Reports

Reports on conferences, activities, and meetings.

  • Reports

    Advisory Group Meets Archbishop of Canterbury 2013

    Communion Partners in Canterbury Oct. 30, 2013 Three of the members of the Advisory Group for the Communion Partner (CP) Clergy met in the Old Palace in Canterbury with the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby on October 11, 2013. The visit included a morning conversation, Eucharist in the Archbishop’s Chapel, lunch and continuing conversation in the Palace Dining Room. The Archbishop was interested in learning about the position of CP dioceses and parishes in The Episcopal Church (TEC) so that he might have a greater knowledge and appreciation of the theological diversity of the Anglican landscape in the United States. As the discussion evolved around the nature…

  • Reports

    Report on 2010 Mission Conference

    Partnering in Communion Conference Report Nov 19, 2010 In a conference convened at the Marriott Airport Hotel in Orlando, Florida on November 15 – 17, 2010, Communion Partners, the fellowship of bishops, clergy and laity from The Episcopal Church who are committed to biblical orthodoxy, traditional Christian practice and the Anglican Communion, met to equip and encourage one another for the work of the Great Commission. The focus of the conference was establishing mission partnerships within The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion for the Gospel ministry. The participants heard from the Rt. Rev. Josiah Idowu-Fearon (Kaduna Diocese, Church of Nigeria) about opportunities for mutual ministry in northern Nigeria and…

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    2009 Meeting Announcements and Statements of Support

    A meeting of Communion Partner Primates, Bishops and Rectors is scheduled for April 16-17, 2009, at St. Martin’s in Houston, Texas. Will you join us? Communion Partners is a way to identify with the missionary and the theological distinctives of the Anglican Communion of Churches. See what others have said about the Communion Partners: “The Communion Partner Rectors met at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston November 5-7. Forty rectors were able to be present. We were supported by the Bishop of Texas, Western Louisiana, Western Kansas and Central Florida, who were able to be present as representatives of the sixteen bishops involved with Communion Partners.” – The Rev. Dr. Christopher Seitz “I think…

  • Reports,  Statements from the Communion Partners

    Statement from Meeting the Archbishop of Canterbury 2009

    A Report of the meeting of the Bishops of Albany, Dallas, North Dakota, Northern Indiana, South Carolina, West Texas and Western Louisiana with the Archbishop of Canterbury on September 1, 2009.(1) As seven representatives of the Communion Partner Bishops, we are grateful to have met with the Archbishop of Canterbury to discuss our concern in light of the recent actions of the General Convention and the subsequent nomination of candidates “whose manner of life presents a challenge to the wider church and will lead to further strains on Communion” (General Convention 2006, B033). At this meeting we expressed our appreciation for his post-convention reflections, “Communion, Covenant, and our Anglican Future,” and…