Canada: Waterford Anglican church splits off
Mon, December 11, 2006
By DANIEL PEARCE, SUN MEDIA

Parishioners and the minister at Waterford's Anglican church have become the first congregation in Ontario to break away from the Canadian synod because of what they say is the church's liberal drift.

About 30 people from Trinity Anglican have moved across town to a new space in protest of the church's stance on same-sex unions.

The group has joined the Anglican Coalition in Canada, a group of 10 churches aligned with the more conservative diocese of Rwanda in Africa.

Rev. Paul Carter of Vancouver, who heads up the national group, said he expects more congregations to follow suit. the rest