First Ottawa church breaks from diocese

Posted on February 16, 2008 
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Trinity Anglican Church, Bearbrook, OntarioOne Anglican congregation has broken away from the Ottawa diocese over same-sex unions, and another votes Saturday on whether to follow suit.

This week, Rev. Alex Lewanowicz, minister for Bearbrook, Navan and Vars, gave up his minister’s licence with the Anglican Church of Canada and agreed to serve here under a South American archbishop instead. “For integrity’s sake, I’ll put my money where my mouth is,’ he said Friday. …

Report from the Ottawa Citizen. (Photo: Anglican Network in Canada.)

Update: see also “Five Anglican parishes set to separate from Church”.