Split over New Hampshire Church Leader extends prelates’ reach

About 140 people attended, several of them coming forward to kiss the bishop’s hand and be anointed with oil.

Turnout was so high, church workers had to pull out extra chairs and get more communion bread.
In his message, Lyons alluded to the challenges the congregation has faced since it was launched this summer by dissatisfied Episcopalians.

“We’re under persecution because we’re trusting the Lord and we’re believing the Scriptures,” he said.

Despite it all, he encouraged the crowd to “keep the joy of the Lord.”

The Bolivian bishop didn’t seek or receive permission to minister in the territory of Kentucky Bishop Ted Gulick, but he said such a request was unnecessary.

“We don’t recognize the Episcopal Church as our representative here,” he said.

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