Bishop Robert Duncan, the moderator of the Common Cause Partnership*, has announced that a new North American Anglican province will be formed on Dec 3rd this year, superseding the Episcopal Church in the United States of America (TEC) and the Anglican Church of Canada (ACoC) as the true orthodox representation of the Anglican Communion in North America. This constitutional event will be held in Chicago, and the Jerusalem Declaration from GAFCON will be signed. It is said that this event will be followed by “a province-by-province visitation and appeal for recognition of the separate ecclesiastical structure in North America.”
I hope by this formal launch of a new ecclesiastical structure, those parishes and dioceses who want to stay true to the gospel and an orthodox faith but were previously afraid to do so, may be encouraged to “jump ship” now (if there is not a better word). As for the Episcopal Church in the USA and the Anglican Church of Canada, Jesus said in John 15:5-6: “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.” May God have mercy and continue to call people to repentance.
*Note: The Common Cause Partnership consists of a federation of nine Anglican groups:
- American Anglican Council (AAC)
- Anglican Coalition in Canada (ACiC)
- Anglican Communion Network (ACN)
- Anglican Mission in the Americas (AMiA)
- Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC)
- Convocation of Anglicans in North America (CANA)
- Federation of Anglican Churches in the Americas (FACA)
- Forward in Faith North America (FiFNA)
- Reformed Episcopal Church (REC)
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Good news indeed. It has always been my prayer that all the break-away groups can one day form a unifying voice. At last!
God bless you. Brothers.