After a five-year spiritual and practical journey that has led them further and further away from the Episcopal Church, [the Rev. Ron] Gauss and his parish, Bishop Seabury Church, are now fully severed from the denomination they once proudly claimed as their own.
Gauss, who was suspended from the priesthood last May, was deposed ”” which means removed from the priesthood ”” by Connecticut Episcopal Bishop Andrew Smith on Nov. 20.
Smith said Gauss was suspended because he “abandoned the Episcopal Church” by aligning his church with the Convocation of Anglicans in North America (CANA), a mission of the conservative Anglican Church of Nigeria.
“Yes, there’s sadness. I never figured it would get to this point,” Gauss said. “But it’s not the same church I was ordained to, either.”
It has been many years since I have been in Groton. It used to be an extremely wealthy piece of suburbia, and I would have supposed, very Eastern liberal. Has this changed, or is this church an oddity? Larry
Hi Larry,
My Mom has gone to this Church for years. They are devoted to Christ, teach and practice the Scriptures, and have a very strong fellowship of believers. Their senior minister is Fr. Ron Gauss, a dynamic and charismatic leader, who has led this flock for 30 years.
I suppose that these days, any Church that actually reads and trys to follow the Scriptures would be considered an oddity and would be at odds with the Eastern Liberal establishment. They eschew the murder of children in the womb, the perversity of same-sex marriages, and the covetousness of Socialism. These are high crimes against modern Liberal dogma. Yes, they are an oddity in the State of Connecticut.
Slightly edited – Elf
Well, S&T;, I do like the sound of the church. Wouldn’t it be fun to travel for a year, visiting each Anglican church that still is in touch with scripture, meeting the congregation, and swapping tales? Great trip, what? Larry