Greetings from leaders in the Church of England and The Episcopal Church of Scotland to new CANA Bishops
December 9th 2007
To Bishop David Anderson, Bishop Robert Ames, Bishop Amos Fagbamiye and Bishop Nathan Kanu
We greet you in the name of our risen Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
We commend you to God for the ministry to which he has called you, and for which you have heard and answered his call.
“The Lord reigns: he is robed in majesty and is armed with strength. The world is firmly established: it cannot be moved. Your statutes stand firm; holiness adorns your house for endless days, O Lord.” Psalm 93
We applaud your willingness to align your will to his faithful and steadfast purposes. We know this path will be costly but will bear much fruit throughout the world.
Your colleagues in Christ.
Bishop Wallace Benn, Bishop of Lewes and President of the Church of England Evangelical Council
Bishop John Ball, Assistant Bishop, Diocese of Chelmsford
Bishop Colin Bazley, former Primate of the Southern Cone,Assistant Bishop, Diocese of Chester
Rev Dr Richard Turnbull, Chair of the Church of England Evangelical Council
Rev Richard Bewes, former Rector of All Souls Langham Place.
Dr Philip Giddings, Convenor of Anglican Mainstream and member of General Synod
Rev Geoffrey Kirk, Director, Forward in Faith
The Venerable Michael Lawson, Archdeacon of Hampstead
Rev Geoffrey Kirk, Forward in Faith.
The Rev David McCarthy, Rector, St Silas, Glasgow
Mr Paul Boyd-Lee, Chair of 1990 Group in General Synod
Mrs Sarah Finch, Member of General Synod
The Rev Paul Perkin, Chair of the Covenant Group for the Church of England and Member of General Synod
The Rev David Banting, Rector of St Peters Harold Wood
The Rev David Phillips, General Secretary, Church Society
The Rev Vaughan Roberts, Rector of St Ebbe’s Oxford
Mrs Alison Ruoff, member of General Synod
Canon Dr Chris Sugden, Executive Secretary, Anglican Mainstream and member of General Synod
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December 15th, 2007 at 8:29 pm
[...] Finally, the weekend of 8th-9th December 2007 proved an historic one for some Anglicans in America. Amongst other things four more senior pastors, (or Bishops) were commisioned (or consecrated) for ministry within CANA. Some Christian leaders from Britain have signed a letter of support. [...]