CANA Welcomes Recent Growth
05/30/2007

Members of four former congregations of The Episcopal Church were among six churches welcomed into the Convocation of Anglicans in North America (CANA) recently, according to a press release.

Trinity Church, Bristol, Conn., is one of the so-called “Connecticut Six” parishes that have been involved in a public dispute with the Bishop of Connecticut, the Rt. Rev. Andrew D. Smith. The parishes have not supported the diocese financially for the past two years. The Rev. Donald Helmandollar, rector of Trinity, told the Bristol Press he had sent a letter May 29 informing Bishop Smith of the parish’s decision. Bishop Smith said he had not yet seen the letter and therefore had no comment.

The parish of Trinity was founded in 1754, prior to the organization of The Episcopal Church. The Rt. Rev. Martyn Minns, missionary bishop of CANA, told the Press that the congregation probably would claim ownership of the church property. the rest