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by @DOMA_Misconduct

Here's a timeline of events at Incarnation Anglican Church in Williamsburg, Virginia, for those interested in following ongoing episcopal misconduct and imposition of C4SO ideology by Chris Warner, Bishop of the Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic (DOMA) in @The_ACNA:

Dec 27: It is suddenly announced that IAC’s priest, widely respected by the congregation, will be departing within a month with no planned replacement. It is also revealed that he was quietly demoted earlier in the year from interim rector to priest in charge. Jan 17: An email from IAC's Parish Administrator announces that, at the direction of Bp. Warner and Cn. Mary Hays, IAC will forgo pastoral support for the next 4 months. Guest preachers from his diocesan staff including Cn. Hays herself will lead services, with no interim rector. Feb 9: Canon Mary Hays visits IAC and leads the Sunday service. This is the first time a female priest has celebrated the Eucharist at IAC. Parish attendance declines significantly amid growing unease over innovations to liturgical standards. Small groups are placed on hold. Apr 20: Bp. Warner visits IAC a week before the vestry election. Around this time, he insists the vestry add another female vestry member and that the parish profile require the next rector to be willing to receive communion from a female priest.

Apr 27: The vestry election is disrupted by individuals associated with Bp. Warner, who challenge the legitimacy of the process, berate vestry members, and attempt to impede the vote. A DOMA deacon is overheard describing the election as "a battle between the women and the men."

Apr 28: The next day, an IAC staff member sends a message from Bishop Warner to the parish calling for "an emergency congregational meeting" on Apr 30. He attributes the unrest not to the election disruption but to "systemic anxiety" within the parish’s leadership.

Apr 30: At the parish meeting, Bp. Warner offers no rebuke for the instigators. He blames the vestry, questions their legitimacy, maligns former parish priests, praises the spouse of one of the instigators, & accuses the vestry of plotting an illicit transfer to another diocese.

May 3: In a letter to the parish, Bp. Warner continues to undermine the vestry's legitimacy. He reveals that vestry members were re-elected but accuses them of disloyalty, barring them from meeting until his handpicked interim rector arrives. "His contract is now signed." May 7: The new interim rector is announced in the parish newsletter. He has an extensive history of having worked under Bp. Warner, having served 9 years as his assistant at St. Christopher Conference Center in Charleston, SC. He will travel back and forth between IAC and SC. May 28: The vestry sends a letter to the archbishop and DOMA's standing committee signed unanimously by the vestry & search committee, outlining 8 charges of episcopal misconduct and spiritual abuse by Bp. Warner. The letter is personally received by Archbishop Steve Wood. Jun 6: Bp. Warner sends another letter to the parish disclosing the vestry’s misconduct report and commenting on its contents. He blames the vestry for not communicating with him, expresses dismay that they haven't resigned, and announces another parish meeting for Jun 11. Jun 10: With mounting pressure from Bp. Warner, the vestry again pleads with DOMA’s standing committee and the archbishop's office for relief. They offer no action, only encouragement to attend the Jun 11 meeting. With no diocesan & provincial support, the entire vestry resigns. Jun 11: A "transitional vestry" is quickly appointed. Members of DOMA’s standing committee join Bp. Warner at the Jun 11 parish meeting. They discuss the allegations in the misconduct report but state that they do not intend to investigate the charges or take any further action. Jun 19: After a former vestry member shares the misconduct report with the parish, Bp. Warner’s handpicked interim responds on Jun 19 by sharing the names of signatories with the parish, publicly accusing them of sin for not following the pattern of reconciliation in Matthew 18. Here is a picture of Incarnation Anglican Church today, from the most recent service Jun 22. Few members still attend other than the staff and "transitional vestry." This is how bishops in @The_ACNA are working hard to advance the spread of the Gospel.