Anglican (Episcopal) Church splits over new liberal pro-gay Archb of Canterbury | Eastern NC Now

The latest protestant church body to split between liberals and conservatives is the Anglican Church, of which the Episcopal Church in the US is a part.  The split was caused by the appointment of a very liberal woman bishop, who is strongly pro-gay as the new Archbishop of Canterbury, a position that is the traditional leader of the church.

Led by African branches of the Anglican Church, who called the new Archbishop of Canterbury "a disaster" they declared the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON), a conservative led grouping to be the new head of the Anglican Church.  They specifically rejected the Archbishop of Canterbury as an authority in the faith and also rejected other institutions including the Lambeth Conference, the Anglican Consultive Council  and the Primates Meeting.  The congregations of the Global Anglican Future Conference will no longer contribute financially to church bodies under the Archbishop of Canterbury.  GAFCON now considers itself the true Anglican church.

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2025/10/17/anglican-church-splits-over-lgbt-friendly-woman-archbishop-of-canterbury/

The US Episcopal Church has tended to the liberal side and most of it is likely to stay with the Canterbury branch, but in the UK, conservative elements of the church have been building parallel institutions for years and may take this opportunity to break with Canterbury.  The Asian and African elements of the church, which is where church growth has been the strongest are heavily with GAFCON.