The Anglican Mission in the Americas (AMiA) has started the first orthodox Anglican parish in Hawaii - Christ the Foundation Anglican Church - begun entirely by the laity. This week the AMiA (AKA The AM) ordained The Rev. Heath Hale as a Deacon at its Winter Conference in Greensboro, to lead the new fledgling parish of 40.
"The laity started this parish and we then looked for a clergyman. Usually it is the other way around," David Chung president of the Board of Directors of the church plant told VOL.
"We are all refugees from the Episcopal Church. We saw the direction the Episcopal Church was taking and the devastating effect it was having on the Diocese of Hawaii with gay bishops in New Hampshire and Los Angeles as the Church turned away from Scripture.
"We all belonged to Calvary Episcopal Church, but broke free when we saw what was going on. The Rector Joseph Carr was a charismatic Episcopalian who initially wanted to leave in 2003 when Gene Robinson was consecrated a bishop, but ultimately felt that he could work from within the Episcopal Church. In December 2008, he announced his pending retirement for the end of June 2009.
"The Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Hawaii, the Rt. Rev. Robert L. Fitzpatrick came to our January 2009 annual meeting at Calvary and told us to leave immediately if we were only waiting to leave after Joe Carr's retirement in June 2009. So we left.
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