Tag: Episcopal decline

COVID skews Episcopal Church funeral numbers

September 2, 2023 Anglican Watch Leave a comment

As COVID deaths shot up, Episcopal burials dropped By Mary Ann Mueller VOL Special Correspondent www.virtueonline.org August 30, 2023 A funny thing happened as a result of COVID. The result is that the 2020 and 2021 Episcopal Church statistics have been skewed particularly for the number of church burials which

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

Deconstructing, Episcopal style

December 9, 2021 Anglican Watch Leave a comment

A hot topic in evangelical circles these days is deconstruction. Typically the term refers to the path people take once they discover they are in an abusive church. Or when they have experienced abuse of any form in church. Let’s be clear: Abuse occurs in every faith community. Indeed, anecdotal

pca nomore on Wheaton College president Phil Ryken urged to resign over his role in abuse at Tenth Presbyterian: “Now Wheaton College Alumni are calling for Ryken to resign. The Alumni have created a website, forwheaton.org, which calls for…”

Fred Rogers on Wheaton College president Phil Ryken urged to resign over his role in abuse at Tenth Presbyterian: “Ryken has continued to cover up abuse at Wheaton college. Christopher Lapeyre taught at wheaton after he was fired from…”

Carla on Todd Ousley failed to report child rape allegations, lies about past conduct: “Ousley spent twenty minutes in an interview bashing complainants, violating confidentiality, and being dismissive of the underlying circumstances of the…”

Anglican Watch on Todd Ousley failed to report child rape allegations, lies about past conduct: “I agree. My frustration is that, as I get older, I realize we may not see meaningful change in my…”

Anglican Watch on Todd Ousley failed to report child rape allegations, lies about past conduct: “Ardently agree. And the 45-day requirement for the intake officer to issue a report is being ignored even now in…”