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Largest congregation in the Anglican Church of Canada: Heading Out

February 14th, 2008 Posted in Canada | 1 Comment »

Excerpt from The Vancouver Sun

By: Chantal Eustace

Date: February 14, 2008

Members of what is described as the largest congregation in the Anglican Church of Canada voted strongly Wednesday to split with Vancouver-area Bishop Michael Ingham over his support for same-sex blessings.

“It means that the community speaks with one mind,” said St. John’s Shaughnessy Anglican Church spokeswoman Lesley Bentley, after a preliminary count showed that out of 495 ballots cast, only 11 opposed the split and nine abstained.

See here:  http://www.americananglican.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=ikLUK3MJIpG&b=2604393&content_id={8FD6D833-7CB0-4CEE-B6C8-003F02B04840}¬oc=1


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One Response to “Largest congregation in the Anglican Church of Canada: Heading Out”

  1. Gentle Wisdom » St John’s Shaughnessy leaves the Anglican Church of Canada Says:
    February 14th, 2008 at 6:46 pm

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