Category: ACNA
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Lack of discernment at ACNA’s Provincial Assembly 2024
In the past I wrote about why it was a mistake to invite Ravi Zacharias and Archbishop Laurent Mbanda to the ACNA’s Provincial Assembly in 2019. The Zacharias mistake is now obvious for the world to see, although I am not aware of ACNA ever apologizing for what they did. Mbanda however has gone from…
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Stewart Ruch and Joshua Moon
The presentment against Stewart Ruch contains extremely troubling facts which bother me personally. They concern Joshua Moon, a man I knew as a fellow parishioner and acquaintance at Church of the Cross in Hopkins, Minnesota. I don’t remember when I first became aware of him, but early on in my time at Cross he started…
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A presentment against ACNA Bishop Bill Atwood
It has come to my attention that a presentment was filed against ACNA Bishop Bill Atwood that to my knowledge has never been publicly announced. The presentment was submitted in November 2022 and accuses the bishop of “…conduct giving just probable cause for scandal or offense, including the abuse of ecclesiastical power; willful disobedience of…
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Stewart Ruch and Nephtali Matta
Does the ACNA take violence against women seriously? I’m sure everyone in authority would say “of course” but we judge people by actions, not words. Nephtali Matta is a pastoral resident at Church of the Resurrection, Bishop Stewart Ruch’s church in Illinois. According to one of the presentments filed against Bishop Ruch: According to the…
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Another update on Bishop Todd Atkinson
A source familiar with the proceedings tells me that “…a bishop cannot “walk away” (resign his orders) during a Title IV process. The canons do not allow it, and that’s a feature not a bug. There was already an investigation and Atkinson’s case remains active before the Court for the Trial of a Bishop. Those…
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Church of the Redeemer (St. Paul) Departs UMD
Yesterday I wrote about Restoration Anglican leaving the Upper Midwest Diocese (UMD), but they were not alone in doing so. Church of the Redeemer, pastored by Paul Calvin, also left, but for a different diocese. They are going to the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh (ADP) after investigating the Diocese of the Living Word. On June…
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ACNA College of Bishops Meeting – January 2022
As I write this post, there has been no press release from ACNA regarding the meeting last week. I find this odd, particularly in light of all the problems that exist right now. Canon Phil Ashey wrote an email summary of the meeting for the American Anglican Council, and I will paste that in here…