Congregation joins new convocation

Web Posted: 10/05/2007 07:20 PM CDT

Express-News

Congregation joins
new convocation

An Anglican congregation in San Antonio last month joined a newly formed convocation of churches designed to be a conservative alternative to the left-leaning Episcopal Church USA.

All Saints Anglican Church, which draws up to 170 weekly to its facilities at 11122 Link Drive in Castle Hills, is the first San Antonio congregation and one of seven in Texas to join the Convocation of Anglicans in North America.

The convocation is sponsored by the Anglican Church of Nigeria, which is a member of the worldwide Anglican Communion, a body of about 77 million members worldwide, including the Episcopal Church, whose roots date back to the Church of England.

The Nigerian church's Archbishop, Peter Akinola, has openly criticized the Episcopal Church for consecrating an openly gay bishop four years ago.

This convocation, while under Nigerian church's authority, has its own U.S. leadership based in Virginia that oversees more than 50 parishes nationwide.

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