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YMCA Ghana Develops Gender Policy

YMCA Ghana Develops Gender Policy

The Council of the Young Men Christian Association (YMCA) of Ghana has adopted a gender policy to be implemented by the National Executive Committee of the Association.

06 August 2012

Archbishop encourages prayer and attendance at the Anglicans Ablaze Conference

Archbishop encourages prayer and attendance at the Anglicans Ablaze Conference

The Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, the Most Revd. Thabo Cecil Makgoba, has issued a statement encouraging prayer and participation in the Anglicans Ablaze Conference to be held in Johannesburg in October this year.

01 August 2012

Archbishop Wabukhala defends electoral commission's credibility

Archbishop Wabukhala defends electoral commission's credibility

The Anglican Church has challenged Kenyans to be patient with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission amid reports of the commission's integrity waning.

30 July 2012

Anglicans in Zimbabwe threatened with arrest, barred from shrine once again

Anglicans in Zimbabwe threatened with arrest, barred from shrine once again

Anglicans in Zimbabwe's Diocese of Masvingo may once again face arrest for trying to commemorate the life and ministry of Arthur Shearly Cripps.

30 July 2012

Malawi religious leaders engaging in dialogue to help stem AIDS

Malawi religious leaders engaging in dialogue to help stem AIDS

26 July [ENInews]--Earlier this summer, Malawian religious leaders and people living with HIV met for a day of dialogue about HIV-related stigma and discrimination and how faith groups can respond at a national level, according to a news release from the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (EAA).

26 July 2012

[Updated] First female Anglican bishop for Africa elected in a 'spirit-filled' atmosphere

[Updated] First female Anglican bishop for Africa elected in a 'spirit-filled' atmosphere

The Revd Ellinah Ntombi Wamukoya yesterday became the bishop-elect of Swaziland and the first woman bishop in the 12 Anglican Provinces across Africa. It is thought she is only the second bishop elected in a mainline church on the continent.

19 July 2012

First woman bishop elected in Africa - the Revd Ellinah Wamukoya

First woman bishop elected in Africa - the Revd Ellinah Wamukoya

It is a great pleasure to announce that the first woman bishop has been elected for the Diocese of Swaziland and in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa

19 July 2012

Nigeria: Interfaith Delegation Releases Report on Violence

Nigeria: Interfaith Delegation Releases Report on Violence

By Michael Ireland [Continental News] Members of the Church of Christ in Nigeria in the Jos region are fleeing their homes, fearful of more violence in the wake of last weekend’s mass killings in Plateau state, according to Open Doors News.

18 July 2012

Kenya: Churches Security Tightened After Attacks

Kenya: Churches Security Tightened After Attacks

Security has been beefed up in most churches following last week's twin bombing on two worship centres in Garissa. A spot check on churches in Nairobi yesterday revealed that all worshippers were being screened, with some centres hiring services of uniformed security personnel.

11 July 2012

Kenya: Al Shabaab Tempt Cleric's Son With Six Million

Kenya: Al Shabaab Tempt Cleric's Son With Six Million

An Anglican Bishop on Sunday stunned Christians in Teso when he revealed how a cleric's son was offered Sh6 million to join the al-Shabaab militants.

11 July 2012