Another diocese leaves US Episcopal Church

A southern diocese of the US Episcopal Church is breaking away over theological differences between the diocese's bishop and the denomination.

The Diocese of South Carolina, headed by Bishop Mark Lawrence, made the announcement Wednesday, making it the fifth diocese to secede from the mainline Protestant denomination since 2006.

The Rev D. Kendall S Harmon, Canon Theologian with the Diocese of South Carolina, told The Christian Post that the decision to defect was based on The Episcopal Church's actions against Bishop Lawrence.

"The Episcopal Church took unnecessary and illegitimate action against us which triggered our own previously agreed upon actions and caused us to withdraw to protect ourselves and our Gospel witness," said Harmon. Read more