Bill Allport, rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal in Englewood, NJ, is set to leave on Sunday. The news, while welcome, is long overdue. Allport, who has finally admitted publicly to suffering with alcoholism, has been devastating for an already struggling parish. In addition to allegedly spending much of his time
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More on Montvale, Englewood, and the ongoing dysfunction at the Diocese of Newark
For some time, Anglican Watch has followed the dismal conduct of a group of dissident parishioners at St. Paul’s, Montvale NJ. The group, whose leaders appear to have been using the church to engage in tax fraud and money laundering, engaged in a series of lies, picketing, and other conduct intended to
Continue readingZombie churches and decline: AW predictions about the coming parochial report results
Anglican Watch (AW) has been reviewing data relating to parochial report results, and we are increasingly confident that we have a good feel for the reports coming within the next few weeks. So, we will venture out on a limb and share our predictions for the data and related issues, including
Continue readingEpiscopal Diocese of Newark ignores potential Heather Cook 2.0 situation
For years, the Episcopal Church has been droning on about the need to deal with impaired clergy. Things seemingly reached the boiling point following the Heather Cook debacle, but in reality very little has changed. And now, Anglican Watch has received troubling allegations of theft, bullying, alcoholism, and possible narcissistic personality disorder
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