The General Convention of the Episcopal Church has concluded its work. It has made numerous decisions about the future of the church, including two that are broadly seen as altering the Church’s doctrine and discipline.  This has triggered numerous outcries from around the Anglican Communion.  It has also put in motion a series of events that may well permanently and substantially alter the presence of the Anglican Church in the United States.

On this page we will track the events and reactions that are shaping the post-convention Anglican Communion.

To understand what led up to these decisions, see our Understanding the Issues page. The specific decisions are detailed in the fifth handout from our series of classes on the convention

• Statements from St. Peter’s and the Diocese
• Responses to General Convention
• Meetings in our diocese
• Meeting in Texas
• Extraordinary meeting of the primates
• Sampling of worldwide reaction

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Statements from St. Peter’s and the Diocese

• St. Peter’s:
• Letter from the Rector (8/13/03)
• Fr. Tom’s Sermon on “Sex, Body and Soul” (8/3/2003)
• Vestry Statement before the convention (7/27/2003)
• Diocese of Virginia
• Bp. Lee’s Pastoral Letter
• Bp. Gray’s response to vestry resolution (7/28/03)
• Bp. Jones’ response to vestry resolution (8/13/03)

• Meetings in our Diocese
• In September and October, the Diocese of Virginia held a series of meetings to discuss the general convention
• Go to the Diocese of Virginia web site to read the statements read at these meetings by the Bishops and deputies.
• Meeting in Texas
• Those who reject the actions of General Convention met in early October in Dallas, Texas.  The issued a statement called “A Place to Stand: A Call to action”
• Reflections on the Meeting in Dallas - The Rev. Tom Simmons
• Extraordinary meeting of the primates

Sampling of worldwide reaction

Special diocesan conventions:

• Diocese of Central Florida

Church Leaders:

• Bishop Robert Duncan on the Confirmation of Canon Gene Robinson
• Statement from Bishop Gregorio Venables, Primate of the Southern Cone of South America
• Statement from Archbishop Malango of Central Africa
• Archbishop of Canterbury Statement on Giving of Consent to Gene Robinson
• Statement from Archbishop Akinola on the Election of Gene Robinson
• Statement from the Archbishop of Kenya, The Most Rev. Benjamin Nzimbi
• Statement from Rt. Rev. Dr. Mouneer Anis Bishop of Egypt, North Africa and the Horn of Africa
• Statement from Archbishop Drexel Gomez

Other Opinions:

• The Authority of General Convention
• Attempt to expel US Anglicans at summit