christians and a dark day for schism, apostasy, and heresy.

Grew Threatens to Move on Orthodox Dissident Clergy (in Tolerance of course)

http://www.wksu.org/cgi-bin/raplay?news03_12_12__07_39_59.rm (this is a .rm file)

Listen to the file yourself, and see how Ohio bishop Clark Grew wishes to crush the "homophobic" oppostion, in tolerance and love of course. In it, Grew accuses opposition to Robinson as being "homophobic." Intelligent people can see through name-calling, but I will say we are phobic of some things. I am schism-phobic and Heretic-phobic, therefore I fear the actions of the Episcopal Church.

Warning to all orthodox Christians, hearing the interviews with Grew will make your blood pressure rise, and also show you just how far ECUSA has slid. However, the story of the parishioners worshipping as an Anglican Church, standing for the biblical catholic faith against their apostate bishop, will encourage us orthodox folks.