Bishop Robert Duncan, Moderator of The Common Cause Partnership (CCP), appointed a \u201cCollegiate Vicar\u201d\u009d for The Association of Western Anglican Congregations. The decision was announced to the Western Anglicans House of Delegates meeting in Newport Beach today. As the Collegiate Vicar, The Rev. Bill Thompson, Rector of All Saints Anglican Church in Long Beach, California, will serve as an ambassadorial link between Western Anglicans \u201d\u201d a cluster of 21 orthodox Anglican congregations in Southern California and Arizona \u201d\u201d and the Common Cause Partnership (CCP).<\/p>\n
\u201cThe appointment of the Collegiate Vicar is a wonderful step in the process of unifying orthodox Anglican believers in North America,\u201d\u009d said Ron Speers, Western Anglicans President. \u201cWe are modeling at the grass roots what CCP is doing at the national and international level.\u201d\u009d Thus far Western Anglican member congregations have canonical ties to the Anglican Province of the Southern Cone of South America, The Anglican Province of Uganda, and The Reformed Episcopal Church. All Common Cause Partners churches in the region, whatever their jurisdiction, are invited to participate.<\/p>\n