Virginia: Tiny church with big aspirations and affiliations

Norge congregation finds a home in the Anglican Church in North America.
By PRUE SALASKY
January 25, 2009

Each Sunday, between 12 and 15 worshipers gather at a rented storefront next to the Doll Factory in Norge to participate in Episcopal services that combine traditional observance with an evangelical slant.

The group has been together for about four years, taking on various incarnations. It started as the Church of the Blessed Redeemer of the Charismatic Episcopal Communion in the Grove section of Williamsburg. Most recently, it affiliated with the Reformed Episcopal Church and recently renamed itself Epiphany Anglican Church.

Over the years it has moved its services from place to place until finding its current home in December.

Coincidentally, also in December, the Common Cause Partnership, which since 2004 has encompassed several Anglican organizations, laid the groundwork for launching a new national province, the Anglican Church in North America, ACNA. the rest