Church of the Ascension, Anglican

However, unlike most groups, those who formed Ascension acted sooner and did not wait for the watershed moment of the mid 1970s.

The first service for the Church of the Ascension was held on June 23, 1968, at Robert E. Lee High School in Fairfax County, Virginia.

On December 23, 1973 (Advent 4), the parish moved into its current building, known as the "Old Stone Church", in Centreville, Virginia.

During the early years the parish was served by a numerous supply priests until it could find its first rector.

The parish was involved in the continuing Anglican movement, as members were present at the meeting of the "Fellowship of Concerned Churchmen" at St. Louis in 1977 (from which the Affirmation of St. Louis developed).