In his address to the Provincial Council, Dobbs wryly quoted Queen Elizabeth II who termed 1992 “Annus Horribilis” as “not a year on which I shall look back with undiluted pleasure.”
At the same time, Dobbs stated that the past year has been “marked by the providential mercies of God,” citing growth in the number and size of local churches, the number of ordained clergy, and confirmations that have “multiplied across our province.”
Dobbs noted that Diocese of Fort Worth Bishop Ryan Reed had confirmed 96 candidates in the past six weeks alone, and that across 2025 the ACNA saw 3,445 children baptized.
“Not so bad for an Annis Horriblis,” Dobbs assessed, adding “I suspect that you read very little of that online” and that “the faithful mercies of God rarely trend on X.”
“Our task is to recall to ourselves the one, the only one, who has supplied this province in season and he who will continue to supply her still,” Dobbs commended, reminding Council delegates that “The fundamental agency of this church is to the local congregation.”
Dobbs also sought to vouch for the denomination’s bishops, attesting that he has “watched them carry weights that no man should carry alone.”
"The faithful mercies of God rarely trend on X,” @The_ACNA Bishop Julian Dobbs tells Provincial Council, spotlighting number of ordained clergy and confirmations that have “multiplied across our province.” My coverage for @Livng_Church: https://t.co/kKUvlZYs4b
— Jeff Walton (@jeffreyhwalton) June 24, 2026
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