Breakaway Anglicans prepare ground for new province

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[Christianity Today UK] 12 Dec 2008--Though it may take years to gain official recognition from the entire Anglican Communion, conservatives disaffected from The Episcopal Church have voted to begin transitioning as they create their own branch in North America.

Delegates to the Anglican Communion Network’s fifth annual council meeting in Overland Park, Kansas, passed a resolution Tuesday to begin turning over the financial and administrative support of their breakaway group to the new province that is seen as a rival to The Episcopal Church – the US arm of Anglicanism.

The transition is expected to take approximately six months, by the end of which the creation of the Anglican Church in North America is to be completed. When the new province launches, the Anglican Communion Network – which houses hundreds of congregations that broke from The Episcopal Church – will cease operation, according to a news release.