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Statement from the Global South Primates Steering Committee, London, Mar 13-15, 2008
You can also download the pdf copy here Five Primates - Abp Peter Akinola, Abp Greg Venables, Abp Kolini, Abp Mouneer Anis and Abp John Chew - met together for some heart to heart conversations from 13th to 15th March in London. They released this statement. 1. We are most grateful to our Lord for enabling us as members of...
Continue reading...Five Primates respond to English Evangelical Bishops’ letter
16. February 2008
Source To Bishop David James and colleagues Brethren We have received your letter encouraging us to attend the Lambeth Conference with you. We trust that we are united in faithful obedience to the Scriptures and also to the Anglican Formularies. We understand your desire to continue to support the efforts of the Archbishop of...
Continue reading...An open letter to my fellow Primates - Abp Peter Akinola
08. November 2007
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our One and Only Saviour Jesus, the Christ. I write on the 490th anniversary of that moment in Church history when Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of the Cathedral in Wittenberg in which he asserted, among other things, that the truth of the gospel must always take precedence...
Continue reading...Communiqué of the Global South Primates, Shanghai, October 30, 2007
07. November 2007
1. The visit of the Global South Primates to the People’s Republic of China has given us an opportunity to meet and reflect on the present situation facing the Anglican Communion and what we have to do to move forward while remaining grounded in the Word of God and preserving its catholicity and apostolicity. 2. We are saddened...
Continue reading...A Statement on the Global South Primates’ Visit to China
31. October 2007
October 21-30, 2007 (Beijing, Xi’an, Nanjing & Shanghai) Introduction 1. At the invitation of the Honourable Minister of the State Administration for Religious Affairs (SARA) of the People’s Republic of China, Mr. Ye Xiaowen, the Primates of the Global South of the Anglican Communion visited the cities of Beijing,...
Continue reading...African Archbishops respond to New Orleans (CAPA Primates Communique), October 2007
06. October 2007
The Communiqué, CAPA Primates’ Meeting in Mauritius, October 2007 We, the Primates of the Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA) meeting 3rd to 5th October in Mauritius, Province of the Indian Ocean, issue this Communiqué from our meeting: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our one and only...
Continue reading...This is a critical time - A Statement from the Global South Primates Steering Committee, London, 2007
20. July 2007
Global South Steering Committee London, July 16-18, 2007 1. We are grateful for the prayers and witness of the millions of Anglicans around the world who live out their Christian faith in complex and sometimes hostile situations. Their lives and witness offer hope to a world that is in desperate need and we have been greatly encouraged...
Continue reading...Sitting at the Lord’s Table - Primates explain absence
17. February 2007
Primates explain absence at Holy Eucharist A number of the Global South Primates have not shared in the Holy Eucharist today with their fellow primates. They include Abp. Peter Akinola, Abp John Chew, Abp. Benjamin Nzimbi, Abp Justice Akrofi, Abp. Henry Orombi, Abp. Gregory Venables, and Abp. Emmanuel Kolini. They represent more than 30...
Continue reading...Global South Primates Kigali Communiqué, September 2006
23. September 2006
Global South Primates’ Meeting The Anglican Communion Kigali, Rwanda September 2006 Communiqué ________________________________________ 1. As Primates and Leaders of the Global South Provinces of the Anglican Communion we gathered at the Hotel des Mille Collines in Kigali, Rwanda, between 19th and 22nd September...
Continue reading...Communiqué from the Global South Primates Steering Committee meeting at Singapore, 6 Feb 06
17. February 2006
1. We are gathered on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the formation of Province of South East Asia to give thanks for the ministry of Archbishop Yong Ping Chung and to rejoice in the installation of Bishop John Chew as the Third Archbishop. 2. We give thanks to God for the dedication and vision of this remarkable Province...
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24. March 2008
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