Rob Ponsford
| Rob Ponsford | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1987/09/18 |
| 🏡 Residence | Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom |
| 💼 Occupation | Independent Episcopal Bishop |
| https://www.facebook.com/APCUKEU | |
Robert Ponsford is an Independent Episcopal Bishop with the Anglican Protestant Church which is the Anglican Ordinance of the United Episcopal Catholic Communion and a part of the Episcopal Free Communion.
Rob began his ministry within the Church of England and still maintains a close relationship to the Church of England to this day. Rob started looking at independent ministry away from the Church of England due to the former's stance on Affirming and inclusion of disabled people. Rob at first explored the Progressive Christian Alliance and completed the training and was licensed by the PCA.
However Rob found the PCA to be headed in a direction closer to that of Unitarianism(that being a blending of multiple faiths and a rejection of Christian scripture and tradition that Rob could not tolerate) and Quakerism, and discovered the Episcopal Catholic Church, where Rob was ordained first to the Diaconate and then after a short period during which he wrote some papers on Anglicanism was ordained to the Priest hood in full Apostolic Succession.
Due to disagreements with the Episcopal Catholic Church (now known as Unity Episcopal Fellowship of America) Rob left along with Bishop Brian Putzier and Bishop Brian formed and legally registered the United Episcopal Catholic Communion with the idea of having a communion of both Catholic and Anglican Churches. In this vein the Anglican Apostolic Church (now named Anglican Protestant Church) was crafted as an Ordinance of the UECC.
Rob Completed his Masters Degree in November 2020 in Christian Theology writing his thesis on the idea of Unity but not uniformity within the Body of Christ with the exception of a few foundations that were set by Jesus, Rob also is Broad Church practioner meaning Rob finds the beauty in a High Church Service and a more informal Low Evangelical service believing both are fantastic Rob has joked this makes him a Evangelical Anglo Catholic Methodist (as a joke on how everything needs a label) Rob was appointed Sub Conditionate to the Episcopacy by Bishop Brian (Sub Conditionate being used only due to the Covid 19 Pandemic and travel restrictions across the globe). On the 1st May 2022 Archbishop Brian Putzier made the trip to Plymouth and consecrated Rob to the Episcopate
Contact Information[edit]
Rob can be contacted via email: revrob@anglicanapostolicchurch.org
Ministries[edit]
| Title | Ministry | Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priest | Episcopal Catholic Church | 2019 | |
| Priest | United Episcopal Catholic Communion | 2019-2020 | |
| Bishop (Sub-Conditonate) | United Episcopal Catholic Communion (Anglican Protestant Church) | 2020-Present | |
| Bishop | United Episcopal Catholic Communion (Anglican Protestant Church) | 1 May 2022-Present |
Significant Dates[edit]
- 18 Sep 1987 - Born
- 10 Jun 2019 - Ordained to the Diaconate by Edward Vaughan
- 3 Aug 2019 - Ordained to the Presbyterate by Brian Putzier
- 1 March 2020- Incardinated to the United Episcopal Catholic Communion by Ecumenical Patriarch Brian Putzier
- 16th October 2020- Sub Conditionate appointed Bishop of the Anglican Ordinance the Anglican Protestant Church with Consecration set for May 2022 (this is due to the Covid 19 Pandemic.)
- 1st May 2022 consecrated to the Episcopate by Archbishop Brian Putzier in Plymouth England
Education[edit]
- 17th November 2020 Master of Christian Theology- St Charles Borromeo Seminary.
- April 2019 completed training with the Progressive Christian Alliance
