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From ENS-
Integrity USA, the nonprofit organization dedicated to LGBTQ advocacy
within The Episcopal Church, will have a newcomer as its next president
as it continues to grapple with infighting over transparency, procedure and purpose.
Ron Ward will take over as president on Feb. 1, the result of a special
election to fill the remainder of the Rev. Gwen Fry’s term, which ends
in 2021. Fry resigned in November after criticism from members over perceived mismanagement.
Ward was the sole candidate for the presidency, and members have
expressed concern and frustration with the election process on
Integrity’s Facebook group, with some arguing that Integrity’s
reputation is damaged beyond repair, its mission is unclear and it
should fold.
Former presidents Susan Russell, Fred Ellis and Helena Barrett have
joined the calls for Integrity’s dissolution in recent weeks, with
Russell writing on her blog that “it’s time to let it go.”
More here-
https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2020/01/28/integritys-new-president-elected-unopposed-as-former-presidents-call-for-groups-dissolution/
From Christian Post-
The head of an organization dedicated to advancing LGBT advocacy
within the Episcopal Church has resigned amid accusations of
mismanagement and lack of transparency.
The Rev. Gwen Fry, who had been elected president of Integrity USA in June 2018 to serve a three-year term, announced last week in a letter dated Nov. 25 that she was resigning from her position due to various personal and health issues.
“A
few months ago, I returned from medical leave. I moved across the
country and reunited with my wife after a lengthy separation. We are in
the middle of selling one house and purchasing another one,” she
explained.
“Following my relocation, I have taken a more hands on
role regarding my extended family that includes failing physical health,
dementia and suicidal ideation causing hospitalization. As you can
imagine, it has been a stressful time.”
More here-
https://www.christianpost.com/news/episcopal-lgbt-advocacy-group-head-resigns-amid-allegations-of-mismanagement.html
From ENS-
The Rev. Gwen Fry resigned Nov. 25 as president of Integrity USA
– the nonprofit organization dedicated to LGBTQ advocacy within The
Episcopal Church – as the organization’s volunteer board faces members’ accusations of mismanagement and lack of transparency.
Fry, in a letter posted on Integrity’s new website,
cited “a great deal of change in my personal life,” including severe
medical issues in her family and a cross-country move. Fry was elected
to a three-year term in June 2018, but late that year she went on
medical leave, which Integrity didn’t announce until July 2019. She did
not return to her work as president until September 2019.
“As you can imagine, it has been a stressful time,” Fry wrote. “None
of this was happening, or even a remote possibility, when my name was
put forward for nomination to be elected president of Integrity USA.
After prayerfully discerning where I am in life, I have decided that it
is important to focus on my family, which is why I’m resigning as
president of Integrity USA.”
More here-
https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2019/11/26/integrity-president-resigns-amid-mounting-criticism/
From ENS-
Integrity, the nonprofit organization dedicated to LGBTQ advocacy
within The Episcopal Church, is a shadow of its former self, beset by
struggles with leadership, finances and communication – as well as
questions about whether it is still relevant or necessary in 2019.
Many longtime members and former Integrity leaders have expressed
frustration and concern at what they consider mismanagement and a lack
of transparency, and with tension boiling over on social media within
the past two weeks, board members say they are making a renewed effort
to improve organization and communication.
“I have failed to be perfect … and I fear that the spiritual, mental,
and physical health of Integrity has suffered because of it. For this, I
am profoundly sorry for any part that I have contributed to with regard
to the health of our organization,” the Rev. Gwen Fry, president of
Integrity, wrote in a statement posted on Facebook and Integrity’s new website, which went live on Oct. 17.
More here-
https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2019/10/18/facing-financial-struggles-and-board-resignations-integrity-apologizes-for-lack-of-transparency/
From The Living Church-
At its semi-annual meeting on April 17, the board of directors for Integrity, an advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Episcopalians, approved a budget which will deplete most of its reserves by the end of the year.The board convened electronically in order to reduce travel costs and carbon emissions, according to minutes of the meeting published on one of the organization’s websites.The approved budget assumes income of $270,000, primarily from member dues, and total expenses of approximately $313,000. Previously the organization has said that it plans for its presence at this summer’s General Convention to be its largest ever.“Integrity believes that [The Episcopal Church] is on the tipping-point of becoming unequivocally welcoming and affirming of LGBT people. General Convention 2009 is a decisive opportunity for TEC to move beyond its de facto moratorium on additional LGBT bishops and forward on the blessing of same-gender relationships,” the group said in an appeal for donations sent in January.Among other business, the board also learned that the organization’s chapters in Austin, Texas, Dallas, Kansas City, Princeton, N.J., Southern Nevada and Western Michigan had either been decertified or begun the process of decertification.The Rev. Susan Russell, priest associate at All Saints, Pasadena, Calif., and president of Integrity, denied that the organization is losing members or is in financial difficulty.The rest is here-
http://www.livingchurch.org/news/news-updates/2009/4/22/integrity-faces-budget-deficit
From ENS-
