JOHNSTOWN, PA: Anglicans hear answer to prayers
Congregation finds a home
By Ruth Rice
http://www.tribune-democrat.com/local/x1050749828/Anglicans-hear-answer-to-prayers
November 23, 2013
Since separating from St. Mark's Episcopal Church and the Episcopal Church of the United States in 2009, St. Matthew's Anglican Church has been a congregation without a building to call its own.
The separation, which had been a long time coming, happened at St. Mark's annual parish meeting on Jan. 11, 2009.
"Each person had a voice," said Father Doug Blakelock, who was then pastor of St. Mark's. "Two-thirds of the congregation voted to stay with the Episcopal Church, and one-third voted to leave."
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
Congregation finds a home
By Ruth Rice
http://www.tribune-democrat.com/local/x1050749828/Anglicans-hear-answer-to-prayers
November 23, 2013
Since separating from St. Mark's Episcopal Church and the Episcopal Church of the United States in 2009, St. Matthew's Anglican Church has been a congregation without a building to call its own.The separation, which had been a long time coming, happened at St. Mark's annual parish meeting on Jan. 11, 2009.
"Each person had a voice," said Father Doug Blakelock, who was then pastor of St. Mark's. "Two-thirds of the congregation voted to stay with the Episcopal Church, and one-third voted to leave."
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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