Bishop Harvey welcomes two parishes to jurisdiction of the Southern Cone

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[VirtueOnline] 23.11.07--The first Canadian Anglican churches have been welcomed to the episcopal care of Bishop Donald Harvey under the Primatial authority of Archbishop Gregory Venables and the Province of the Southern Cone. Neither St John's Richmond (BC) nor Church of the Resurrection (Hope, BC) was an Anglican Church of Canada (ACC) congregation at the time they joined, although both had their roots in the ACC.

"We are sending these churches out to minister, share the good news of Jesus Christ, and help rebuild an orthodox Anglican witness in Canada," said Bishop Donald Harvey.

St John's Richmond is a young vibrant congregation of 80 that meets in a Baptist church building. It started in 2005 as a Bible study group of members from St John's (Shaughnessy) and has grown rapidly since. They have been an independent church in full communion with ANiC parishes.

'We're very thankful that this allows us to be in full communion with Anglicans worldwide," said the Rev Sean Love, rector of St John's Richmond . "We look forward to Bishop Don's episcopal ministry and are excited about continuing gospel mission and ministry in a growing urban centre."