VANCOUVER, BC: Largest Anglican Church Congregation in Canada Leaves Church Home
VANCOUVER, BC: Largest Anglican Church Congregation in Canada Leaves Historic Church Home Because of Differences in Belief
Differences in belief lead to loss of buildings for Vancouver congregation
Supreme Court decision upholds liberal Diocese as intended ministry
St. John's 100-year history to continue at new location in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, BC - September 8, 2011 - St. John's Vancouver Anglican Church, the largest Anglican congregation in Canada, will move from its present historic location on Granville Street and Nanton Avenue, as a result of an on-going world-wide upheaval in the Anglican Communion, the 80 million member Christian Protestant denomination formed 500 years ago under King Henry VIII of England.
In what may be the greatest rupture in Christianity since the Reformation, disagreement over basic Christian beliefs has separated Anglican congregations around the world into two camps, usually labeled orthodox and liberal, with those holding to historic, Bible-based values and beliefs in the vast majority. The St. John's Vancouver Anglican congregation has aligned itself with the mainstream global Anglican Church, rather than continue as part of the local, more liberal Diocese of New Westminster. The decision by this congregation and sister parishes resulted in frozen bank accounts and a court action to determine which party was conducting the ministry for which the buildings were intended.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
Differences in belief lead to loss of buildings for Vancouver congregation
Supreme Court decision upholds liberal Diocese as intended ministry
St. John's 100-year history to continue at new location in Vancouver
In what may be the greatest rupture in Christianity since the Reformation, disagreement over basic Christian beliefs has separated Anglican congregations around the world into two camps, usually labeled orthodox and liberal, with those holding to historic, Bible-based values and beliefs in the vast majority. The St. John's Vancouver Anglican congregation has aligned itself with the mainstream global Anglican Church, rather than continue as part of the local, more liberal Diocese of New Westminster. The decision by this congregation and sister parishes resulted in frozen bank accounts and a court action to determine which party was conducting the ministry for which the buildings were intended.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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