In the US, ACNA Bishop Stewart Ruch will face church trial
United StatesRNS Bishop Stewart Ruch, a controversial figure in the Anglican Church in North America, will be brought to a church court trial, according to an announcement published to the denomination’s website on Tuesday afternoon. On 10th July, a 10-person board of inquiry selected by the denomination’s leader, Archbishop Foley Beach, received a presentment (or list of […]
In the US, Anglican denomination erupts into power struggle after Bishop Stewart Ruch’s return
United StatesRNS Archbishop Foley Beach, the primate of the Anglican Church in North America, accused his denomination’s highest court of attempting to stop an investigation into an Illinois bishop’s alleged misconduct. According to a statement Beach issued on Wednesday, Bishop Stewart Ruch of the Upper Midwest Diocese made a “secret appeal” earlier this year to ACNA’s seven-member […]
ACNA Bishop Stewart Ruch, accused of spiritual abuse, ends voluntary leave
United StatesRNS A controversial and popular bishop in the Anglican Church of North America has decided to return from a voluntary leave of absence by the end of October, despite an ongoing investigation into spiritual abuse allegations. “I am writing to inform you that Bishop Stewart Ruch has decided to come off his voluntary leave of […]
ESSAY: AS EPISCOPALIANS MEET IN THE US, DEBATE LOOMS ABOUT THEIR PLACE IN THE ANGLICAN WORLD
US religion commentator JACOB LUPFER, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at issues facing the Episcopal Church in the US as its annual convention gets underway…