Our witnesses page features firsthand accounts written by advocates corroborating and contextualizing the accounts of our survivors, with permission from those survivors.

Alan’s Insider
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Alan’s Insider

I have just learned that the ACNA’s Bp. Alan Hawkins told the rest of the ACNA Provincial Response Team last year that I was his ACNAtoo “insider” and “informant”. I am devastated, but this is not about my pain. It is about how survivors were harmed.

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04 | Gauthier & Greenhouse & Giboney, Oh My!
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04 | Gauthier & Greenhouse & Giboney, Oh My!

Helen Keuning, former member of the UMD Bishop’s Council (BC), lays out her fourth reason for resigning from the BC: she can not trust the leadership in the UMD or in the ACNA to follow in the footsteps of Christ.

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03 | We’re a Mess
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03 | We’re a Mess

Helen Keuning continues with the third reason she resigned from the UMD Bishop’s Council. She decided to choose love instead of turning away.

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01 | Half-Truths, Lies, Secrecy & False Assurance
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01 | Half-Truths, Lies, Secrecy & False Assurance

Helen Keuning, former member of the UMD Bishop’s Council, breaks her silence to explain why she resigned from the BC. She provides extensive documentation to show that church leaders have been quick to tell falsehoods and half-truths, while survivors’ stories have been treated without regard for their wellbeing and their confidentiality.

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ACNA Witnesses: An Introduction
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ACNA Witnesses: An Introduction

The Rev. Gina Roes, former ACNA Provincial Response Team (PRT) member, appeals to her fellow clergy to listen to the voices of witnesses and survivors. She invites clergy to reject power plays and join her in serving the vulnerable.

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