Month: January 2023 - Page 5

The holey hierarchy of TEC

January 15, 2023 Anglican Watch One comment

Imagine the United States with a different form of government. There is an elected monarch, parliament, and supporting bureaucracy at the federal level. But no one is quite sure how much power the monarch has, so it’s never entirely clear what her role is. Constitutionally, there is a bill of

Spotlight on abuse: Episcopal teacher Brandon Froning arrested for child porn

January 13, 2023 Anglican Watch Leave a comment

Dallas-based Parish Episcopal School teacher Brandon Froning, age 31, was arrested earlier this week on charges of possession of child pornography. Per a letter to parents, school officials believe the allegations do not involve on-campus misconduct. Froning has been suspended and barred from the campus. Froning joined the school during

Why does ACNA grow, while TEC dies?

January 12, 2023 Anglican Watch 3 comments

The Anglican Church in North America, or ACNA, is not officially part of the Anglican Communion. Yet its success, including membership in 2021 of 122,450, can tell us a great deal about why the Episcopal Church (TEC) is failing. To be clear, even with net growth, some parts of ACNA

DioVA hacked, suffers major losses

January 10, 2023 Anglican Watch Leave a comment

It was bound to happen. Earlier today, the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia announced that the Trustees of the Funds (TOTF) experienced a major cyber attack. The TOTF holds investment funds for the Diocese, numerous parishes, and related organizations. As a result of the hack, two parishes lost investment funds. While

HH on Prestonwoood Christian Academy (PCA) hired spouse of convicted sex offender, former PCA teacher: “Hey Eric. Prestonwood is southern Baptist. PCA is just the school initials. It’s a huge mega in Plano, Tx.”

Colin Ross on Abundant Life school shooting underscores how Episcopal clergy perjury increases risk for the church: “People that lie to children for a living might commit perjury? Color me shocked! The spell of the clerical class…”

Middle on Central Florida bishop makes ‘culture of protection’ a priority for every church in the diocese: “A culture of retaliation persists in parishes and by bishops.”

Watching on Central Florida bishop makes ‘culture of protection’ a priority for every church in the diocese: “Will PB Sean Rowe establish a “culture of protection?””

Rich on Central Florida bishop makes ‘culture of protection’ a priority for every church in the diocese: “Good for Bishop Holcomb in attempting to take a stand and be pro-active. This is a rare pastoral action. He…”