A Living Text.
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ACNA Canon Theologian Sam Allberry Disqualified from Gospel Ministry
The Rev. Sam Allberry, (formerly?) Canon Theologian in the Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast under Bishop Clark Lowenfield has been “disqualified from gospel ministry” by Immanuel Nashville, and has resigned from the church after an investigation into a relationship he had with an adult man. Rev. Allberry spoke at multiple ACNA events, and presented…
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Is the Upper Midwest Diocese viable?
Apparently Immanuel Anglican Church in Chicago has left the Upper Midwest Diocese for the Diocese of Pittsburgh, at least temporarily. This adds to the list of parishes that have left or shut down, such as Light of Christ in Kenosha and two Minnesota churches that left. ACNA’s Constitution and Canons state: Section 1 – Concerning…
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After their meeting in Virginia the Rwandan bishops returned home. Their attitude towards Chairman Murphy soured. As Bishop Barnum put it, “It seemed, on the surface, that this meeting went well and that these two men were walking together. But deep, unresolved issues lay underneath the surface.” The Rwandan House of Bishops met in late…
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Former ACNA priest violates pretrial supervision
Former ACNA priest Frank D. Gough who was at Resurrection Anglican Church in Shalimar, Florida is in the pretrial process for the possession of obscene materials/view child sex conduct. According to Okaloosa County court records, he has violated his court ordered pretrial supervision. The court officer reports: On Monday October 20, 2025, our office received…
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Sam Mugisha free?
Last year I noted that Sam Mugisha had been freed by the Rwandan prison system. This turned out to be wrong as Archbishop Mbanda was quick to point out to George Conger. Now according to news coming out of Rwanda it sounds like Bishop Mugisha has been cleared of the last charge against him and…
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Conger reports on ACNA coverup of child porn case
On the latest episode of Anglican Unscripted (#958), George Conger related a shocking case of malfeasance in ACNA. He says that there is a situation where an assistant priest became aware of safeguarding problems with a youth minister–specifically the youth minister had created and consumed child pornography (I assume in the past?). The assistant priest…
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Anglican Diocese of South Carolina vs. ACNA
The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) and the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina (ADOSC) have traded letters in an ongoing quest to figure out why the trial of Bishop Ruch was botched so badly. The ADOSC has raised serious concerns about the integrity of the judicial process, while the Province has moved to initiate…
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Remembering Rick Hogaboam
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. Late last night I heard from a friend that Mayor Rick Hogaboam had died shockingly. I came to know Rick online 18 years ago. He had moved to Idaho after we left and was pastoring a church that our friends were at.…
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AMiA Collapse: Interlude
Before proceeding to the major events which followed the meeting in Arlington between Archbishop Rwaje and Bishop Murphy, it may be instructive to look at a bit of what was going on around the Mission. For example, Terrell Glenn consecrated a new building for AMiA’s Church of the Apostles in Columbia after his resignation. Glenn’s…
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Speaking to All Saints Church in Pawleys Island in 2012, AMiA Bishop T.J. Johnston said, “The unfortunate thing is the leaders who profoundly led All Saints—Thad, Chuck, Shuler, name them all. You know what. They ain’t doing too well relationally.” The fissures between Terrell Glenn and Chuck Murphy led Glenn to resign in late 2011.…