January 22, 2026

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Many of you may have seen the recent communication issued by the ACNA provincial office following this January’s meeting of the College of Bishops. This semiannual meeting occurred amid a season of particular challenge and difficulty for our province: active presentments against Archbishop Wood and Bishop Jones, diverse reactions to the verdict in the ecclesiastical trial of Bishop Ruch, and a broader sense of concern about trust and accountability in provincial leadership. Yet even in this context, I was genuinely encouraged by the meeting.

First, we addressed some essentials head-on, including strengthening our processes for vetting candidates for the office of bishop and archbishop and advancing the call (first made by the College of Bishops in 2022) for an independent review of how the Province handled allegations against Bishop Ruch. I am thankful that the Executive Committee of the Province has now officially authorized that review. We also requested a special Provincial Assembly, which will convene this summer after Provincial Council, to ratify proposed Title IV changes that will improve ecclesiastical discipline processes. All of these things are necessary and, I think, good for us as a Province.

But what encouraged me most was the character of our conversation. You may know that, in December, there was a last-minute meeting of the College in Plano, Texas. The conversation then as well as in January was frank and open, often difficult and painful, but marked by a shared willingness to face hard realities together. At one particularly intense moment in December, I leaned to a colleague and said, “This is probably the best College of Bishops meeting I have been to.” Not because it was fun, but because it was needed.

This is a beginning. It will take sustained effort to reform how the College works together relationally and functionally to serve the Church. But these actions show movement toward greater transparency, accountability, and care for the vulnerable.

I am grateful for your steadfastness and partnership in the gospel mission God has given us, to proclaim Christ faithfully even amid these provincial challenges.

Please continue to keep the College and provincial leadership in your prayers. With the grace of God assisting us, convicting us, reconciling us, and sanctifying us, we can move forward for the sake of the Kingdom.

Grace and peace to you,

The Right Reverend Alex W. Cameron
Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh