{"id":23203,"date":"2015-07-28T13:02:21","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T17:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/?p=23203"},"modified":"2015-07-28T13:03:32","modified_gmt":"2015-07-28T17:03:32","slug":"diocese-of-niagara-lets-secular-group-use-one-of-its-buildings-rent-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/diocese-of-niagara-lets-secular-group-use-one-of-its-buildings-rent-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Diocese of Niagara lets secular group use one of its buildings rent free"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The diocese allows <a href=\"http:\/\/harrrp.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">HARRRP<\/a> to use St. Peter\u2019s church in Hamilton rent free. At first glance, this appears to be generous. Less so at second glance.<\/p>\n<p>St. Peter\u2019s once housed a thriving congregation, a congregation that, because of theological differences with the diocese, aligned itself with ANiC. To avoid costly court battles, in November 2010 the congregation surrendered the building to the Diocese of Niagara at which point the diocese, rather than allow a Christian congregation to use the building for worship, donated the use of it to HARRRP, a secular organisation.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"red\"> Being <a href=\"http:\/\/biblehub.com\/niv\/matthew\/6.htm\" target=\"_blank\">careful <del>not<\/del> to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them<\/a>, the diocese, <\/span>to advertise its generosity, has a smugly self-congratulatory article on display <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anglicanjournal.com\/articles\/church-based-community-centre-a-chance-to-do-more\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>HARRRP\u2019s St. Peter\u2019s location first opened its doors in November 2010. The building had been sitting empty since its congregation broke with the Anglican Church of Canada when the diocese of Niagara offered HARRRP the rent-free use of the building as a community centre. The diocese has remained involved, with the Rev. Peter Wall, dean of Niagara, the Rev. Bill Mous, director of justice, community and global ministries for the diocese of Niagara, and bishop of Niagara Michael Bird currently sitting on HARRRP\u2019s board of directors.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read more about the settlement with ANiC <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aecblog.net\/anglican-essentials-network\/anic-parish-st-peters-hamilton-surrenders-its-building-to-the-diocese-of-niagara\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hamilton, Ontario, November 1st, 2010 \u2013 St. Peter\u2019s Church in Hamilton, Ontario has been returned to the Anglican Diocese of Niagara by the members of the Anglican Network in Canada after a two year dispute over the rightful control over this property.<\/p>\n<p>Negotiations had been underway for a number of weeks and an amicable agreement was reached at the end of last week that will transfer the assets and property back to the Diocese<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The diocese allows HARRRP to use St. Peter\u2019s church in Hamilton rent free. At first glance, this appears to be generous. Less so at second glance. 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