▁not ▁ad here ▁to ▁all ▁of ▁its ▁principles . ▁Some ▁reports ▁put ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁such ▁juris dict ions ▁at ▁more ▁than ▁forty , ▁but ▁fewer ▁than ▁a ▁dozen ▁of ▁the ▁churches ▁popular ly ▁called ▁" Cont inu ing ▁Ang lic an ▁churches " ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁meeting ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis . ▁ ▁Re un ification ▁efforts ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁various ▁juris dict ions ▁made ▁attempts ▁at ▁over coming ▁the ▁movement ' s ▁divisions . ▁The ▁Ang lic an ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Province ▁of ▁Christ ▁the ▁King , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁of ▁North ▁America ▁entered ▁into ▁discuss ions ▁about ▁possible ▁organ ic ▁unity . ▁A ▁Comm union ▁Ag re ement ▁was ▁entered ▁into ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁one ▁bishop ▁from ▁each ▁juris diction ▁consec r ated ▁three ▁suff rag an ▁b ish ops ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁int ending ▁that ▁they ▁serve ▁all ▁three ▁juris dict ions . ▁ ▁The ▁Ang lic an ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁and ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁L akes ▁formed ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁Ang lic an ▁Conference ▁for ▁mut ual ▁assistance ▁between ▁" B ib lic al ▁Ang lic an " ▁churches . ▁A ▁suff rag an ▁bishop ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁for ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁by ▁its ▁pres