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Mind the Gap - growing disciples in Peru

Churches in South America have been growing at a phenomenal rate, but, according to the Bishop of Peru, the Rt Revd Bill Godfrey, and his team of lay workers, there has been a gap. “If you ask the average person in Peru if they are a Christian, the majority will say they are, but how that makes a difference in their day to day lives is much more limited,” says lay worker Paul Tester.

02 March 2016

New communications director for Anglican Communion

The Anglican Communion has appointed former BBC journalist Adrian Butcher as its new director for communications. He will take up the post immediately after Easter.

01 March 2016

Canada: Bishops' statement ahead of Synod's same-sex marriage vote

A draft resolution to change Canada’s Marriage Canon to accommodate the marriage of same-sex partners is not likely to pass in the Order of Bishops by the required 2/3rds majority, the House of Bishops have said in a statement. Officials from the Anglican Church of Canada's General Synod have responded to the announcement.

01 March 2016

Rupert's Land diocese sponsors Somali orphans

A remarkable account about how the diocese of Rupert's Land worked with the Canadian government, diplomats in the Middle East and doctors in London, to rescue an orphaned family of stateless Somali children who were born and raised in Saudi Arabia.

26 February 2016

Praying for the Anglican Consultative Council

The Anglican Consultative Council will meet in Lusaka for its 16th triennial meeting in April, and the secretary general of the Anglican Communion, Archbishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon, is asking “all our members in every Province, as well as our ecumenical partners, to join us in this prayer as we prepare for the meeting of this Instrument of our Communion.”

25 February 2016

Anglican Communion recognises youth and children discipleship with new award

Successful and emerging discipleship work with and by children and young people within the Anglican Communion will be recognised with two new awards. The new Youth and Children Ministry Award will be presented for the first time at this year’s Anglican Consultative Council meeting in Lusaka, Zambia, in April. 

24 February 2016

Deadline looms for young people who want to spend year in God's time at Lambeth Palace

Young people who want to spend a year living at Lambeth Palace, the London home of the Archbishop of Canterbury, as part of a “radical Jesus-centred community of prayer, study and serving local communities” have just under one week to submit their applications.

23 February 2016

A carbon fast for Lent - living for a change?

The Carbon Fast for Lent developed by the Anglican Communion Environmental Network (ACEN) is generating a lot of interest this year.

17 February 2016

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry speaks on Primates' statement

The Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in America, Michael Curry, has given a detailed response to the statement about the Episcopal Church issued at last month’s Primates Meeting when he was asked by a journalist for clarification about the consequences of the statement for the Episcopal Church.

15 February 2016

Archbishop Justin Welby unpacks Primates' communique

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has used his presidential address to the Church of England’s General Synod to update members on last month’s Primates Meeting and Gathering in Canterbury. He also gave his impression about the current state of the Anglican Communion.

15 February 2016