reporter: the measurepassed in part because mny conservative episcalians have left the denomation. those remaining feel increingly isolated. >> it is very d for me because i am a lifelong episcopaan, i'm a lifelongnglican, but first and foremost im a life- long christia. and it is breaking my hrt to see thehurch destroying itself inhe manner in which we seem to be doi. >> reporter: many deleges here said they voted for he diection they believe god is caing their church to go i but those votes pose new challees for a global mmunion that has already bee strained close to a baking int. there's a lot riding on h what happened here gets interpreed around the wor. many glicans, especially in africa, asia a south america, were outged in 2003 when the episcopal church appred the consecration of n hampshire bishop geneobinson, the church's firsopenly gay bisho an emgency communion report called on the u.s. to b on any futureconsecrations of gay bishops until an internional consensus emges. the counion's spiritual leader, archbishop of nterbury rowan williams attded this meeng before the con