Three more AMiA bishops consecrated

Religious Intelligence

Sunday, 3rd February 2008. 12:45pm

By: Ed Beavan.

THREE more bishops have been consecrated into the Anglican Mission in the Americas (AMiA), the ‘alternative province’ set up in North America for disaffected traditonalists who reject the leadership of the American Episcopal Church, particularly their liberal stance on homosexuality.

American priests Terrel Glynn, John Miller and Philip Jones were consecrated bishops into the Church of Rwanda in a ceremony at AMiA’s winter conference in Dallas, Texas, which was attended by Archbishop Emmanuel Kolini of Rwanda and Justice Akrofi, the Archbishop of West Africa.

The consecrations bring the number of AMiA bishops in the Rwandan House to seven, overseeing a total of 133 congregations, with a further 62 in the pipeline.

Other bishops taking part in the consecration were Common Cause bishops Martyn Minns and David Anderson of the Convocation of Anglicans in North America (CANA), Bishops Bill Atwood and Bill Murdoch who were ordained into the Church of Kenya last year, and Bishop John Guernsey of Uganda.

Bishop Chuck Murphy, Chairman of AMiA, preached during the consecration service and said there was an urgent need for more missionary bishops, as a ‘Second Reformation’ had begun, and he praised the Rwandan bishops for their role in helping to establish the new grouping.

He said: “We need more missionary bishops to step into the next level of growth. “The critical factor, the God-given vision of this remarkable vision, comes from the Rwandan House of Bishops and their willingness to stand up and be a part of us from the beginning.

“They broke with convention in the early days and pioneered a way forward in mission unheard of Anglican circles.”

The service was also attended by Bishop Sandy Millar, former Vicar of Holy Trinity, Brompton, and an Assistant Bishop in the Province of Uganda, who gave an address on his experiences of evangelism through the Alpha movement.

Bishop Don Harvey, the moderator bishop of the Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC), a similar movement to AMiA, was also at the conference, ahead of the ANiC launch conference in Vancouver in April.

The three new bishops will continue in parish ministry in North America but with extended responsibility.

    Comments & Responses

  1. This does not surprise me as AMiA is growing so quickly in the USA. There is an AMiA congregation here in Lexington, KY, that I love very much: St. Patrick’s Anglican Church. The Rector is Father Peter Matthews and he preaches the Gospel faithfully Sunday by Sunday. Check out his blog here: http://www.petermatthews.blogspot.com

    Posted by Alice C. Linsley  on  02/04  at  08:39 AM

  2. To have more missionary bishops is good, but make sure are they’ve a right to handle this mission? Hoping they can handle it because it’s a massive obligation.

    Posted by Luck  on  02/05  at  09:33 AM

  3. To have more missionary bishops is good, but make sure are they’ve a right to handle this mission? Hoping they can handle it because it’s a massive obligation.

    Posted by Luck  on  02/05  at  09:34 AM

  4. AMiA, God bless you all for serving Lords sheep in the lost world. Keep it up; it is from the Lord Himself, who ordained you for this great job. Surely, the gates of Hades will no overcome this Church.

    Posted by  on  02/06  at  04:34 AM

  5. This is the first time because of GAFCON that the eyes in the world started opening to the dangers overtaking the Church while “we” were sleeping except for a few.

    Maybe many thought that somebody else will take care of the issues so I do not need to do anything.

    Rest of the bystanders “wake up.”

    Posted by  on  02/18  at  08:59 PM
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