A Statement from Archbishop Gregory Venables on the news about Canon Bill Atwood

I am extremely pleased that the Anglican Church of Kenya has named Canon Bill Atwood as a Bishop Suffragan. Bill has served as my chaplain and is therefore well known to me both as a colleague and a good friend. He is a Christian priest of character and faithful service. In the painful circumstances of the Anglican Communion I deeply appreciate the bonds which link many primates together. I welcome the prospect of congregations under my care and protection working more closely with those of Kenya and other provinces. In the absence of even a tiny indication of willingness from the Episcopal Church to address the crisis, those who wish to remain orthodox within the US cannot be abandoned. Collaboration among Provinces working in the States and the Network is helping build a unified future for those who share the historic Biblical faith.

--The Most Rev. Gregory Venables is Primate of the Southern Cone

    Comments & Responses

  1. Dear Archbishop Venables, My wife and I heard you preach at an Essentials conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada a few years ago. We greatly respect your discernment. Is there no way that the African Primates can go through Canterbury and Lambeth to make “regular” their episcopal appointments in the USA before final conclusions are reached about the status of TEC? Also, in this site, Ephraim Radner has written an article, “The Common Cause of a Common Light” which you have probably read. Could you please write a response to the important issues and concern he raises. I would very much appreciate your help on these issues. In Him, Jim Seagram

    Posted by  on  07/21  at  05:58 PM
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