Churches request Anglican diocese, bishop
Many seeking conservative alternative to Episcopal faith
January 15, 2007
Mike Brown

Delegates from a dozen churches in Memphis and across the South will ask the Anglican Church of Kenya to form a diocese and appoint a bishop for them in America.

The unprecedented request was given to Archbishop Benjamin Nzimbi of Kenya, who was in Memphis over the weekend for meetings and services hosted by St. Peter's Anglican Church in East Memphis.

The archbishop said he will discuss the request with worldwide Anglican leaders in February and he hopes to have an answer by April.

"We must go slowly and assure that in every step we are giving honor and glory to God," Nzimbi told delegates from Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida, North Carolina and Missouri. the rest