Anglican Church in North America

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At the ACNA's inaugural assembly in June 2009, [[Jonah (Paffhausen)|Metropolitan Jonah]] of the [[Orthodox Church in America]], who was raised Episcopalian, while recognizing theological differences, said that he was "seeking an ecumenical restoration" between Orthodox and Anglicans in the United States.<ref name="page106">{{Cite web|url=http://acnaassembly.org/index2.php/acna/page/106|title=ACNA &#124; Orthodox Church Leader Rekindles Relationship with Anglicans|date=June 26, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090626031845/http://acnaassembly.org/index2.php/acna/page/106 |archive-date=June 26, 2009 }}</ref> An agreement was announced between [[Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] and [[Nashotah House]], an Anglo-Catholic seminary, to guide [[ecumenical]] relationships and "new dialogue" between the two churches.<ref name="page106" /> Archbishop Foley Beach met Metropolitan [[Hilarion Alfeyev]], Chairman of the Department of External Relations of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]], at an ecumenical meeting that took place at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in [[Yonkers]], [[New York (state)|New York]], on November 8, 2014. The main purpose of the meeting was the prosecution of the Anglican and Orthodox dialogue in the United States and other parts of the world.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} Metropolitan [[Tikhon (Mollard)|Tikhon]] of the Orthodox Church in America was also present and invited Archbishop Foley Beach to the Orthodox All-American Council, which took place in Atlanta, Georgia, in July 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=Archbishop Beach and Metropolitan Hilarion Encourage Anglican/Orthodox Ecumenical Dialogue |url=http://www.anglicanchurch.net/?/main/page/908 |website=Anglican Church in North America |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111031401/http://www.anglicanchurch.net/?/main/page/908 |archive-date=November 11, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

At the invitation of Patriarch [[Kirill of Moscow|Kirill]], Archbishop Beach led a nine-member ACNA delegation to Moscow, Russia, to participate in formal ecumenical meetings with the Russian Orthodox Church. The delegation met Metropolitan Hilarion and was officially received by Patriarch Kirill on August 23, 2015. Both churches expressed their desire to develop and deepen the ecumenical relationships between Orthodox and faithful Anglicans through the world. Archbishop Beach delivered a letter of greeting from Archbishop Eliud Wabukala, Archbishop of Kenya and Chairman of the GAFCON.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://anglicanchurch.net/?/main/page/1091|title=Anglican Church in North America|work=anglicanchurch.net|access-date=October 5, 2015}}</ref> The ACNA is about to start ecumenical relationships with Patriarch [[Bartholomew I of Constantinople]], due to the mediation of Greek Orthodox Bishop [[Kyrillos Katerelos]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://c119b78671d19b8aee34-1ab073aa91389396dfc8b6aabc9b141e.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/Ecumenical_Affairs_-_2015_Provincial_Council_Vancouver_Cumulative_Report.pdf |title=Ecumenical Relations Task Force Report, College of Bishops/Provincial Council, Vancouver, British Columbia, June 22-26, 2015 |access-date=September 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004035225/https://c119b78671d19b8aee34-1ab073aa91389396dfc8b6aabc9b141e.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/Ecumenical_Affairs_-_2015_Provincial_Council_Vancouver_Cumulative_Report.pdf |archive-date=October 4, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Archbishop [[Foley Beach]] and Bishop [[Kevin Bond Allen]] met Patriarch [[Theophilos III]], of the [[Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem]], at the [[Church of the Holy Sepulcher]], in [[Jerusalem]], on May 31, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meeting Between Archbishop Beach and Patriarch Theophilos |url=http://anglicanchurch.net/?%2Fmain%2Fpage%2F1465 |website=Anglican Church in North America |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605134142/http://anglicanchurch.net/?%2Fmain%2Fpage%2F1465 |archive-date=June 5, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The ACNA representatives had a meeting with [[Pope Tawadros II]] of the [[Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria|Coptic Orthodox Church]] of [[Egypt]], during his visit to the United States, on October 23, 2015, during which he was presented with a letter of Bishop [[Todd Hunter (bishop)|Todd Hunter]], welcoming him and celebrating the recent ecumenical dialogue held between Anglican and Coptic Orthodox churches.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oikoumene.org/resources/documents/letter-to-pope-tawadros-ii-of-the-coptic-orthodox-church-in-egypt |title=Letter to Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt |access-date=February 7, 2024 |date=February 17, 2015}}</ref> Pope Tawadros II met Archbishop Foley Beach and Bishop [[Charlie Masters]], of ACNA, during his meeting with several Global South representatives, in [[Cairo]], in November 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.anglicannews.org/news/2015/11/anglican-archbishops-meet-with-coptic-pope-and-grand-imam-of-al-azhar.aspx|title=Anglican Archbishops meet with Coptic Pope and Grand Imam of Al-Azhar}}</ref>

The ACNA established dialogue with several Lutheran groups. In March 2010, the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod announced that it and the ACNA would hold discussions to "explore dialogue".<ref name=LCMS>{{Cite news|last=Hoops |first=Linda C. |title=CTCR Adopts Environment-Stewardship Report |newspaper=Reporter |publisher=[[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod]] |date=March 3, 2010 |url=http://www.lcms.org/pages/rpage.asp?NavID=16679 |access-date=June 11, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323213847/http://www.lcms.org/pages/rpage.asp?NavID=16679 |archive-date=March 23, 2010 }}</ref> The ACNA has approved a request from the [[North American Lutheran Church]] to share clergy where there are vacancies. In addition, there is a Lutheran group which has requested to be admitted into the ACNA as a diocese.<ref name=TheApostle>Ray Sutton (November 2011), [http://anglicanchurch.net/media/ACNA_Annual_Report_2011_web2.pdf ''The Apostle: Anglican Church in North America's Ministry in Review Report''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208170831/http://www.anglicanchurch.net/media/ACNA_Annual_Report_2011_web2.pdf |date=February 8, 2012 }}, p. 14. Accessed 10 December 2011.</ref>

A "Marriage Summit", was held in Dallas, Texas, May 3–5, 2013, with representatives of ACNA and three Lutheran denominations, the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, the [[Lutheran Church-Canada]] and the [[North American Lutheran Church]]. It resulted in an official joint document, "An Affirmation of Marriage", approved by the heads of all the four church bodies and described as "a strong example of biblical ecumenicism at work", defining the divine nature of "marriage to be the life-long union of one man and one woman".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canadianlutheran.ca/an-affirmation-of-marriage/|title=Canadian Lutheran Online » Blog Archive » An affirmation of marriage|work=Canadian Lutheran Online|date=June 3, 2013|access-date=October 5, 2015}}</ref>

The ACNA has held ten ecumenical dialogue meetings with the [[Polish National Catholic Church]], since the first, held in [[Scranton]], [[Pennsylvania]], on June 19–20, 2012.<ref>[http://www.themdas.org/polish-national-catholic-church-and-anglican-church-in-north-america-dialogue-meeting-press-release/ Polish National Catholic Church and Anglican Church in North America Dialogue Meeting PRESS RELEASE, The Missionary Diocese of All Saints Official Website]</ref> The most recent took place at St. Vincent's Cathedral, in [[Bedford, Texas|Bedford]], [[Texas]], on February 15–16, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fwepiscopal.org/news/PNCC10thmtg.html|title=Tenth Ecumenical Dialogue Meeting Between the Polish National Catholic Church (PNCC) and the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth Official Website, 15-16 February 2017}}</ref>

The ACNA has been involved with evangelical movements such as the [[Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization|Lausanne Conference on World Evangelism]] and has observer status with the [[National Association of Evangelicals]]. It has also established dialogue with the [[Charismatic Episcopal Church]], the [[Presbyterian Church in America]], the [[Assemblies of God USA]] and the [[United Methodist Church]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anglicanchurch.net/?/main/page/562|title=Anglican Church in North America|work=anglicanchurch.net|access-date=October 5, 2015}}</ref> The ACNA is also partnering with [[Messianic Jewish]] groups.<ref name=TheApostle/> The ACNA has also held ecumenical contacts with the [[Believers Eastern Church]], an Evangelical denomination whose headquarters are situated in [[Kerala]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Provincial Council 2016: Live Blog |url=http://www.anglicanchurch.net/?/main/page/1254 |website=Anglican Church in North America |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625111455/http://www.anglicanchurch.net/?/main/page/1254 |archive-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref>

The ACNA has established friendly ecumenical relationships with the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. The Catholic Church was represented by Bishop [[Kevin Vann]] at their inaugural Provincial Assembly, in Bedford, Texas, on June 22, 2009. In October 2009, ACNA's leadership reacted to the Roman Catholic Church's proposed creation of [[personal ordinariate]]s for disaffected traditionalist Anglicans by stating that although they believe that this provision will not be utilized by the great majority of its laity and clergy, they will happily bless those who are drawn to participate in this proposal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.anglicanchurch-na.org/stream/2009/10/anglican-church-north-america-responds-vatican-ann.html |website=Anglican Church |date=October 20, 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091023111759/http://www.anglicanchurch-na.org/stream/2009/10/anglican-church-north-america-responds-vatican-ann.html|url-status=dead|title=Anglican Church in North America responds to Vatican offer|archivedate=October 23, 2009}}</ref> The ACNA expressed its support for the Catholic Church's opposition to the 2012 US [[United States Department of Health and Human Services|Health and Human Services]]' [[contraceptive mandate]], with Archbishop Robert Duncan being one of the signatories of the statement of the Christian Associates of Southwest Pennsylvania, representing 26 Christian denominations, on April 13, 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.casp.org/press-release-4-13-12-r.pdf |title=News Release |publisher=Christian Associates of Southwest Pennsylvania |date= 13 April 2012 |access-date=February 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205070106/http://casp.org/press-release-4-13-12-r.pdf |archive-date=February 5, 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Archbishop Duncan and Bishop [[Ray Sutton]] were also invited to the weekly private audience by [[Pope Benedict XVI]], which took place in Rome, on November 28, 2012, whom they meet and greet afterwards on behalf of the ACNA and the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anglicanchurch.net/?/main/page/548|title=Archbishop Duncan attends Papal Audience in Rome |work=Anglican Church in North America|access-date=October 5, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121225835/http://www.anglicanchurch.net/?/main/page/548 |archive-date= Jan 21, 2016 }}</ref> The ACNA Provincial Assembly, which reunited more than 900 participants, and their College of Bishops conclave, which elected [[Foley Beach]] as the second Archbishop of the province, took place at the Roman Catholic Benedictine [[St. Vincent Archabbey]] Basilica, in [[Latrobe, Pennsylvania|Latrobe]], [[Pennsylvania]], on June 19–21, 2014, due to the kind permission of Archabbot [[Douglas Robert Nowicki]], a personal friend of Archbishop Duncan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.virtueonline.org/latrobe-pa-new-acna-archbishop-elect-introduced-media|title=LATROBE, PA: New ACNA Archbishop-elect introduced to the media |work=Virtueonline |date= June 25, 2014 |first1=Mary Ann |last1=Mueller |access-date=October 5, 2015}}</ref>{{self-published source|date=August 2018}}{{unreliable source?|certain=y|date=August 2018}} Archbishop [[Wilton Daniel Gregory]] of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta]] offered Foley Beach an African-made crozier, which he used at his investiture ceremony, that took place at the Church of the Apostles, in Atlanta, Georgia, at October 9, 2014. Former Archbishop Gregory Venables of the [[Anglican Church of the Southern Cone of America]] read at the ceremony a message by his personal friend [[Pope Francis]], who sent Archbishop Foley Beach his "personal greetings and congratulations as he leads his church in the very important job of revival" and asked Archbishop Venables to embrace him on his behalf.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://anglicanink.com/article/papal-greetings-newest-anglican-archbishop|title=Papal greetings for newest Anglican archbishop|work=anglicanink.com|access-date=October 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003200050/http://anglicanink.com/article/papal-greetings-newest-anglican-archbishop|archive-date=October 3, 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.virtueonline.org/atlanta-acna-archbishop-recognized-primate-anglican-communion|title=ATLANTA: ACNA Archbishop Recognized as Primate in the Anglican Communion |work=Virtueonline|access-date=October 5, 2015}}</ref>{{self-published source|date=August 2018}}{{unreliable source?|certain=y|date=August 2018}}

The ACNA has started official talks with the [[United States Conference of Catholic Bishops]]. Bishop [[Ray Sutton]], Provincial Dean for Ecumenical Affairs led the team that met with a USCCB delegation, led by Bishop [[Mitchell T. Rozanski]], Chair of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], on October 12, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Anglican Church in North America builds ecumenical bridges |url=https://anglicanchurch.net/the-anglican-church-in-north-america-builds-ecumenical-bridges/ |website=Anglican Church in North America}}</ref>

In January 2020, the ACNA endorsed a concordat with the Philippine Independent Catholic Church (formally known as the "International Conference of Philippine Independent Catholic Churches of Jesus Christ" since 2019), a breakaway faction from the [[Philippine Independent Church]], in a meeting held in [[Melbourne, Florida|Melbourne]], [[Florida]], which was meant to be presented for approval by the Provincial Council in June that year.<ref name="collegeofbishops"/> Later in the same year, the endorsement was approved and both churches signed a concordat of understanding.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Concordat of Understanding Between The Anglican Church in North America and The Philippine Independent Catholic Churches of Jesus Christ Also Known as Iglesia Catolica Filipina Indpendiente |url=https://anglicanchurch.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ICFI-Concordat-Revised-3.pdf |publisher=The Anglican Church in North America |website=AnglicanChurch.net |access-date=November 1, 2022}}</ref>