Episcopal congregation Breaks Away

A congregation in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia has broken away from the denomination and started a new parish aligned with the Anglican church in Uganda. Christ Our Lord, a mission church that has operated since the early 1990s, voted to dissolve as an Episcopal parish and return its Lake Ridge building to the diocese. The vicar of the church said his parishioners made the move because the Episcopal Church has shown what he called "profound disrespect for Scripture and biblical teachings." In 2003, Episcopalians consecrated their first openly homosexual bishop, V. Gene Robinson of New Hampshire, causing an uproar among other Anglicans worldwide. Conservative Episcopalians have been challenging the denomination's national leaders and ten dioceses have formed a network that is considering breaking away.