Mount Pleasant congregation votes 98% to leave Episcopal Church
Mount Pleasant congregation votes 98% to leave Episcopal Church
Steve Wood, rector of St. Andrew’s Church, Mount Pleasant, the largest congregation in the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina, reported yesterday that 722 people cast ballots at the congregation’s meeting on Sunday.
The preliminary vote totals from the CPA firm contracted to oversee the balloting process reported that 98% of the membership voted to secede from The Episcopal Church.
“This day and this decision was without a doubt one of the most significant days and decisions in the history of this parish. Thank you for your faithfulness and for your willingness to complete the process we began many months ago,” he said.
“The Vestry and I have made arrangements for St. Andrew’s to affiliate with The Diocese of The Holy Spirit, a diocese within the Anglican Church in North America. This affiliation will be effective upon the certification of our vote by the CPA firm at 3.00 pm, 2 April, at the latest. Our Bishop will be The Rt. Rev’d John Guernsey. Bishop Guernsey is the long-time Rector of All Saints Church in Dale City, Virginia, and will be well known to several within St. Andrew’s.”
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