▁the ▁alleg ed ▁in h ospital ity ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁juris dict ions ▁towards ▁low ▁church men . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁develop ments ▁and ▁statistics ▁The ▁original ▁generation ▁of ▁Cont inu ing ▁Ang lic an ▁par ishes ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁were ▁located ▁mainly ▁in ▁metropol itan ▁areas . ▁Since ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁a ▁number ▁have ▁appeared ▁in ▁smaller ▁communities , ▁often ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁division ▁in ▁the ▁town ' s ▁existing ▁Epis cop al ▁parish ( es ) ▁or ▁mission ( s ). ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 7 / 0 8 ▁Directory ▁of ▁Trad itional ▁Ang lic an ▁and ▁Epis cop al ▁Par ishes , ▁published ▁by ▁The ▁Fellow ship ▁of ▁Conc ern ed ▁Church men , ▁contained ▁information ▁on ▁over ▁ 9 0 0 ▁par ishes ▁affili ated ▁with ▁either ▁the ▁Cont inu ing ▁Ang lic an ▁churches ▁or ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁real ignment ▁movement . ▁ ▁The ▁principles ▁of ▁the ▁Aff irm ation ▁of ▁St . ▁Louis ▁and , ▁to ▁a ▁less er ▁extent , ▁the ▁Th irty - n ine ▁Articles ▁of ▁Religion , ▁provide ▁some ▁basis ▁for ▁unity ▁in ▁the ▁movement , ▁but ▁the ▁juris dict ions ▁are ▁numerous , ▁usually ▁quite ▁small ▁in ▁membership ▁and ▁often ▁spl inter ▁and ▁re comb ine . ▁ ▁Many ▁church ▁bodies ▁of ▁more ▁recent ▁origin ▁have ▁referred ▁to ▁themselves ▁as ▁" Cont inu ing ▁Ang lic an " ▁although ▁they ▁have ▁no ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁St . ▁Louis ▁and ▁do