U.S. Anglican Church archbishop accused of sexual misconduct, abuse of power

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Source: Washington Post

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U.S. Anglican Church archbishop accused of sexual misconduct, abuse of power

An attempted kiss, cash payments and other allegations roil the Anglican Church in North America.

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(Illustration by Michael Domine/The Washington Post)

By Ian Shapira
Shapira interviewed the priests and former employees who wrote affidavits in the presentment against the archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America. He and Reshma Kirpalani traveled to South Carolina, where Kirpalani took videos and photos for this story.

The Anglican Church in North America -- forged from the headline-grabbing conservative revolt against the Episcopal Church's first openly gay bishop -- is now confronting allegations by clergy and parishioners against two of its top leaders: One is accused of sexual misconduct, while the other allegedly abused his power by allowing men with troubling histories into the church.

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By Ian Shapira
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2025/10/23/anglican-church-archbishop-misconduct/

[Jilly_in_VA]

1. paywall or email required

not doing that for Bezos

[cbabe]

2. Second alternate link:

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/23/g-s1-94599/anglican-church-archbishop-accused-of-sexual-misconduct

Anglican Church Archbishop accused of sexual misconduct
OCTOBER 23, 202510:38 AM ET
By
Kathryn Post

Archbishop Steve Wood, who heads the Anglican Church of North America, faces allegations of sexual harassment, bullying and plagiarism, according to an explosive report released by The Washington Post on Thursday (Oct. 23). The list of charges, signed by at least 10 individuals attesting to the allegations, is the latest in a string of crises to rock the small, conservative denomination.

Claire Buxton, a former children's ministry director at St. Andrew's Church in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, where Wood serves as rector, told the Post that Wood attempted to kiss her in his office in April 2024, just before he was elected to replace Archbishop Foley Beach as head of the denomination. Buxton claims that before the incident, Wood gave her more than $3,000 from church funds and that church employees had commented on Wood's "excessive praise and fondness" for her. Priests have also accused Wood of plagiarizing sermons and bullying staff members before becoming archbishop.

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3. "allowing men with troubled histories into the church"

Wasn't Jesus all about bringing these types of people into the fold?
I would rather have a known pedophile in church that a pastor hiding it.

[yardwork]

8. I have a feeling that's a euphemism for allowing rapists to be ministers.

[2na fisherman]

4. Bishopric

...is another name for diocese. And the Archbishop just wanted to give her a benediction in the rectory.

[IbogaProject]

5. Yep these are the pissypants who got upset when women got ordained

Which has really helped that church modernize and become more liberal.

[yardwork]

7. Yes, this is the spinoff.

The ones who got all upset when the Episcopal Church allowed LGBTQ people in and treated them decently. They ran off and formed their own bigoted church and we see how that's going...

[Jilly_in_VA]

9. The "Anglican" Church here

is led by a former Southern Baptist minister, and boy, can you tell it! I went there a few times after going to the local Episcopal Cjurch and finding it a bastion of the "frozen chosen". After a couple of their services I was fed up. Liked the people, hated the theology and the "praise music". Thus began my journey towards the Orthodox Church, which is a story in itself.

[obamanut2012]

6. This is a rightwing schism of the Episcopal Church

This is NOT Sean Rowe.

[twodogsbarking]

10. Guess it is too late to transfer him to a new church.

Not that that would ever happen.