Continuing The Episcopal Tradition
Following the December 2006 vote of The Falls Church to disaffiliate from the Episcopal Church, some members of the congregation who had voted to remain in the Episcopal Church gathered together to discuss continuing The Falls Church as an Episcopal-affiliated parish. The outcome of this meeting was the express desire to gather together those who were disaffected by the vote, and to worship together. Within a few weeks the congregation of the Falls Church (Episcopal) had grown to over 60 people, and by years' end, over one hundred.
In May 2012, following a favorable court ruling, the Episcopal congregation returned to the historic property.
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