Post by anglicansablaze on Dec 18, 2006 11:03:35 GMT -5
I found this article on the Church of the Apostles and St. Andrew's Anglican Church in the Lexington Herald-Leader. Both groups withdrew from The Episcopal Church and the Diocese of Lexington and reaffiliated with the more biblically orthdox Anglican Church of Uganda. You can read the article at www.kentucky.com/mld/heraldleader/living/religion/16235731.htm
Here in western Kentucky there are now only five Episcopal churches left in the Purchase Area. A sixth church was closed last year. One of the five gives all the appearances of being slated for closure in the near future. The considerable influence of the Anglo-Catholic Movement in the late 19th century and early 20th century and radical modernism and liberal theology in the 20th century upon the Diocese of Kentucky and its churches have not helped the growth of The Episcopal Church in the Purchase Area. The last new Episcopal church was planted in the area more than 35 years ago. Only one church is self-supporting and can call its own rector. The other four churches are subsidized and must accept whatever vicar or other clergy person that the bishop appoints. This guarantees the continued decline of The Episcopal Church in the area. One of the churches must share a priest with another church and has Sunday services only once a month - little more than a preaching station.
The September-October issue of Mandate has an article on "Uganda Field Worship". You will need an Acrobat Reader to read it. Just click on www.pbs.usa.org/Mandate/Mandate_2006-09-10_pp13-16.pdf, allow a few seconds for the file to download, and then scroll down to the article. The Anglican Church of Uganda is one of the African Churches that is enjoying explosive growth. In Uganda the Anglican Church plants new churches every day.
Here in western Kentucky there are now only five Episcopal churches left in the Purchase Area. A sixth church was closed last year. One of the five gives all the appearances of being slated for closure in the near future. The considerable influence of the Anglo-Catholic Movement in the late 19th century and early 20th century and radical modernism and liberal theology in the 20th century upon the Diocese of Kentucky and its churches have not helped the growth of The Episcopal Church in the Purchase Area. The last new Episcopal church was planted in the area more than 35 years ago. Only one church is self-supporting and can call its own rector. The other four churches are subsidized and must accept whatever vicar or other clergy person that the bishop appoints. This guarantees the continued decline of The Episcopal Church in the area. One of the churches must share a priest with another church and has Sunday services only once a month - little more than a preaching station.
The September-October issue of Mandate has an article on "Uganda Field Worship". You will need an Acrobat Reader to read it. Just click on www.pbs.usa.org/Mandate/Mandate_2006-09-10_pp13-16.pdf, allow a few seconds for the file to download, and then scroll down to the article. The Anglican Church of Uganda is one of the African Churches that is enjoying explosive growth. In Uganda the Anglican Church plants new churches every day.