▁to ▁appro ve ▁the ▁ord ination ▁of ▁women ▁to ▁the ▁priest hood ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁epis cop ate ▁and ▁also ▁provision ally ▁adopted ▁a ▁new ▁and ▁do ctr in ally ▁controvers ial ▁Book ▁of ▁Common ▁P ray er , ▁later ▁called ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁version . ▁During ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁several ▁thousand ▁diss ent ing ▁cler gy ▁and ▁lay pers ons ▁respond ed ▁to ▁those ▁actions ▁by ▁meeting ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Missouri ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁Fellow ship ▁of ▁Conc ern ed ▁Church men , ▁and ▁adopted ▁a ▁the ological ▁statement , ▁the ▁Aff irm ation ▁of ▁St . ▁Louis . ▁The ▁Aff irm ation ▁expressed ▁a ▁determ ination ▁" to ▁continue ▁in ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Fa ith , ▁Apost ol ic ▁Order , ▁Orth odox ▁Wor ship ▁and ▁Evangel ical ▁Wit ness ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁Ang lic an ▁Church , ▁doing ▁all ▁things ▁necessary ▁for ▁the ▁continu ance ▁of ▁the ▁same ." ▁ ▁Out ▁of ▁this ▁meeting ▁came ▁a ▁new ▁church ▁with ▁the ▁prov is ional ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁" Ang lic an ▁Church ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁( E pis cop al ) ". ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁bishop ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁church , ▁Charles ▁D oren , ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁by ▁a ▁retired ▁bishop ▁of ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁Church , ▁Albert ▁A . ▁Ch amb ers ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Spring field , ▁Illinois , ▁with ▁Francisco ▁P agt ak han ▁of ▁the ▁Philipp ine