Diocese says rector had shredding frenzy
Ally of pastor calls accusation 'incredulous'
By Jean Torkelson,
Rocky Mountain News
May 14, 2007

As the Episcopal Diocese closed in on alleged financial wrongdoings, the Rev. Don Armstrong shredded documents and records so furiously that a shredder broke down, according to one of the accusations made in a countersuit filed last week in El Paso County District Court.

With the lawsuit, the diocese formally entered the fray to regain control of the historic Grace Church and St. Stephen's parish in Colorado Springs.

The property is currently under the control of Armstrong, its rector of 20 years, and a majority of the church's governing board. In March, they voted with Armstrong to break from the Episcopal Church, which they believe has strayed far from its Christian roots in matters of sexuality and scriptural authority. the rest