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Proposed North American Province Rocks Anglican Boat

Saturday, December 6th, 2008 Posted in Anglican Church in North America | Comments Off

By Jeff Walton, Institute on Religion & Democracy “While disaffected groups have split from the Episcopal Church in the past, the fact that many of these groups are now unifying is unprecedented.” — ... Read more..

Archbishops hold Canterbury summit over threat of schism

Friday, December 5th, 2008 Posted in Anglican Church in North America, Archbishop Of Canterbury | Comments Off

By Ruth Gledhill, Timesonline Anglican archbishops will hold an emergency meeting with the Archbishop of Canterbury today to discuss the unfolding schism in the Church in America. The meeting between Dr Rowan ... Read more..

Gafcon Primates meet the Archbishop of Canterbury

Friday, December 5th, 2008 Posted in Anglican Church in North America, Archbishop Of Canterbury, Common Cause, Global Anglican Future Conference, News | Comments Off

By Stephen Sizer It is time for plain speaking: The Episcopal Church in the USA and the Anglican Church of Canada have prostituted the Christian faith and authorized that which God ... Read more..

New American Province looms

Thursday, December 4th, 2008 Posted in News | Comments Off

Church of England Newspaper  December 5 By George Conger A THIRD Province movement in North America will be the topic of a special meeting at Lambeth Palace today (Dec 5). The Archbishop of ... Read more..

Lambeth Palace on new province as Gafcon primates fly in for summit

Thursday, December 4th, 2008 Posted in Anglican Church in North America, Archbishop Of Canterbury, News | Comments Off

By Ruth Gledhill, TimesonLine  Lambeth Palace on new province as Gafcon primates fly in for summit As the Washington Post reports, conservatives from The Episcopal Church 'have voted to form their own ... Read more..

Archbishops Anis, Nzimbi, Akrofi: We Will Recognize the New North American Province

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 Posted in Anglican Communion, TEC | Comments Off

By Greg Griffith, Stand Firm After my interview about the Anglican Relief and Development Fund, I asked Bishop Duncan, and Archbishops Anis, Nzimbi and Akrofi about the new North American Province. Greg ... Read more..

Concerns expressed over Indaba group manipulation

Saturday, November 15th, 2008 Posted in Anglican Communion, News | Comments Off

By George Conger The Archbishop of Jerusalem and the Middle East has welcomed Dr. Rowan Williams’ decision to hold the 2009 Primates Meeting in Alexandria, Egypt, telling The Church of England ... Read more..

Open Letter to the House of Bishops

Thursday, November 13th, 2008 Posted in Women Bishops | Comments Off

From Massinformation (Hat Tip: Kendall Harmon) Thursday 13th November 2008 Most Reverend and Right Reverend Fathers in God,   Tomorrow you will meet as a House of Bishops to discuss the current state of the ... Read more..

Rowan’s Rule reveals the complex character of the Archbishop of Canterbury

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 Posted in News | Comments Off

By Ruth Gledhill, Timesonline Rowan's Rule: Rupert Shortt,  Hodder & Stoughton £18, Times Books It is a rare and welcome privilege to be given insights into the humanity of a figure in ... Read more..

Duncan deposition “will not be recognised by African Churches”

Saturday, November 8th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »

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STATEMENT FROM THE CAPA MEETING

Friday, November 7th, 2008 Posted in Anglican Communion, Global Anglican Future Conference, Global South | No Comments »

From Global South Anglican STATEMENT FROM THE PRIMATES AND STANDING COMMITTEE OF CAPA IN NAIROBI, SEPTEMBER 3RD AND 4TH 2008 We met as Primates of Africa together with the Standing Committee of ... Read more..

Church of England reports declining attendance, but increased ordinations

Friday, October 24th, 2008 Posted in Church of England, News | No Comments »

By Toby Cohen, Religious Intelligence Church attendance in England has continued to fall, according to the latest Church of England statistics, but donations to the Church are increasing and the numbers ... Read more..

Fresh Expressions leader to be Bishop of Sheffield

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »

  No.10 Downing Street announces today the appointment of The Revd Dr Steven John Lindsey Croft, currently Archbishops' Missioner and Leader of the Fresh Expressions team, as the next Bishop of ... Read more..

Parents believe it is a ‘right’ to choose a faith school

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 Posted in Children/Family, Church of England, Education | No Comments »

By Matt Cresswell, Religious Intelligence Most of the UK population believes it has the right to choose a faith-based state school for its children, a new poll reveals. The poll also found ... Read more..

How Anglican Communion Developments have transformed Reform

Saturday, October 18th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »

What was remarkable and yet little reported about this year’s Reform Conference in Holborn, central London, was how a motion on the potential need for alternative episcopal oversight in Church ... Read more..

Inquiry launched into Lambeth Conference shortfall

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 Posted in Lambeth Conference | No Comments »

By  George Conger, Religious Intelligence The Archbishops’ Council and the Church Commissioners have launched an investigation into the finances of the 2008 Lambeth Conference in England. John Ormerod, a former senior ... Read more..

Financial crisis looms for Anglicans

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 Posted in Church of England, News | No Comments »

By Ruth Gledhill, TimesonLine Just back from Lambeth Palace, where the Archbishop of Canterbury blamed human greed for the financial crisis, word has reached me of a meeting this morning ... Read more..

An open letter of support to Bp Bob Duncan from AB Henry Orombi

Thursday, September 25th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »

Source: Church of Uganda   From AAC Date: September 24, 2008  Dear Bishop Duncan, I greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, the name above all names, and the One who ... Read more..

Statement from Bishop Wallace Benn and others supporting call for new province in America

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 Posted in News | 1 Comment »

"The Jerusalem statement from almost 1200 confessing Anglican leaders urged the Archbishops of Nigeria, Kenya, Southern Cone, Tanzania, Uganda, West Africa and Rwanda to recognise a new Anglican province for ... Read more..

Archbishop Akinola signs on to Primates’ Statement in support of Bishop Duncan

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »

September 22, 2008 Archbishop Peter Akinola, leader of The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), the largest Anglican province in the world, has signed on to this previously released statement in support ... Read more..