The largest Episcopal church in Colorado has voted to leave the Episcopal denomination and join the Anglican church of Nigeria - a much more conservative denomination. The denomination's response has been to dismiss the clergy of the church and proclaim that the church hasn't actually left despite the congregation's decision to follow their clergy to the Anglican church. This isn't the first time a major Episcopal church has left - the biggest Episcopal church in D.C. left last year as well as several other major churches. It seems clear that the conservatives within the Episcopal church have decided that the chances of a return to conservative or at least livable liberal dogma are slim to none and thus are leaving for the conservative Anglican church of Nigeria.
To add a little fun to the mix, all church property is held in trust by the diocese and thus it is quite possible that these churches find themselves homeless. This is a problem that not only conservative Episcopalians are dealing with, conservative United Methodist and Presbyterian (USA) churches are dealing with this as well. This is perhaps the biggest reason we haven't seen a swifter flight from the loony leftist dogma of much of the leadership of these major denominations.
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