Ruling could begin to heal church divide

From Ft. Worth-

A Tarrant County judge's ruling could mean a return home for some local Episcopalians.

Owanah Anderson and Ann Coleman are both senior wardens with groups of Episcopalians who feel wrongly displaced. Anderson was a member at All Saints Episcopal on Southwest Parkway, and Coleman with Church of the Good Shepherd on Burnett Street.

A dispute within the church and the Fort Worth diocese has caused both to now worship at different buildings. But the ruling from the Judge John P. Chupp of the 141st District Court could signal a start to the reconciliation process and a return to the buildings they both said they've been a part of for many years.

"We are, of course, pleased with last week's decisions," said Coleman. "We hope it may hasten the day when our building at Burnett Street and Tenth will be returned to our use."

The ongoing dispute several years in the making came to a crossroads this past Friday. Bishop Jack L. Iker is a leader of a movement to realign his followers under the South American-based Anglican Province of the Southern Cone, the branch of the church that is headquartered in Argentina.

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