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June 30: Bishop Iker writes to the clergy
concerning two recent letters
Archbishop Venables writes to the clergy (pdf)
May 8: The Diocese files a Motion to Dismiss
the lawsuit filed by a rival diocese
May 8: The President of the Standing Committee writes a letter concerning the April 14 lawsuit
April 23: Lawsuit papers reach Bishop Iker
April 15: Bishop Iker responds to news reports of a lawsuit
April 8: Letter from Northern Mexico
Important Meeting Dates in 2009
Feb 16: Membership figures for the new North American Anglican province
Feb. 13: The Episcopal Church:
Tearing the Fabric of Communion to Shreds
A Report of the American Anglican Council
Feb. 10: Response to the Alexandria Communiqué
Feb. 6: 23 Clergy Released from Canonical Residency
Feb. 5: Four parishes released under Canon 32
Supporting Documents
Jan. 30: Chancellors report on the California Supreme Court’s opinion in “Episcopal Church Cases”
Jan. 23: Bishop meets with members of All Saints’, Fort Worth
Jan. 23: Bishop Wantland responds to the Presiding Bishop
The Commonwealth Report:
Status of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth
After Convention November 2008
Jan 16: Global Anglicanism
Bishop Iker’s address to the Mere Anglicanism Conference
Jan. 11: Church Issues do not have to end in court
An editorial opinion by Cora Werley
Jan. 7: Bishop’s Order pertaining to controversy
at Christ the King, Fort Worth
From the Anglican Communion Institute:
Descent Into Canonical Chaos:
The Presiding Bishop’s Response to Bishop Iker
Dec. 6 : What Renunciation?
Nov. 24: Press Release in response to attempted inhibition
Recommended Reading:
Philip Turner on
The Subversion of the Constitution and Canons
of the Episcopal Church: A Response to my Critics
A Stand Firm interview with Bishop Iker
Nov. 6 – The Episcopal Church in Decline (PDF)
statistical chart based on TEC parochial reports
compiled and published by the American Anglican Council
Oct. 23 – Bishop Iker responds to a vestry resolution
from All Saints’, Fort Worth
Oct. 13 – Clergy discussions on conflict
produce no solution
Sept. 22 – Statement of the Standing Committee
concerning the action against Bishop Duncan
Sept. 19 – Chairman of Forward in Faith International reacts to deposition
Sept. 18 – Bishop Iker’s statement on the House of Bishops
action against Bishop Duncan
Sept. 10 – The Third Report from the Bishop
and Standing Committee concerning realignment
with the Province of the Southern Cone
Bishop’s Order pertaining to controversy
at All Saints’, Wichita Falls (PDF)
GAFCON and Lambeth reports
Aug. 15 – FAQs on “Fiduciary Duty”
for church leaders
Aug. 12 – A Statement from Bishop Iker on dialogues
with the Roman Catholic diocese
July 11 – Bishop Iker comments on provision in the Communion
for Anglo-Catholics
Archbishop visits diocese
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Over three days in early May 2008, Archbishop Gregory Venables, the Primate of the Province of the Southern Cone, spoke and responded to questions from the clergy and laity of the diocese. More.
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A DVD of the Archbishop’s two-hour
presentation during a Special Convocation
at St. Vincent’s Cathedral is available
from the diocesan office.
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April 30, 2008: Bishop Iker writes to the Presiding Bishop concerning her letter to Archbishop Venables
The Presiding Bishop’s letter was issued within a report
from the Episcopal News Service
The Canon Theologian: Whose Property?
March 3, 2008: Guidelines for Canon 32 released
Regarding the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth:
Chancellors' Report on Property in the Diocese
A Report from the Standing Committee
on recent meetings with clergy and lay leadership
Bishop Iker: The Realignment Moves Forward
Bishop Iker and Bishop Stanton
amend the “Dallas Plan”:
St. Francis, Dallas, comes under Bishop Iker’s episcopal care
Regarding the Province of the Southern Cone:
The Constitution and Canons
of the Province of the Southern Cone (PDF)
Sept 10, 2008: The Third Report from the Bishop and Standing Committee
Feb. 12, 2008: The Second Report from the Bishop and Standing Committee
Jan. 9, 2008: The Bishop and Standing Committee issue a Preliminary Report on the invitation from the Province of the Southern Cone
Regarding the Presiding Bishop and TEC:
Jan 16, 2008: A Message to the Clergy and Convention Delegates
and
Comments to the Press, with the Jan. 9 letter from the Presiding Bishop
Jan. 12, 2008: Statement by Bishop Iker concerning the inhibition of Bishop Schofield
Presiding Bishop
affirms same-sex unions
An Open Letter from Bishop Gene Robinson
How are TEC lawsuits being funded?
An Open Letter from four bishops to Executive Council
Statement of the Bishop and Standing Committee
concerning actions of TEC Executive Council
(PDF document)
Regarding the Archbishop of Canterbury
and the Anglican Communion:
Bishop Iker responds
to the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Advent Letter
Letter of support
from Church of England leaders to Bishop Iker
Bishop Iker replies to the Presiding Bishop
Fort Worth welcomes
Archbishop's view on dioceses
The Global South Steering Committee
calls this a “Critical Time”
General Convention
and ECW Triennial
Report to the Diocese from Bishop Iker
on the 75th General Convention
This is a PDF document.
National Altar Guild Exhibit
The Standing Committee
asks for alternative primatial oversight
The Dioceses of Pittsburgh, South Carolina, San Joaquin, Central Florida, Springfield, and Quincy joined Fort Worth in appealing for alternative primatial oversight.
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