The Episcopal Synod of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) have issued the following communique following their recent meeting of 27th-28th June held in Abuja.
04 July 2006
The Province of the Anglican Church of Burundi welcomed Dr Stephen Dzisi from Episcopal Relief and Development for one week in June. The purpose of the visit was to assess the situation regarding malaria in order to see how the Church might best intervene in the prevention of the disease.
27 June 2006
Abuja, June 26, 2006- Hundreds of Anglican delegates will this Wednesday gather in Abuja, to launch the 1st National Conference of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) and discuss how to build the welfare of the nation.
27 June 2006
We, the Primates of the Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA), meeting in Kampala on 21st - 22nd June, have followed with great interest your meeting of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church USA in Columbus.
23 June 2006
Archbishop Bernard Ntahoturi congratulated the government on changes made for women that enable them to receive free care in childbirth and for infants under the age of 5 years. This will have an impact on women's health and reduce maternal and infant mortality in the future.
15 June 2006
I have read Bishop Gladwin's statement on arrival to England from his visit from Kenya with 20 others last week. I would wish to make it clear that when we heard that Bishop Gladwin after only a day's stay in Kenya was a patron of Changing Attitude which advocates the full inclusion of gay and lesbian people at all levels in the church, we distanced ourselves from him and his group as this is where we differ.
02 June 2006
This year is my tenth year as Archbishop of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa...It is an extremely demanding position with many wide-ranging responsibilities and although, according to the canons of our church, I could continue to fill it until I am seventy, I have decided that the time is coming for me to step down. It is my intention therefore to retire in 2008
18 May 2006
Anglican bishops under the leadership of Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane have said that they continue to be deeply concerned about the treatment of women in our society. So much so that, in solidarity with all women in Southern Africa, they intend organising a series of special events on August 9 this year.
15 May 2006
Anglican Archbishop, Njongonkulu Ndungane, earlier today met with a delegation from Finland, led by Archbishop Jukka Paarma of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in that country.
27 April 2006
One of the strongest homegrown voices for African development, the African Monitor, will soon be lobbying the plight of the continent's people, the poor in particular, in the corridors of power all over the world.
27 April 2006