Quincy diocese still considering split
Insurance plan needs to be found before break from Episcopal Church
Thursday, November 1, 2007
By MICHAEL MILLER
of the Journal Star

PEORIA - The Episcopal Diocese of Quincy is not backing away from the possibility of disassociating itself from the Episcopal Church, a diocesan spokesman said Wednesday.

A story appearing on the Religious Intelligence Web site on Monday said the west-central Illinois diocese's "enthusiasm for an immediate break" was "dampened by a report from a diocesan task force" on insurance concerns.

However, the Rev. John Spencer, diocesan press officer, said there was no task force. Rather, diocesan financial officers have been looking at health and liability insurance alternatives for more than a year for financial reasons, Spencer said. Their findings were discussed at the synod. the rest