What is the “crisis” in The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion?
The Episcopal Church (and a few other parts of the Anglican Communion, including the Anglican Church in Canada) faces an extreme crisis of belief centered on the uniqueness of Jesus Christ as Savior and the authority of Scripture. This crisis has resulted in conflicts over specific behavior and practices that are informed by Scripture, including issues concerning human sexuality and marriage, though these issues are in reality symptoms of the deeper issues.
The American Anglican Council is an advocacy- and communications-focused organization encouraging and equipping individual, congregational and ministry affiliates. It is an organization which exists to allow theologically conservative members of the Episcopal Church in the United States to network with one another. AAC works with both those who are still affiliated with TEC as well as with those who have disaffiliated from TEC. It was incorporated in 1996 and is one of several key organizations in the movement for Anglican realignment. We are uniting in order to fulfill our apostolic mission and ministry, working to build a faithful Anglican witness in the Americas.
American Anglican Council
2296 Henderson Mill Rd. NE, Suite 406
Atlanta, GA 30345
Phone: 800-914-2000
http://www.americananglican.org
Anglican Communion Network
The ACN, whose formal title is the Network of Anglican Communion Dioceses and Parishes, was established in 2004, eight years after establishment of the AAC. The AAC served as the ACN’s secretariat until mid-2005, but the two organizations have been entirely separate since that time.ACN is a theologically conservative network of dioceses and parishes working toward Anglican realignment with the goal of enforcing doctrinal uniformity in the Anglican Communion on subjects such as the infallibility of Scripture and sexual morality (especially regarding the ordination of non-celibate homosexuals and the blessing of same sex unions), particularly in the USA. Most of these dioceses and parishes are members of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America (ECUSA), while others are under the jurisdiction of overseas Bishops from Uganda, Kenya, Bolivia and other countries.The ACN also includes a Forward in Faith convocation of churches, some of which may be in the Continuing Anglican Movement. As of January 2007, the ACN claims to have the support of 200,000 laity and 2,200 clergy in ten dioceses and 900 congregations in the United States and Canada. The Rt. Rev. Robert Wm.Duncan is the Moderator. ACN is composed of U.S. dioceses and parishes and was incorporated under the constitution of The Episcopal Church (TEC), whereas the AAC works flexibly in the Americas with those still in TEC as well as with those who have disaffiliated from TEC. The ACN does not provide for individual lay membership, as it is strictly an ecclesial body.
Anglican Communion Network
535 Smithfield St., Suite 910
Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-325-8900
switchboard@acn-us.org
http://www.acn-us.org
Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry serves the Lord by forming Christian leaders, both lay and ordained. Trinity is a seminary in the Anglican tradition, especially serving the Episcopal Church as an evangelical, "Great Commission" seminary. The integration of theology with worldview equips their students to be ready to engage in gospel ministry in whatever cultural context they find themselves - in their neighborhood or halfway around the world. The Trinity community embraces both residential and distance students, formal degree seeking students and lifelong learners.
Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry
311 Eleventh Street
Ambridge, PA 15003
1-800-874-8754 or 724-266-3838
http://www.tesm.edu
Trinity Cathedral
Trinity Cathedral is a beautiful, gothic church dedicated as the Cathedral church in 1872. It is located in the heart of Pittsburgh on land that was given by the Penn family which includes adjoining burial grounds of Native Americans, Revolutionary War heroes and early civic leaders. Today, the adjoining parish house includes meeting rooms and church offices as well as restaurant facilities open to the public. The Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh had their downtown headquarters at the cathedral until 2002 at which time it moved to the nearby Oliver Building.
Trinity Cathedral 3
28 Sixth Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412.232.6404
http://www.trinitycathedralpgh.org
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