We recently had the chance to talk with a church member about monogamy in marriage. It was an excellent conversation, and while we won’t delve into the specifics of their situation, we were impressed with that person’s insight, compassion, and integrity. And we were reminded that the Episcopal Church seems to be faltering on the…
Earlier this week, the Bishop of Southern Ohio, The Right Reverend Kristin Uffelman White, announced plans to defrock Episcopal priest Dan McClain. McClain, previously the rector of St. Paul’s Dayton, is the subject of a Title IV complaint filed by Anglican Watch and our editor, Eric Bonetti. At the heart of the Title IV complaint are allegations…
Photo credit: Erich Erving, Lutheran printmaker and pornographer, former resident at Saint Thomas Choir School.. Full frontal nudity redacted. Source: amNewYork, date Sept. 25, 2025 — A priest at Saint Thomas Church in Midtown has been placed on administrative leave by the Episcopal Diocese of New York while the church investigates allegations of sexual assault…
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Anonymous post on Surviving Church. Readers of this blogsite won’t be at all surprised that the Charity Commission are once again breathing down the neck of the Church of England on safeguarding. The Charity Commission press release issued on 14th November 2025 stated that ‘the Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England must rapidly accelerate…
~Ed: In addition to the deep structural issues in the Diocese of New York, we’d add that there is an egregious integrity issue within the Diocese. +Heyd needs to quit defaming victims of sexual assault by referring to them as “domestic terrorists.” And he needs to grow a spine and apologize to Andrew W., whose…
The Rev. Dr. William J. Danaher, Jr., rector of Christ Church, Cranbrook, Mich., negotiated a Title IV accord with Michigan Bishop Wendell N. Gibbs in December 2019. The signing of the accord concluded a Title IV process that began when multiple parishioners filed complaints about Danaher, alleging bullying, violations of confidentiality, and other behaviors inconsistent…
One of the givens of change management is that conflict is inevitable in a declining organization. With the Episcopal church now in a state of precipitous decline in almost every aspect of its fortunes, it seems that there is a rapidly increasing level of infighting, bad behavior, bullying, and more at every level of the…
A recent trip to the West Point military academy didn’t end well for New York Bishop Matthew Heyd, after an alleged confrontation with an Army officer ended in a reported criminal investigation. Sources tell Anglican Watch that an Army officer may have asked Heyd about his conduct in the recent Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue…
~Ed.: A reader recently sent us this excellent update on the Solomon case. Due to the sensitivity of the subject, we are withholding the name of the author. The Tennessean recently reported that a Franklin woman accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill her ex-husband is backing off plans to enter into…
The church attorney for the Episcopal Diocese of New York is proposing dropping Title IV charges against the rector of Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue (STC). The move follows Anglican Watch’s filing of a clergy misconduct complaint earlier this year against Turner. The Title IV complaint alleged that Turner retaliated against an alleged victim of…
~Ed: This is a guest article, sent by a reader. Introduction Churches love to say they “couldn’t function without volunteers.” And it’s true – unpaid labor runs everything from Sunday school to security. But here’s the uncomfortable reality: if you volunteer at a church, you may have no rights at all. Thanks to a little-known…
Following a series of well-crafted legal memoranda by church attorney Steven J. Ellcessor, the Title IV hearing panel in the Dan McClain case has granted partial summary judgment on behalf of the Diocese and recommended that the bishop diocesan remove McClain from ministry. The decision is the result of a Title IV complaint filed against…
The Title IV clergy disciplinary case against disgraced Episcopal priest Ed Monk, who is canonically resident in the Diocese of Dallas, has been appealed to the Court of Review. The diocesan-level Title IV hearing panel recommended that the bishop diocesan, George Sumner, defrock Monk. Monk is criminally charged with three separate felony offenses, including allegedly…
Photo credit Diocese of Olympia. Sometimes, in its effort to avoid accountability, the Episcopal Church tries so hard that it trashes its own reputation, even as its arguments strain the limits of credibility. And so it is with the Diocese of New York’s Rev. Canon Alissa Newton’s untruthful affidavit, which attorneys filed on behalf of…
November 13, 2025 To the Faithful of the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina Grace and peace to you in God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Over the past few weeks, we have all been disturbed by news of charges against the Archbishop by a number of women and men, several of them members…
You can’t make this stuff up. CHILD USA, a leading children’s advocacy group that addresses child abuse, recently invited laicized Catholic priest and whistleblower Tim Stier to speak at the organization’s annual gala. That’s a problem, because Stier, by his own admission, engaged in intimate relationships with adult female parishioners. Such relationships are inherently abusive….
Image: Aaron’s former home In the course of our ongoing investigation into the circumstances of the death of Grant Solomon, and the allegations by Gracie Solomon that her father, Aaron Solomon, sexually abused her, Anglican Watch recently uncovered information that undercuts Aaron’s claim to be a Christian, a loving father, and a caring husband. Public…
Since this publication’s founding, we’ve maintained a strong focus on the Episcopal Church’s Title IV clergy disciplinary canons, their problematic implementation, and the challenges posed by the dysfunctional Title IV process for the church and its members. Today, we’re going a step further and calling for the wholesale re-write of Title IV. None of our…
Photo from Grace Church via Facebook. [Episcopal News Service] Some members of an Episcopal congregation in Cincinnati, Ohio, are pleading to regain use of their church after Southern Ohio Bishop Kristin Uffelman White suspended operations in the building over “safe church” violations involving two minors. White revealed the suspension of operations at Grace Episcopal Church…
Over the past year, Anglican Watch has covered the Title IV cases against Cayce Ramey, an Episcopal priest canonically resident in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. Now, with one of the two original cases still grinding along, Anglican Watch has learned that two additional Title IV charges are pending against Ramey. The news comes from…
As of the date of this post, the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland is 9 days away from its annual diocesan convention. Yet, even at this late date, all indices suggest that the Diocese is sliding towards major governance issues, with multiple signs indicating that the problem stems from Bishop Carrie Schofield-Broadbent’s desire to eliminate oversight…
Earlier this evening, attorneys for Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue and several other defendants filed responses to the litigation against the church by a former member who alleges two church employees sexually assaulted him. The responses are ugly — and telling. To be clear, in this post, we will not try to parse all the…
Ed: The meltdown in ACNA is almost identical to the corrupt handling of disciplinary complaints against bishops in the Episcopal Church. Even now, we routinely see intake officer Barb Kempf dismissing cases on pretextual bases, including making unauthorized findings of fact and evidentiary decisions. By David Baumgardner, Baptist News Global The crisis enveloping the Anglican…
By David W. Virtue, DD www.virtueonline.org October 28, 2025 ACNA Archbishop Steve Wood, 62, has come out fighting. Following fulsome disclosure of his alleged misdeeds in the Washington Post, that includes sexual misconduct, plagiarism, abuse of power and more, the staunchly orthodox leader said in a letter to his parish, that “I unequivocally, categorically, and…
Anglican Watch is watching the slow-motion train wreck involving allegations that ACNA is mishandling abuse allegations, not with glee, but with dismay. Since the Episcopal Church gives us plenty to write about when it comes to the topics of abuse and mishandling of abuse allegations, we’d like to offer some suggestions to ACNA leadership. 1….
The Washington Post reports that a second woman has come forward with allegations that the newly installed archbishop of ACNA, Stephen Wood, sexually harassed her. The news deepens the crisis facing the conservative congregation, which is already facing criticism for its corrupt handling of previous allegations of sexual abuse. Moreover, the denomination has knowingly allowed…
A source close to St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue has told Anglican Watch that one or more of the defendants in the current lawsuit against the church and the Diocese of New York may be attempting to violate the church’s canons by attempting to obtain a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) from the plaintiff. While we have not yet…
Is ACNA in mortal danger? Check out this video from Anglican Unscripted and see what you think.
November 4, 2025 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat, so do and observe whatever they tell you, but not the works they do. For they preach, but do not practice. They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on…
Sources within Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue tell Anglican Watch that the parish’s rector, Carl Turner, will resign in the coming weeks. While unconfirmed, our source is credible and we believe the information to be accurate. Meanwhile, Anglican Watch has filed a second Title IV complaint against Carl Turner for apparently lying to investigators in the original Title…
In a move that should (but won’t) inspire Episcopal Church officials, ACNA Archbishop Stephen Wood has announced that he will take a leave of absence during clergy disciplinary proceedings against him. The move may reduce the possibility of a conflict of interest, as ACNA canons would otherwise have involved Wood in the proceedings against him….
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On the one-year anniversary of the release of the Makin Report, which detailed the Church of England’s disastrous non-response to decades of spiritual, sexual, physical, emotional and other abuse by the late barrister John Smyth, the Episcopal Church (TEC) has made almost no meaningful improvement in its own response to ongoing abuse within the denomination….
Ed: While Anglican Watch is firmly pro-choice, we reject any effort to suppress First Amendment rights by any means. Moreover, given the denomination’s propensity for calling those who report sexual assault or other misconduct “domestic terrorists,” we find it ironic that Mr. Lovelace likely will remain a welcome member of the church CONWAY, SC (WMBF) – A group…
Aaron Solomon recently released a series of additional videos on the Good Grief, Good God podcast, all of which purport to expose Angie Solomon in some way. One of Aaron’s claims in those videos is that those who support Grant, Gracie, and Angie somehow want him dead. Contrary to Aaron’s claims, no one wants him…
… and it’s paved with religious leaders’ abuses and coverups Ed: Please visit author Christa Brown’s excellent Substack, which includes this and other insightful content. And don’t forget: The road to hell may run through ACNA, but the 18-lane super-highway runs through the Episcopal Church and its farcical Title IV process. The Anglican Church in…
You can’t make this stuff up. After numerous committee meetings, discussions, surveys, and revisions, we have a new Episcopal parochial report format and the data that results from the report. And while we now have a wealth of narrative data about racial reconciliation and energy efficiency (neither of which the church excels in), we no…
“A church that can’t do right by victims of sexual abuse should not exist.” ACNA priest the Rev. Robert Sturdy There’s an uproar in the Anglican Church of North America (ACNA) over allegations of sexual abuse and misuse of church funds by the denomination’s archbishop, Stephen Wood. And even as distressing as the allegations are,…
The Episcopal Church has released preliminary data from its 2024 Parochial Report. The results are not pretty. Disclaimers Before we delve into the highlights from the report, an important disclaimer: Due to changes in the data collected and its processing, much of the data in the most recent report cannot be accurately correlated with historical…
As promised, Anglican Watch has managed to obtain a copy of Gracie Solomon’s civil lawsuit against her father, Aaron Solomon, in which she alleges he sexually abused her while she was still a minor. Key takeaways: The civil complaint tracks 100 percent with the allegations Gracie’s mother, Angie Solomon, has made against Aaron. Similarly, the complaint…
Editor: While we are glad that the Title IV case against Rowe was not dismissed at intake as “not of weighty and material importance to the ministry of the church,” the very fact it wasn’t underscores the mercurial and irrational outcomes consistent in Title IV cases. We also agree with Montes: Love without safety is…
Anglican Watch has learned that Gracie Solomon has filed suit against her father, Aaron, in the Davidson County TN Circuit Court over allegations that her father sexually abused her while a minor. The news represents the latest wrinkle in longstanding allegations that Aaron sexually abused Gracie, who recently turned 18. Gracie’s allegations made national headlines…
Ed: Parts of this post are cut and pasted from our previous coverage, found here. We’re a bit tired and overwhelmed just now; too much corruption in the Episcopal Church, too few hours in the day! A so far unsuccessful lawsuit against perjuring Episcopal priest Will Bouvel by conservative Episcopal Church member David Duggan has…
Anglican Watch spotted a flurry of filings today by attorneys in the Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue litigation, which involves allegations of sexual assault and defamation. In this post, we’ll tell you what those filings are, what we think they mean, and why we suspect there may be a conflict of interest by one of…
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 20, 2025 /Christian Newswire/ — Episcopal Bishop DeDe Duncan-Probe and the Episcopal Diocese of Central New York are refusing to follow the denomination’s Title IV clergy disciplinary canons, according to unofficial church watchdog Anglican Watch. The news follows a Title IV clergy disciplinary complaint filed against the Rev. Rebecca Roberts, rector of St….
One of the truly irritating things about the Episcopal Church’s Title IV clergy disciplinary canon is that virtually no one — including in Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe’s office — bothers to read it, or take the requirements of Title IV seriously. So it comes as no surprise that the Episcopal Diocese of Texas has screwed…
Screen cap of photo of George Brewer, left, with his boyfriend Following a series of inflammatory comments and social media posts by people claiming to be Aaron Solomon’s sisters and intended to influence criminal proceedings against Angie Solomon, Anglican Watch has identified the confidential informant in the current criminal case against Angie as almost certainly…
Aaron Solomon recently did a video interview that attempts to refute allegations that he abused his wife, Angie Solomon; sexually abused his daughter, Gracie; and may have had a role in the mysterious death of his son, Grant Solomon. For the record, the video has zero evidentiary value, is replete with inaccuracies and statements of…
Screen cap of “St. Nicholas,” by St. Thomas Resident Pornographer Erich Erving. Full frontal nudity redacted. Want a great way to spot a toxic church? Perhaps the best way is when a church has actual knowledge that a priest has sexually assaulted a parishioner, yet the priest remains on staff. And so it is at…