The Diocese of South Carolina, which separated from the Episcopal Church in 2012 for theological and canonical reasons, is expected to join the Anglican Church in North America at their 226th Diocesan convention, which will be held at St. Paul’s Church in Summerville, March 10-11, 2017. More than 350 convention delegates and clergy members from 52 churches across the eastern and coastal part of the state will participate in the annual gathering.
The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), which emphasizes church planting, was established in 2009 and is composed of 111,853 members in 966 churches and 32 dioceses spread across Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
If they join, the Diocese of South Carolina, with 22,000 members, will be the largest Diocese in the ACNA.