Overview
- Wood announced a voluntary, paid leave from his archiepiscopal role and his duties as bishop of the Diocese of the Carolinas, and he also retired as rector of St. Andrew’s Parish in South Carolina.
- Dean of the Province Ray Sutton will assume archiepiscopal responsibilities during the leave with assistance from Bishop Julian Dobbs.
- ACNA leaders say the Board of Inquiry will include clergy and lay members, will be appointed by Sutton, and typically works for weeks to up to three months without a fixed deadline.
- Allegations reported include an attempted kiss of a staff member in April 2024, more than $3,000 in payments from church funds, bullying, and sermon plagiarism, all predating Wood’s 2024 election as archbishop.
- Wood has publicly denied the accusations as lacking merit, and church canons state that a guilty verdict after any trial could lead to penalties from a godly admonition to deposition or defrocking.