After two years of disagreements, the vestry of R. E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church in Lexington, Va., voted Monday night to return to the parish’s original name,
“We remain hopeful that the rally will not be besieged by hate groups or violence, but we feel that a relevant church must always be prepared to go wherever God’s people are hurting,” said the Rt. Rev. Shannon Johnston, Bishop of Virginia. “Events like these make our Intercultural Summit all the more timely, relevant and needed.”
Lee’s congregation had difficulty dealing with Lee’s MTV remarks and their aftermath, and called for a confidence vote in their pastor.
“Those windows won’t remain in their current place in their current context” – Cathedral spokesperson