First of many expected congregations to leave Episcopal Church

From the Washington Times...

All Saints Episcopal Church in Dale City, whose members voted 402-6 on Sunday to leave the Episcopal Church, has become the first Northern Virginia church to flee the denomination out of several expected defections.

The 500-member church was one of nine churches to vote last weekend whether to leave the Episcopal Church over disagreements on biblical authority and the 2003 consecration of New Hampshire Bishop V. Gene Robinson, a practicing homosexual....

The remaining eight churches are keeping their polls open throughout the week and will announce their voting results Sunday.

All Saints' web site is here.

Now, from what I understand of the way the Episcopal/Anglican denominations work, they are still under the umbrella of what's called the Anglican Communion, just not under the authority of the American Episcopal Church, as that particular denomination within the "communion" is called. 

My question, though, is why it's taken these congregations this long to jump ship from a denomination so obviously intent on ignoring the Bible. I also wonder how long the Anglican Communion can rationalize maintain fellowship with denominations the endorse perversion.

Posted by Danny Carlton at December 13, 2006 5:44 AM