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Communiqué of the Global South Primates during their visit to China in September 2011
Lead Photo: The Primates in a dialogue session with the National leadership for the TSMP/CCC at their head office, led by Elder Fu Xianwei, Chairman of the national TSPM, and Revd Gao Feng, President of the national CCC. 1. At the kind invitation of His Excellency Mr. Wang Zuoan, Minister for the State Administration for Religious...
Continue reading...Preamble to the Letter of Accession - Province of Southeast Asia
16. May 2011
This Preamble gives an account of the decisions that led to the drawing up of the Anglican Communion Covenant. It also outlines the raison d'être for the Church of the Province of South East Asia’s agreement to sign the Anglican Communion Covenant. The historical events of the past decade which caused the ‘torn...
Continue reading...Update on the situation in Imbaba - Archbishop Mouneer Anis
10. May 2011
9th May 2011 Dear friends, Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ! Thank you very much for your messages and prayers for us as we go through this difficult time. With great sadness, I would like to tell you about the tragic situation in Imbaba, Giza. Imbaba is a densely populated area, a few kilometres south of Cairo. Over...
Continue reading...Plans announced for GAFCON 2 and London and Africa offices
07. May 2011
May 11, 2011 GAFCON primates meeting in Africa have announced plans for another international conference as well as opening offices in London and Nairobi. The council of Anglican leaders was established by the Global Anglican Future Conference in 2008, representing more than 35 million Anglicans. Now, the Primates are planning for a...
Continue reading...“People are our priority” - The Archbishop of The Anglican Communion in Japan
25. March 2011
The latest statement from the Archbishop of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai (The Anglican Communion in Japan) The Most Revd Nathaniel Makoto Uematsu on the situation in Japan 22 March, 2011 Ten days have past since the major magnitude 9 earthquake which happened in regions from Tohoku to Kanto on the 11th March. The major tsunami, which hit...
Continue reading...Statement from the Archbishop of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai, The Most Revd Nathaniel Makoto Uematsu
16. March 2011
14 March, 2011 On the 11th of March at 2:46pm, the biggest earthquake ever to hit Japan struck just off the coast of the Tohoku region. This caused a tsunami and fires that brought massive devastation to a very wide area. This unimaginably strong earthquake triggered an explosion at the Fukushima No.1 nuclear reactor. The people...
Continue reading...Installation of Central Africa Primate announced
14. March 2011
Following the election of Bishop Albert Chama of Northern Zambia as the Archbishop of the Church of the Province of Central Africa on 17 February 2011 in Harare, Zimbabwe, the installation service will take place at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Lusaka in Zambia on Sunday 20 March 2011. This will be a joyous occasion after four years...
Continue reading...Jamaica Church Missionary Society to celebrate 150 years of service
14. March 2011
Two Anglican theologians will visit Jamaica to participate in an ecumenical symposium next Monday, to mark the 150th Anniversary of the Jamaica Church Missionary Society (JCMS). They are the Reverend Drexel Gomez, retired Anglican Archbishop of the West Indies, and the Reverend Canon Paul Avis, general secretary of the Church of...
Continue reading...Dublin Post-Mortem - ACI
07. February 2011
Much has already been written about the Primates’ Meeting that concluded last Sunday. From our perspective, the most important evaluation of this gathering is one that assesses its place in the ecclesiology of the Anglican Communion that has been developed with considerable effort, thought and consensus over the last century. That...
Continue reading...Updates from Egypt - 3rd February
07. February 2011
"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." John 14:27 My Dear Friends, Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ! First, I would like to thank you so much for your prayers, phone calls, and messages...
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14. September 2011
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