Breakaway church holds services

http://www.aikenstandard.com/Local/0111-HolyTrinityChurch

[Aiken Standard] 13 Jan 2009--New beginnings had a major role in the Rev. Rob Hartley's sermon Sunday morning at The Church of the Holy Trinity, in a setting that combined tradition with a fresh start.

Hartley, who resigned last week as vicar of nearby St. John's Episcopal Church, led a service that drew dozens of worshipers who had transferred their membership from St. John's, in what some have described as a move in support of Christian orthodoxy in the Anglican tradition.

He estimated Sunday's crowd at 120 people. "We were really blessed with the turnout, and the service was just a real blessing to me and apparently to everyone else, so that was ... great," he said, during an outdoor reception after the service.