By Kirk Petersen In an era of bruising litigation over ownership of church properties, a prominent diocese and a church founded in 1698 are showing that amicable solutions are possible. On April 29, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde announced that the Diocese of Washington has sold Christ Church in Accokeek, Maryland, to the congregation that worships there -- which has left the … [Read more...] about A Different Model for Churches Changing Hands
Archives for May 5, 2021
New: 5/16 TLC Online
The May 16 Retirement issue of The Living Church is available online to registered subscribers. In News, Kirk Petersen describes the complicated legacy of the late Bishop J. Jon Bruno, and reports that the Anglican Church in North America is expanding its efforts in conservative Episcopal dioceses. Mark Michael profiles Bishop Emma Ineson, who is developing the program … [Read more...] about New: 5/16 TLC Online
What Would Love Do?
By Elizabeth Baumann A Reading from Romans 13:1-14 1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities; for there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist have been instituted by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists authority resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good … [Read more...] about What Would Love Do?