\u201cUnfortunately, the problems at the highest levels of the ACNA are deeper, wider and more entrenched than many of its own parishioners realize,\u201d said Andrew Gross, an Anglican priest who was the Anglican Church\u2019s communications director from 2013 until early this year. \u201cThe ACNA has never before had to deal with serious allegations of misconduct by the archbishop. This is a crisis without precedent, and how these concerns are handled will determine the future trajectory of the denomination and its credibility.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A denomination spokeswoman, Kate Harris, said the church could not comment on the accusations against Wood, but she noted that the alleged misconduct predates his tenure as archbishop. She added that once the complaint is \u201cvalidated as a presentment,\u201d a Board of Inquiry will determine whether it warrants an ecclesiastical trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Claire Buxton, 42, the former children\u2019s ministry director at St. Andrew\u2019s who accused Wood of trying to kiss her, said that the alleged advance came after numerous church employees remarked upon Wood\u2019s \u201cexcessive praise and fondness\u201d for her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was in shock,\u201d said Buxton, a divorced mother of three sons. Her issues with Wood, she added, are symptomatic of the denomination\u2019s wider problems. \u201cIt\u2019s just bizarre to me how far we \u2014 the Anglican Church in North America and its leadership \u2014 have gotten away from basic morals and principles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p> I’ve been working all year on a series of investigative stories about leaders in the Anglican Church in North America. This morning, the second piece was published \u2014about accusations of alleged sexual misconduct, bullying by archbishop Stephen Wood. https:\/\/t.co\/4IOYv8Yrvs<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Ian Shapira (@ianshapira) October 23, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>