On Tuesday, Robinson conducted a visitation of Trinity Episcopal Church in Meredith, including officiating a confirmation and reception service for five local people, including four youths.<\/p>\n
Robinson recently returned from the Lambeth Conference in Canterbury, England, an assembly of Anglican bishops that takes place once every 10 years.<\/p>\n
“I think it accomplished what it set out to do, which was to build relationships.” he said, listening to such talks as the “Bishop of Havarti tell about what it is like in Zimbabwe. Just the chance to hear what that’s like is just amazing.”<\/p>\n
The presence of Robinson, the church’s first openly gay bishop, at the conference was itself the result of struggle and determination. He was not formally invited to this year’s conference by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the head of the Anglican Church, though he still attended.<\/p>\n