C4SO was formed in 2013 by Bishop Todd Hunter, in cooperation with priests and parishes temporarily resident in the Diocese of Pittsburgh. In 2023, we celebrate our 10th anniversary. Thanks be to God!
A Church Planting Movement
C4SO began as a church planting movement in 2009 in the Anglican Mission in the Americas (now The Anglican Mission in America), under the provincial oversight of Rwanda. Bishop Chuck Murphy, AMiA’s founder, asked Bishop Todd to help him plant “Three Streams” Anglican churches on the West Coast.
The Inaugural Meeting
On February 25, 2013, Bishop Todd, Archbishop Robert Duncan of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, representatives from the Diocese of Pittsburgh, and representatives from the proposed new diocese met at Restoration Anglican Church in Dallas to discuss forming a diocese in the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA).
Participants From the Diocese of Pittsburgh:
- Robert Duncan (Archbishop of ACNA and Bishop of Pittsburgh)
- Mary Maggard Hays (Canon to the Ordinary)
- Alan Hawkins (Director of Anglican 1000)
- Frank Lyons (Assisting Bishop)
Participants From the Proposed New Diocese
- Todd Hunter (Bishop)
- Porter Taylor
- Tony Baron
- Cliff Warner
- Daniel Adkinson
- David Roseberry
- Michael Swanson
- Jed Roseberry
- Ger Jones
The First Churches
On May 11, 2013, 25 congregations from California, Kansas and Texas ratified the Constitution and Canons of the proposed diocese. See our current C4SO Canons (updated 2021).
Provincial Approval
On June 20-21, 2013, at Nashotah House Theological Seminary, the Anglican Church in North America’s College of Bishops granted approval for the formation of C4SO.
C4SO Today
We now unite 51 churches and 165 clergy located in California, Texas, the Midwest, the East and the Northwest, organized by Regional Deaneries. Our churches offer a Spirit-led variety of worship experiences—from very traditional vestments, music and liturgy to a much more relaxed and contemporary vibe. As a diocese, we seek to establish outposts of Jesus’ person, word and power in the midst of a struggling humanity.
Help Us Celebrate!
We will celebrate our 10th anniversary at the Clergy Conference and throughout the year. Join us in thanking God for his goodness! Been around a while? Share your favorite memory of C4SO. New to the diocese? Share what you love about the C4SO family.
