Fort Worth Via Media is an organization of ordained and lay Episcopalians in the Diocese of Fort Worth who are going to remain within the Episcopal Church of the United States of America.

Fort Worth Via Media understands and accepts that some among us are deeply troubled and grieved by the actions of the 2003 General Convention in consenting to the consecration of an honestly gay man as Bishop of the Diocese of New Hampshire and acknowledging that blessing of same gender unions is happening in some parts of the church.

We understand and accept that some among us celebrate these actions.

We believe that such diversity in opinion and belief expresses the range of faithful responses to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We believe that all Fort Worth Episcopalians bring unique gifts to the ministry of the church and that all have a place at Christ’s table. We strive to hold each other in love and respect, remaining together as sisters and brothers in Christ within the Episcopal Church USA. We know this is possible because we have been doing it since this diocese was founded in 1983. We have remained together despite deep differences over the “new” Prayer Book and the ordination of women.

We are loyal to the doctrine, worship, and discipline of the Episcopal Church USA. We are nurtured by Scripture, Tradition, and Reason—the three-legged stool of traditional Anglicanism. We are Episcopalians striving for a middle way—a via media—of diversity and tolerance in the Diocese of Fort Worth.

We invite all Fort Worth Episcopalians who share these views to join us.

Mission Statement of Via Media USA

Via Media USA, an alliance of associations of laity and clergy, is committed to promoting and protecting the faith, unity, and vitality of the The Episcopal Church as the American expression of Anglican tradition. Fort Worth Via Media has been a member of this new alliance since its formation in March of 2004.

Via Media USA

• Strives to emulate Jesus Christ, respecting the dignity of every human being;
  
  
• Affirms the four principles of the Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral - the Nicene Creed as a sufficient statement of belief, the Holy Scriptures as containing all things necessary to salvation, the Sacraments of Baptism and Holy Eucharist, and the Historic Episcopate;
  
  
• Acknowledges that Holy Scripture must be understood within the context of its origins and traditions of interpretation, as well as with the mediation of reason and the Holy Spirit;
  
  
• Nurtures greater understanding of Anglican tradition and Episcopal polity; and
  
  
• Celebrates its diverse understandings of matters outside the basic tenets of the faith as indicative of humanity’s struggle to understand God’s will for contemporary societies.

Via Media, the middle way, is not a compromise for the sake of peace, but a comprehension for the sake of truth.