The Anglican Mission in America (AMiA) will soon have an English counterpart, as the Church of Uganda will sponsor a missionary bishop to serve in England. The difference is that the scheme for overlapping Anglican jurisdictions in England has received the approval of the Archbishop of Canterbury and Bishop of London.

The Rev. Sandy Millar, the vicar of Holy Trinity, Brompton, London, (HTB) will be consecrated a bishop of the Church of Uganda with a missionary jurisdiction in England.

Unlike the AMiA, which has received the opprobrium of the Episcopal Church since its inception in 2000, and has been accused of violating traditional church concepts of jurisdiction, plans for an “Alpha” bishop for evangelicals in England has received the tacit approval of Archbishop Rowan Williams and Bishop Richard Chartres of London.