John Yates: “The Episcopal Church 2006 – Can’t We All Just Get Along?”

In the last year I have been approached from time to time by a few parishioners concerned that our Vestry might be giving serious thought to our exiting the Episcopal Church. “Can it be so bad, John, that this is necessary? The last thing the church needs is more division. Let’s stay in and continue to work from within, for renewal and reform as you, John, have always taught us.”

The question deserves a thoughtful answer. Understand, we are not at this time taking action to leave ECUSA – is it a possibility one day? It is certainly possible. None of knows what will happen in the future, and our Vestry has made no definite plans. We are, however, considering carefully all contingencies that we can imagine and attempting to be prepared with various strategies, depending on what happens in the future, and we are in regular discussion both with Bishop Lee as well as with leaders of a coalition of 25 or so other Virginia churches that share our deep concerns.

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