Wednesday, November 21, 2007

No Agreement Yet on Central Florida Departure Protocol

http://www.livingchurch.org/news/news-updates/2007/11/20/no-agreement-yet-on-central-florida-departure-protocol

[The Living Church News Service] 21 Nov 2007--Following a joint meeting of the standing committee and diocesan council, the Rt. Rev. John W. Howe, Bishop of Central Florida, announced Nov. 15 that they were unable to agree upon a protocol for congregations desiring to secede from The Episcopal Church.
The rejected proposal would have permitted a departing congregation to purchase church property from the diocese provided that they made adequate provision for those members who desired to remain Episcopalians and participated in a parish discernment process devised and supervised by the diocese.

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