The Episcopalian heads for extinction: Denominational collapse is announced with plan to sell NYC headquarters

The collapse of The Episcopal Church in the United States doesn’t really qualify as headline news. Membership has been in a freefall for decades now. More than 30 years ago, a prominent sociologist of religion declared in the Wall Street Journal that the church’s days were numbered. The article’s headline stated the issue clearly: “The Episcopalian Goes the Way of the Dodo.”That pretty much summarizes the situation, but the denomination still had money and social status. Arguably, the Episcopal