Seventeen bishops have already been ordained by a variety of African churches to lead splinter groups in the United States, and there are more on the way.<\/p>\n
Rwanda has almost as many bishops in America as it does at home.<\/p>\n
And there is gathering momentum to unite into an independent new church and compete for recognition as the authentic voice of Anglicanism in the United States.<\/p>\n
John Guernsey, ordained a bishop earlier this month in Uganda, presides over All Saints, and 32 other parishes.<\/p>\n
He says a united traditionalist Anglican Church cannot come soon enough, and looks to their meeting in Pittsburgh to take a big step towards establishing it.<\/p>\n
“Clearly we want to be fully unified as a biblical, missionary, Anglicanism that is one”, he says.<\/p>\n
“We certainly hope that the Anglican Communion will give recognition and standing to those who are holding to the teaching of the Communion here in America.”<\/p>\n