Statement from Dallas Clergy

We make this response to the statement made by the Standing Committee of the Diocese calling for "disassociation" from the actions and leadership of The Episcopal Church. We will not participate in any such "disassociation."

We are not now, and never have been, of one mind about decisions made by the triennial meetings of the General Convention - nor the annual meetings of the Diocesan Convention. When we differ, there are canonical processes through which we are called to resolve our differences. We believe that God's Truth is found in staying together and living with our different understandings of that Truth. This is at the heart of the Episcopal tradition. The Body of Christ, at any time in history, has flourished with differing interpretations of Holy Scripture, differing appreciations of tradition and differing understandings of the function of reason in its common life. This is a time to cling to one another and to Christ for the work of His Church. We are bound to one another and with all members of the Church in and by Christ.

We are encouraged by the Bishop's call for a time of listening prior to our October Diocesan Convention, and in that spirit, it seems right that those among us who do not plan on leaving The Episcopal Church state that clearly at this time.

Mark S. Anschutz, retired
Raymond C. Ball, All Saints' Episcopal Church
Thomas Blackmon, The Episcopal Church of the Incarnation
Joy A. Daley, The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration
James Frensley (Colorado), licensed in Dallas, St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church, Auxiliary
Jerry D. Godwin, The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration
Amy G. Heller, Parish Episcopal School and Episcopal Church of the Ascension
Jay A. Hobbs, Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd (Dallas)
Virginia Holleman, The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration
Ernest E. Hunt, III, (American Convocation of Churches) retired, licensed in Dallas
Donald K. Johnson, St. Barnabus Episcopal Church, Denton
Barbara S. Kelton, The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration
Jimmye E. Kimmey (New York) licensed in Dallas, St. Barnabas' Episcopal Church, Denton
David H. Knight, (Virginia) licensed in Dallas, St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church
George E. Luck, retired, assisting at The Cathedral Church of St. Matthew
Ernest Wyatt McAfee, Episcopal Church of the Ascension
Christianne McKee, The Episcopal Church of St. Thomas the Apostle
Wylie Miller, St. Christopher's Episcopal Church
James W. Murphree
Christiana Olsen (Massachusetts), licensed in Dallas, St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church
Kai Ryan, Episcopal Church of the Ascension
Arthur L. Sargent, retired
Nancy Smalley
Trudie Smither, St. Christopher's Episcopal Church
Pamela Theodore, canonically resident in Dallas, serving supply in Arkansas
Sharon Turner, The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration
Emmett M. Waits, retired
Stephen Waller, The Episcopal Church of St. Thomas the Apostle
Michael Winsor (New York)