Numbers Grow for Camp Allen Consultation
09/05/2006

Nearly two dozen diocesan bishops currently are scheduled to discuss the relationship of The Episcopal Church to the Archbishop of Canterbury and other primates within the Anglican Communion at a consultation to be held this month at Camp Allen in Texas. The number of bishops who support the objectives of the meeting is expected to grow rapidly after details become public, according to several people involved in planning.

The Sept. 19-22 consultation is being organized for diocesan bishops by the Bishop of Texas, the Rt. Rev. Don Wimberly. In a statement recently posted on the diocesan website, Bishop Wimberly said the purpose of the consultation is to provide individual bishops and their dioceses with a way to maintain an “unimpaired relationship” with the Archbishop of Canterbury and the other primates of the Anglican Communion.

“Since this summer’s General Convention, I have sought a way in which I might help lead our diocese and, with other bishops, The Episcopal Church through the circumstances facing our Church today,” Bishop Wimberly said. “My intention is to stay within The Episcopal Church and remain a part of the Anglican Communion even though I don’t believe General Convention’s response to the Windsor Report was sufficient.” The rest at The Living Church