For Christ Church in Hudson, the split came from within. Half the congregation left in 2003 after an openly gay bishop, Gene Robinson, was ordained in New Hampshire. They set up a new church across town, Holy Trinity Anglican.<\/p>\n
At the same time, entire congregations of the Church of the Holy Spirit in Akron and St. Luke\u2019s in Fairlawn left the Diocese of Ohio. The pastor of St. Luke\u2019s, Mike Kraynak says Robinson\u2019s ordination was one of several concerns.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne thing I believe is really tragic is the gay community gets blamed sometimes because it makes headlines — that this separation is about homosexuality. Our decision to leave the Episcopal Church was really a result of several decades of drifting apart of theological understandings, such as the divinity of Christ, or the nature of salvation\u201d\u00a6\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n