From The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette-
The Rev. James Simons, a theologically conservative Episcopal priest who remained in that church after most of his fellow conservatives in the Diocese of Pittsburgh left it, has been elected to an important post in the national church.
"I hope to bring a perspective from one of the dioceses that is rebuilding after the previous leadership decided to leave the Episcopal Church," said Rev. Simons. "I think there are some misconceptions about what that was about and what happened and who left and what this diocese is like." The Rev. Simons was chosen to fill a vacancy on the executive council. The board of 38 laity and priests governs the church between triennial General Conventions.
He will remain rector of St. Michael of the Valley, Ligonier. "I will bring a conservative perspective from my own theological viewpoint, which I suspect is part of the reason I was elected," he said. The Rev. Simons, a nationally known leader among conservative Episcopalians, stunned people on both sides of a rift over biblical theology when he didn't follow Bishop Robert Duncan out of the church in 2008. He was a central figure in rebuilding the Episcopal diocese from scratch. He has a history of service at a national level, and is well known because of that.
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