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ACNS 3594     |     USA     |	  29 SEPTEMBER 2003 

American Anglican Council and Christ Church announce soaring
registration numbers for "A Place to Stand" gathering

[ACNS source: American Anglican Council] The American Anglican Council
(AAC) and Christ Church of Plano, Texas, have announced that
registrations for the "A Place to Stand: Declaring, Preparing" gathering
have topped 2200. To date, "A Place to Stand" has drawn participants
from all 50 states representing at least 95 Episcopal dioceses (out of
110). The participant list already includes 40 bishops, 729 priests, 43
deacons, 91 seminary students and 1,219 lay members of Episcopal
churches across the nation. International and ecumenical representatives
have also registered for the event. Over 75 media credentials have been
approved.

"The extraordinary conference registration numbers show that mainstream
Anglicans in the Episcopal Church are mobilized and determined to find a
way to remain within the Anglican family," said the Revd Canon David C.
Anderson, AAC President and CEO. "As we have said all along, we're not
leaving. It is the Episcopal Church that has departed from the historic
teachings of the Christian church and separated itself from the Anglican
Communion."

"We are seeing an incredible response for 'A Place to Stand,'" said the
Revd David Roseberry, Rector of Christ Church, Plano. "The number of
priests who have registered is equivalent to roughly 10 per cent of all
active clergy in ECUSA and the overall number of registrants is larger
than the number of ECUSA deputies and bishops who attended General
Convention."

The gathering will be held at the Wyndham Anatole Hotel in Dallas,
Texas, from noon October 7 through noon October 9, 2003.

For more information or to register for "A Place to Stand: Declaring,
Preparing", visit the AAC web site at www.americananglican.org or the
Christ Church website at www.christchurchplano.org

All participants are required to register online. All media interested
in attending must apply for media credentials.

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