Episcopal Church Departures Accelerate with Anticipated Loss of Fort Worth Diocese

"Suing four different dioceses simultaneously is going to be the least of Jefferts Schori's problems if Episcopalians continue to die off, stop going to church or leave for more vibrant communities of worship."
-- Faith J.H. McDonnell, Director of the IRD's Religious Liberty Program

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth is expected to vote during its diocesan convention today and Saturday to end its affiliation with the national denomination. An overwhelming number of the diocese's 56 parishes and missions have expressed support for the vote, which requires support from two-thirds of the convention to be adopted. The diocese has expressed an intention to align itself with another province in the Anglican Communion, the Argentina-based Province of the Southern Cone.

The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth follows the California-based Diocese of San Joaquin as well as Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Quincy, Illinois, in disassociating itself from the Episcopal Church. the rest