Realignment spreading?

The Rev. George Conger's blog site has news that the Church of England in Europe may soon be experiencing the same sort of parish-leave-taking that the Episcopal Church has of late:
"The Church of England’s breakaway congregation in the Algarve is contemplating joining the Anglican Mission in America [AMiA].

In an announcement posted on its parish website, All Saints Algarve in Almancil, Portugal stated that the executive officer of the AMiA, Canon Ellis Brust would be visiting the congregation June 16-17.

The parish reported that Rwandan Archbishop Emmanuel Kolini ‘has agreed to send his personal emissary’ to the parish ‘to visit with us and talk to us about All Saints becoming part of the growing family of AMiA churches.’"

Read the rest HERE.
Posted by Nicholas Knisely on June 15, 2007 1:16 AM | |
Comments (2)

Your headline is incorrect.

The congregation to which George Conger refers, All Saints Almancil, is not - and never has been - part of the Diocese in Europe, and hence is not part of the Church of England.

The diocesan chaplaincy, which is named St Vincent's, continues to operate in the Algarve.

Posted by Simon Sarmiento [TypeKey Profile Page] | June 15, 2007 3:20 AM

Thanks for the clarification Simon. I've changed the headline.

Posted by Nicholas Knisely [TypeKey Profile Page] | June 15, 2007 8:37 AM

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