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Anglican Church in North America
The American Anglican Council is one of the founding members of the The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA). The ACNA officially began December 3, 2008, at the culmination of a three- day meeting of the Common Cause Council, a leadership assembly that included three representatives from each of the nine Common Cause Partners Federation members. The council unanimously adopted a provisional constitution and nine initial canons that will govern the church until a Provincial Assembly meets June 22 - 25, 2009 in Bedford, Texas. That meeting will amend and provide final ratification of the constitution and canons.
Two days after the announcement in Illinois, encouragement came from the GAFCON Primates. The leaders issued a statement saying “We welcome the news of the North American Anglican Province in formation. We fully support this development with our prayer and blessing, since it demonstrates the determination of these faithful Christians to remain authentic Anglicans
Founding Members
Anglican Mission in the Americas & Anglican Coalition in Canada Parishes: 140 Affiliation: Anglican Church of Rwanda Lead Bishop: The Rt. Rev. Charles Murphy
Anglican Network in Canada Parishes: 23 Affiliation: Anglican Church of the Southern Cone Lead Bishop: The Rt. Rev. Donald Harvey
Convocation of Anglicans in North America Parishes: 60 Affiliation: Anglican Church of Nigeria Lead Bishop: The Rt. Rev. Martyn Minns
The Reformed Episcopal Church Parishes: 150 Affiliation: None Lead Bishop: The Most. Rev. Leonard W. Riches
The Missionary Convocation of Kenya Parishes: 30 Affiliation: Anglican Church of Kenya Lead Bishop: The Rt. Rev. Bill Atwood
The Missionary Convocation of Uganda Parishes: 51 Affiliation: Anglican Church of Uganda Lead Bishop: The Rt. Rev. John Guernsey
The Missionary Convocation of the Southern Cone Parishes: 163* Affiliation: Anglican Church of the Southern Cone *Includes the Dioceses of San Joaquin, Pittsburgh, Quincy, and Forth Worth.
American Anglican Council & Forward in Faith North America The American Anglican Council (AAC) and Forward in Faith North America are not church bodies or ecclesial structures, but rather advocacy organizations that stand for orthdox Anglicanism.
Anglican Communion Network The Anglican Communion Network (ACN, also known as the Network) is an ecclesial body of clergy, parishes, and dioceses both within and out of TEC. After the launch of the ACNA, officials of the ACN announced that it would be closeing its operations in 2009 and focusing its efforts on the new church | ACNA Represents
86,000 - 100,000 Parishoners 615 Parishes 800 Clergy 30 Bishops
Mission Minded
1. Provincial Assembly - the largest of the three, the Provincial Assembly is comprised of representatives of each of the dioceses/cluster/networks in ACNA. 2. Provincial Council - smaller than the Assembly, the Provincial Council is made up of lay and clergy representatives along with lead bishops. 3. College of Bishops - all bishops affiliated with the ACNA.
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