Be Faithful! Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans South Africa
SEPTEMBER 3 - ST JOHN’S CHURCH
Cnr. Church Road & 8th Avenue Walmer Port Elizabeth
Doors will open at 08.30. (Regitration will be available at the door). An exhibition with stands from a number of organizations and societies will be open.
The Title for this gathering is “Be Faithful”. We are commissioned to fully express what we believe we should be and offer to the Christian community in Southern Africa. Be faithful – this is our calling as Anglican Christians today. The Scriptures exhort us to remain faithful to the faith ‘once for all delivered to the saints’, to the Lordship of Christ and hence to Apostolic teaching and practice.
The FCA is not another organization. It is not seeking to create another church. It is a spiritual movement and fellowship for renewal, reformation and mission – uniquely bringing together those whose key shaping and commitment, but not exclusive identity, has been through the Anglo-Catholic, conservative evangelical, and charismatic expressions of Anglicanism. The FCA movement can do this because it is defined by its centre in the Christian faith as currently embraced in the Jerusalem Declaration and Statement.
Vinay Samuel, a speaker On September 3 says:
“Gafcon is defined by its centre and not by any boundaries. It is a fellowship of people who affirm the centre of orthodox faith as expressed in the Jerusalem Statement. Some who are uncertain whether they are in or out might be finding boundaries which were never intended by those who have taken the initiative to launch this fellowship.”
“Some orthodox Anglicans distance themselves from GAFCON/FCA while affirming that they have much in common with the Jerusalem Statement and with the initiators of FCA. They are as keen to be seen as “inclusive” as they are to be seen as Orthodox. Inclusion is elevated to as important a basis for fellowship as orthodox faith. As an Indian Christian who lives in the west I am no stranger to exclusion, but I do not believe a biblical understanding of inclusion supports such a view.”
It is the intention of FCA Southern Africa to seek to support those in this Region who hold and support this center of orthodox faith. We intend to hold at least one annual meeting for teaching and fellowship, to strengthen the quality of biblical teaching and preaching.
We also hope to become a fellowship where all, who hold the ‘Anglican expression’ of the Christian faith dear, but are now divided for whatever reasons of history may have the opportunity to meet share and perhaps in God’s grace find a path to strengthen unity once more. We also hope that all who hold the plain teachings of scripture dear may also find value in this fellowship.
The Day will include:
9.00 – 5.00 : Teaching, discussions and Fellowship (Tea and lunch included)
7.30 – Worship, keynote address and launch of FCA.
Costs: R150.00 – registration fee which will include lunch and refreshments and any handouts from the speakers.
For more information and registration :
email : befaithfullsa@gmail.com
or
Tel : 0837990726 or
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