Tuesday, October 28, 2008

St. Francis on the Hill church elects to leave Episcopal Church

http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_10829287?source=most_emailed

[El Paso Times] 28 Oct 2008--St. Francis-on-the-Hill in West El Paso has elected to leave the Episcopal Church of the U.S.A, according to an announcement by the Very Rev. Mark Goodman of the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande in Albuquerque.

The church also is leaving Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande.

The vestry of St. Francis-on-the-Hill in El Paso voted Oct. 21 to leave the Episcopal Church, with a majority in favor of the action, Goodman said.

Related press release:
http://www.kendallharmon.net/t19/index.php/t19/article/17348/#more
Saint Francis El Paso’s Press Release on the parish’s Decision - TitusOneNine

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