Episcopal Missionary Church [SEP] inception
association, the Episcopal Synod of America.
When they later concluded that this approach would not succeed, a new missionary diocese was formed by them, still attempting to remain within ECUSA. In 1992, however, the missionary diocese withdrew from ECUSA and formed a separate church, the Episcopal Missionary Church. A. Donald Davies, retired ECUSA Bishop of Dallas and Fort Worth, was named the first Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Missionary Church.
The Episcopal Missionary Church affirms the Holy Scriptures as containing all things necessary to salvation and
its inception; the Rev. Ms. Haines had for many years read names of AIDS victims and given the benediction at the beginning of the event. The congregation maintains missionary connections to the wider world, supporting Millennium Development Goals through the Episcopal Relief and Development Fund and Fikelela, a parish-based HIV/AIDS clinic in South Africa.
Currently, St. Luke and The Epiphany has entered a new period of growth and vitality. The church is both a worship and community center. Major renovations to the buildings have been completed and