Anglican Communion News & Resources

Documents on the Anglican Covenant

• Home Page for the Anglican Covenant
  
• Final Text of the Anglican Covenant
• Archbishop of Canterbury's 2010 Pentecost Letter
• Presiding Bishop's 2010 Pentecost Letter
  
• Ridley Cambridge Draft of the Covenant
• Communique of the Covenant Design Group (St. Andrew's, 2008)
• Report of the Covenant Design Group (Nassau, 2007)
• House of Bishop's Theology Committee's Anglican Covenant Study Guide
• Executive Council's Study Guide of the Anglican Covenant

Materials for the 76th General Convention (2009)

General Convention Main Site

Convention News Outlets

• Convention Daily
• The Center Aisle: The Diocese of Virginia
• The Living Church

Reports, Letters and Reflections

• Report to the 76th General Convention (The Blue Book)
• Planning and Policy Committee's Brief on the Issues facing General Convention
• The Presiding Bishop's Letter to the Church following General Convention
• Letters from the Bishops of Virginia following General Convention
• Planning and Policy Committee's Brief in the Aftermath of General Convention
• Final Form of Resolution D025, "Commitment and Witness to Anglican Communion"
• Final Form of Resolution C056, "Liturgies for Blessings"
• Other Legislation from the 76th General Convention
• The Archbishop of Canterbury's Statement following the 76th General Convention
• The Bishop of Durham's Reflections on the Archbishop of Canterbury's Statement
• An Address by the Rev. John Stott, "A Challenge to Episcopalians" (pdf)
• "'Staying On' – Thoughts of a Life Long Episcopalian Who Intends to Die So," by the Rev. Dr. Philip Turner
• Email Bishop Peter Lee, Bishop Shannon Johnston and Bishop David Jones

The 2008 Lambeth Conference

• Official Lambeth Conference Site
• The Archbishop of Canterbury's Concluding Presidential Address
• Final Lambeth Reflections Document

The 2008 Global Future Conference (GAFCON)

• Official GAFCON Site
• GAFCON Jerusalem Declaration
• The Archbishop of Canterbury's Response to the Jerusalem Declaration
• GAFCON Primates' Response to the Archbishop of Canterbury
• The Presiding Bishop's Response to the Jerusalem Declaration
• GAFCON Response to the St. Andrew's Draft of the Anglican Covenant

Documents from the Sept. 2007 House of Bishops Meeting

• HOB Response to the Primates
• Response of the Joint Steering Committee of the ACC
• Letter from the Bishops of the Diocese of Virginia

Documents from the March 2007 House of Bishops Meeting

• Resolutions
• House of Bishops’ “Message to God's People”
• Letter from Bishop Lee

Documents from the Feb. 2007 Primates Meeting

• Primates Communique
• Report of the Covenant Design Group

Documents Regarding the Formation of CANA
(Convocation of Anglican Churches in North America)
in the Diocese of Virginia

• Diocese of Virginia Newsroom
• Truro Church's Newsroom on the Recent Vote
• Bp. Lee's Letter of Dec. 1, 2006
• The Falls Church and Truro Joint Response to Bp. Lee's Letter of 12/1/06
• Diocese of Virginia Press Release on the Succession Vote of 13 Congregations
• Diocese of Virginia Press Release on Formation of Property Committee
• Joint Pastoral Letter of Bp. Martyn Minns and Archbishop Akinola (12/19/06)
• Joint Pastoral Letter of Dr. Binder and the Sr. Warden of Pohick Church (2/4/07)

Notes from Dr. Binder's Course, "What Does It Mean to Be an Anglican?"

• The Birth of Anglicanism
• Against the Excesses of the Medieval Church
• Against the Excesses of Puritanism
• Anglicanism in an Age of Reason
• The Spread of Anglicanism
• Anglicanism and the Challenges of Modernity
• Global Anglicanism

Materials for the 75th General Convention (2006)

General Convention Main Site

Convention News Outlets

• Convention Daily
• The Center Aisle: The Diocese of Virginia
• The Living Church
• American Anglican Council

Reports, Letters and Reflections

• Dr. Binder's Initial Reflections on the 75th General Convention and Its Aftermath
• The Archbishop of Canterbury's Reflections following the 75th General Convention
• Dr. Binder's Letter to the Virginia Deputation Prior to the 75th General Convention
• Report to the 75th General Convention (The Blue Book)
• Report of the Special Commission on the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion (pdf)
• The Bishop of Durham's Reflections prior to the 75th General Convention
• Lord George Carey's Reflections prior to the 75th General Convention
• Dr. Ephraim Radner's Response to the Special Commission's Report
• Bishop of Exeter's Remarks to the House of Bishops, ECUSA, prior to General Convention
• Profiles of the Nominees for Presiding Bishop (pdf)
• The Virginia Deputation to the 75th General Convention
• Email the Virginia Deputation to the 75th General Convention
• Email Bishop Peter Lee and Bishop David Jones

Anglican Communion News Outlets

• Anglican Communion News Service
• The Eames Commission Site
• Mainstream Anglicans
• Episcopal News Service
• American Anglican Council News
• Diocese of Virginia News Service

Anglican Communion Documents

• March 2005 House of Bishops Covenant Statement
• February 2005 Primates' Communiqué
• 2004 Windsor Report
• 1998 Lambeth Conference Resolution on Human Sexuality (I.10)
• Primates' Pastoral Letter prior to the 74th General Convention
• Primates' Statement following the 74th General Convention
• True Union in the Body? Theological Study being used by the Eames Commission (pdf)

Materials from the 74th General Convention (2003)

From the Convention

• House of Bishops Theology Committee Report (3/03), "Gift of Sexuality"
• Bp. Griswold's Letter to the Bishops prior to the Convention
• Resolution C045 on V. Gene Robinson's Consecration
• The Investigation of the Charges Concerning V. Gene Robinson
• Dissenting Statement read following the Consent of V. Gene Robinson to the Episcopate
• Bp. Griswold's Statement following the Consent of V. Gene Robinson to the Episcopate
• Resolution C051 on Sexuality in the Episcopal Church

From an Ad Hoc ECUSA Commission in Response to the Windsor Report

• To Set Our Hope on Christ (pdf)

From the Diocese of Virginia

Resolutions

• Resolution 17s: "Unity in Christ's Mission" (2006)
• Resolution 22: "A Diocesan Response to the Windsor Report" (2005)

Pastoral Letters

• Bishop Lee's 2006 Pastoral Address
• Bishop Lee's 2005 Pastoral Address
• Bishop Lee's 2003 Pastoral Letters: Aug 3, Aug 8
• Bishop Gray's 2003 Pastoral Letter

Community Meeting Presentations

Presentations by the Bishops:

• Bishop Lee
• Bishop Gray
• Bishop Jones

Presentations by Deputies:

• The Rev. Susan Goff
• The Rev. Sue Eaves
• The Rev. Jeff Cerar
• Russ Randle
  • Russ Randle’s background memo concerning his decision

Articles

• "Bishop Lee's Choice"--NY Times, Jan 4, 2004
• "Virginia Episcopalians Avert Split Over Gay Bishop"--Washington Post, Feb 1, 2004

From Pohick Church

• Dr. Binder's Pastoral Letter prior to the 74th General Convention
• Dr. Binder's Sermons addressing the 74th General Convention: Aug 10, Aug 17
• Dr. Binder's Summary of Pohick's Response after the 74th General Convention
• Dr. Binder's Comments on Bp. Lee's reply to Pohick's Response
• Dr. Binder's Comments on the Windsor Report
• Dr. Binder's Comments on R-22, The Communiqué, and the Covenant Statement
• Dr. Binder's Comments on the 75th General Convention
• Dr. Binder's Letter to the Virginia Deputation Prior to the 75th General Convention
• Dr. Binder's Initial Reflections on to the 75th General Convention

Notes from Dr. Binder's Course, "Christianity and Homosexuality"

• Homosexuality and the Episcopal Church
• Homosexuality and the Bible
• Homosexuality and Science
• Homosexuality and Pastoral Concern

Reports on Sexuality from the 73rd General Convention (2000)

• The Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music's 2000 GC Report (pdf file)
• "Scripture" by Dr. William Countryman
• A Response to Countryman by Dr. Donald D. Binder