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An Unlikely Church Plant Celebrates 10 Years.
(L-R) Whis Hays, Anna Purdum, Britt Norvell by Andrea Bailey Willits One summer evening in 2015, longtime friends Anna Purdum and Amy McCarty were having dinner with a [...]
Inside the 2025 Diaspora Network National Conference
On September 12–13, 2025, immigrant, non-immigrant and NextGen participants from over 50 ethnic and national backgrounds converged at Kingdom City Houston for the fourth annual Diaspora Network National Conference: Church [...]
Bishop Todd Announces Earlier Retirement Date.
In an adjustment to C4SO’s episcopal transition timeline, Bishop Todd will retire earlier than originally planned, with Bishop-Elect Jeff Bailey set to be consecrated, installed and assume full leadership this [...]
Healing Presence: Aaron Buttery’s Journey From Amputation to Adventure
by Andrea Bailey Willits On a warm summer night in Colorado, the Rev. Canon Aaron Buttery runs down the street alongside his 10-year-old daughter, Grace. The slap of her sneakers [...]
The Bishops’ Consent: A Pivotal Step for the Bishop-Elect
On June 18, the College of Bishops of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) consented to the Rev. Canon Dr. Jeff Bailey's election at a special Bishops’ conclave at [...]
A Greeting From C4SO’s Diocesan Bishop-Elect
Dear C4SO Community, I greet you with joy and gratitude as C4SO’s new Bishop-Elect. I feel incredibly honored and humbled to step into a diocese filled with such amazing clergy and [...]