VirtueOnline-News: ANGLICAN PRIMATES LAUD AMIA AT OPENING EUCHARIST

Here is a snippet from the article with a quote by AMiA Bishop Chuck Murphy: "Murphy said when the AMiA started five and a half years ago there were 11 churches. 'Within a year we had 38 congregations. In 2002 we had 52 congregations, in 2003, some 58 congregations and in 2004, 70 congregations. By 2006 we had 87 congregations. These are not house churches these are congregations.' Murphy said there were now nine affiliated Canadian churches that are also part of team under the Province of Rwanda. He said 11 other congregations were in the pipeline.' Murphy said the AMiA adds one new congregation every three weeks." Sure some of their new churches are disaffected Episcopalians but most are not. They are planting new churches and growing like crazy. For years people in the seeker church movement said people don't understand or like all the ritual, liturgy and symbolism of the high church. Those days are over. The truth is people don't like it done rote. They like it when the church is full of the Holy Spirit and the liturgy is done with excellence, passion and heartfelt joy. There is a whole generation coming that connects with a Spirit filled Anglican way of worship.