Overview
- Wood stepped back from archiepiscopal and diocesan roles and announced his retirement as rector, with leave designated as paid until proceedings conclude.
- A 10-person Board of Inquiry of clergy and lay members will investigate the presentment and decide whether to refer the case to an ecclesiastical trial.
- Reported allegations include an attempted kiss of a staff member in April 2024, unexpected payments to her from church funds, bullying, and sermon plagiarism, all said to predate his election as archbishop.
- Wood has publicly and emphatically denied the accusations and says he is committed to ACNA’s canonical process.
- Acting archiepiscopal duties shift to Dean Ray Sutton with assistance from Bishop Julian Dobbs, as an anonymous open letter published on Anglican Ink accuses Sutton of previously dismissing whistleblower complaints related to ex-chaplaincy leader Derek Jones, underscoring wider accountability strains in the denomination.