Nearly 100 lay members in the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh recently signed a letter supporting their bishop in withdrawing from the national church, which they contend is walking after "a different gospel."
The laity declared their "strong support for the godly direction of our Bishop, Robert Duncan, and for the strategy approved by delegates to our annual diocesan convention last November."
Lay members issued the letter in response to a dissension letter last month in which 12 of the diocese's 180 clergy expressed their disapproval of Bishop Duncan's move toward a split from The Episcopal Church.
The Pittsburgh diocese had overwhelmingly voted in November to leave The Episcopal Church. A second and final vote of approval for secession is expected later this year at the annual Pittsburgh convention.
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