The Revd Canon George Kovoor, General Secretary of EFAC, has been elected rector of St John’s Episcopal Church, New Haven. St John’s acquired a reputation as an evangelical parish under the long tenure of Peter Rodgers. Kovoor was President of one of the Church of England’s theological colleges (seminaries), Trinity College, Bristol, from 2005 to April 2013.
EFAC is the international body supported by the organisations that represent the Evangelicals in each of the various Anglican churches throughout the world. EFAC-USA, formerly the Fellowship of Witness, was the organisation representing Evangelicals in the Episcopal Church. EFAC-USA ceased to function when its chairman left the Episcopal Church, and has yet to be reorganised. There is a history of EFAC-USA, written by Cook Kimball, and a copy of the EFAC Statement of Faith, on our ‘Resources’ page.
Kovoor hopes to contribute to a reorganisation of EFAC-USA and the renewal of the Episcopal Church: “I am hoping that my arrival to the USA and to St John’s Episcopal Church will be an encouragement to the evangelicals in the USA… I hope I can organise all those who share a common commitment to Christ, the Bible, to Mission and Evangelism. I believe God called me to serve here as a rallying point to faithful evangelicals. I have experienced the presence and the power of the Living God in my life and ministry and am sure that the Lord has brought me here for a purpose.”
Still an Evangelical in the Episcopal Church 
October 8, 2013 at 9:51 am
Let me know when EFAC reorganizes. I’d like to be there.
October 8, 2013 at 11:37 am
This seems very good news indeed for those who are hoping for a resurrection of the Episcopal Church.
October 8, 2013 at 9:06 pm
Amen and amen. A return of EFAC to the USA would indeed be good news, offering an opportunity to “fly the flag” of evangelicalism once again in the Episcopal Church. Many thanks to Philip Wainwright for keeping the spirit alive!
October 12, 2013 at 8:30 am
The international body EFAC is a creation of the associations of Evangelicals in each of the member churches of the communion, and its council consists of representatives of each association. As soon as Evangelicals in PECUSA decide to reorganise, we can renew our connection with EFAC by sending our representatives to its meetings (which only occur every few years). The question of reorganisation came up at the VTS meeting in 2010, but there was no enthusiasm for it at that time. Perhaps it’s a good time to try again.
October 13, 2013 at 6:36 pm
I think it is high time, myself.
October 16, 2013 at 11:07 am
I know that I would be a part of the resurrection of EFAC here in the US. I look forward to more updates in the near future! Thank you Rev. Wainwright for your continued dedication to awakening evangelicals in PECUSA.
November 3, 2013 at 1:53 am
Please let me know. I’m happy to help out in any way – praying, funding, researching, writing, editing, networking, and more.