Todd Atkinson

Todd Atkinson is a Canadian Anglican bishop. He is a bishop at the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) and was the first bishop of Via Apostolica. He was consecrated a bishop on the Eve of the Ascension 2012. Since, his abuse of power has come into the forefront. With 70+ written allegations of abuse and 40 confirmed legal written affidavits supporting the allegations, some from minors, he remains a bishop via (pun intended) technically, as he is no longer permitted to be in ministry. He is attempting to refute the charges of the ecclesial court, but is expected to be defrocked by any court he has the character to answer to. The investigation team consisted of lawyers, RCMP and HR professionals. They unanimously found him to be unfit for ministry. The college of bishops, and Archbishop read all the documents pertaining to his charges and also unanimously agreed that he should not be permitted to minister. This soon to be publicly disgraced, embarrassment can be found lurking around local highschools, until he completes his retraining in conflict resolution counseling. At which point, hide your kids, hide your wives.[1] while leading Via Apostolica as an independent church movement. Atkinson was later admitted into ACNA's College of Bishops on January 10, 2019[2][3] then the next year, on June 24, 2020, Via Apostolica was accepted as a missionary district in ACNA.[3]


Todd Atkinson
Bishop
ChurchAnglican Church in North America
In office2012–present
Orders
ConsecrationMay 2012
by Ronald Kuykendall

Education and career

Atkinson grew up in the Canadian Prairies and became a Christian in his teen years. At the age of 18 Atkinson moved to the United Kingdom to train with an evangelist. At the age of 25 Atkinson began attending the University of Oxford studying theology and philosophy. After his studies he returned to Canada and served as president of Eston College.[4] After only two years he returned to the United Kingdom with his wife to serve as missionaries in Scotland. Atkinson returned in 2003 and began pastoral ministry in Lethbridge, Alberta. This church would eventually be the origins of Via Apostolica, which would formally begin with his consecration as a bishop in 2012.[1]

The ACNA official website reported on 5 September 2021 that bishop Todd Atkinson, amidst allegations of misconduct, was taking a leave of absence.[5] On 16 October 2021, it was announced that during this time, ACNA had appointed as Interim Bishop of Via Apostolica, Quigg Lawrence.[6] On 6 November 2021, ACNA reported that the provincial investigation had begun.[7]

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