This is basically accurate. I did renounce my ordained service in the Episcopal Church but in a letter that made it clear I was not renouncing my ordination or my ordained ministry in the Anglican Communion, but continuing to serve in the Anglican Church of Kenya.
Second, we never "rejected" any offer we simply did not make the bishop's imposed deadline. We were still formulating our answer when the lawsuit was filed on April 15th. We had notified the bishop twice that we needed more time to make a sufficient answer.
Third, as we will see in the coming weeks, the timing of Good Shepherd's decision to leave the Episcopal Church and our (Anne's and my own) decision to resign our ministry in the Episcopal Church was determined by a protocol that had been previously worked out and drawn between the bishop, me, and the wardens of the Church of the Good Shepherd. The bishop and the Standing Committee told us that they would not be able to negotiate with regard to the property until and unless we officially departed from the Episcopal Church.
Subsequently, we sent up several offers only to have them summarily rejected with no counter offers and then, finally, the lawsuit was filed.
All of this has been exhaustively documented and it will be brought to light in the coming months right here on Stand Firm.
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