Talk of split upsets some Episcopalians
Mark I. Pinsky
July 01, 2006

A group of moderate Episcopalians, upset by the prospect that the Diocese of Central Florida may split from its U.S. denomination, has called a meeting for later this month to discuss how to deal with the issue.

Leaders of Episcopal Voices of Central Florida say they want to discuss Thursday's decision by the diocese board to ask the Archbishop of Canterbury, head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, to appoint a foreign leader to oversee its affairs.

'Our concern is what's going to happen to Episcopalians in this diocese -- those people who will choose to remain Episcopalians,' said Donna Bott, the group's moderator. Episcopal Voices is a group of clergy and lay people opposed to a breakup of the denomination, with an e-mail list of several hundred.

The announcement of the meeting, set for July 29 at St. Richard's Episcopal Church in Winter Park, came a day after the Diocese of Central Florida joined a growing number of dioceses around the country in asking for foreign oversight. the rest