Diocese of Churches for the Sake of Others

The Diocese of Churches for the Sake of Others is a diocese of the Anglican Church in North America. Led by Bishop Todd Hunter, C4SO is built on five key values: Kingdom, Spirit, Formation, Mission, Sacrament. The diocesan headquarters are located in Franklin, Tennessee.

Diocese of Churches for the Sake of Others
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceAnglican Church in North America
HeadquartersFranklin, Tennessee
Statistics
Parishes50 (2022)[1]
Members9,103(2022)[1]
Information
RiteAnglican
Current leadership
Diocesan bishopTodd Hunter
SuffraganBrian Wallace (to be consecrated in 2023)
Website
www.c4so.org

History
A priest is ordained in the C4SO Diocese in an outdoor service in Portland, Oregon.

Congregational departures from the ACNA

In 2021-2023, C4SO experienced the departure of multiple church plants for denominations more theologically liberal than the ACNA. In September 2021, St. Mary of Bethany Parish in Nashville departed C4SO out of disagreement over "the ACNA’s emphasis that the world is in need of a church that is 'always moving forward' to 'extend' and 'advance' God’s rule with 'boot camp' training and preparation."[2] St. Mary's rector joined the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches and said the congregation would discern a call to join this denomination.

In October 2022, Bishop Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows announced that the Table, a C4SO church plant in Indianapolis, had been accepted into the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis as a mission church.[3] The congregation's members voted 44 to 4 to join the Episcopal Church.

In July 2023, Resurrection South Austin, a C4SO church plant in Austin, announced that it had disaffiliated with C4SO and would seek membership in the Episcopal Diocese of Texas.[4] In all three cases, Bishop Todd Hunter gave his blessing to the departing congregations and clergy.[2][5][6]

References
  1. "Congregational Reporting: 2022 in Review" (PDF). Anglican Church in North America. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  2. "ACNA parish withdraws from C4S0 to join the CEEC". Anglican Ink. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  3. Baskerville-Burrows, Jennifer. "From Bishop Jennifer: Our Journey with The Table". Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  4. McCain, Shawn (July 26, 2023). "A Change in Affiliation for Resurrection". Resurrection South Austin. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  5. Hunter, Todd. "Update about a C4SO Parish". Diocese of Churches for the Sake of Others. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  6. Hunter, Todd (July 26, 2023). "An Update on a C4SO Parish". Diocese of Churches for the Sake of Others. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
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