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The gift of a cross: symbolism is rich at opening prayer service

On the shore of the Aegean Sea, a small craft delivered a cross of olive wood from Bethlehem at morning prayer on the first day of the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME) near Athens

27 May 2005

Kenyan Church thrives at heart of Nairobi slum

Kenyan Church thrives at heart of Nairobi slum

Kibera slum is home to one million Kenyans on the outskirts of Nairobi. There are no legal water or electricity supplies, the sewers run through the middle of the mud “streets”, and when it rains, the corrugated iron shacks – single rooms that sometimes house more than ten people – flood with garbage and human excrement. 

20 April 2004

African mission conference closes: proposals to empower both clergy and laity

A major conference held in Nairobi last week for representatives from across the Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA) has called for an Anglican renewal in the continent, both through prayer and a dynamic approach to mission and evangelism.

19 April 2004

Nairobi to host continental evangelism conference

Nairobi to host continental evangelism conference

Mission and evangelism coordinators, clergy and lay representatives from all of the 12 Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA) and the Diocese of Egypt will gather in Nairobi from Easter Monday, 12-16 April, to develop the region’s strategy for mission work in Africa.

02 April 2004

Anglican Communion Personal Emergencies Fund appeal

Anglican Communion Personal Emergencies Fund appeal

A fund that has helped hundreds of clergy and their families with medical bills worldwide for 25 years is facing financial crisis. 

12 March 2004

Mission agencies call for national guidelines on Islam

Mission agencies call for national guidelines on Islam

Clergy training in the Church of England must give higher priority to understanding Islam, a consultation by the 11 member-agencies of the Anglican Partnership for World Mission (PWM) has concluded. 

11 February 2004

USPG appoints new General Secretary

USPG appoints new General Secretary

The United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (USPG), one of the Church of England’s major world mission agencies, has appointed the Rt Revd Michael Doe, Bishop of Swindon, to be its next General Secretary. 

04 February 2004

A call from Inter-Anglican Standing Committee on Mission and Evangelism

A call from Inter-Anglican Standing Committee on Mission and Evangelism

We are writing as twenty-two members of the Anglican Communion's new Mission Commission at the end of our first meeting in Johannesburg South Africa, May 2001.

09 June 2001

Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Mission and Evangelism: Life in the midst of HIV/AIDS

Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Mission and Evangelism: Life in the midst of HIV/AIDS

"I came to tears when I witnessed the suffering yet saw the love and compassion of Jesus in persons living with and dying from HIV/AIDS and in the women who attended them." so said Sister Chandrani Peiris of the Society of St. Margaret in Sri Lanka as she visited Katorus.

09 June 2001

Repentance, Healing and Reconciliation: A MISSIO Case Study from Canada

Repentance, Healing and Reconciliation: A MISSIO Case Study from Canada

"In our Church we are facing great difficulties but they are not insurmountable," the Most Rev Michael Peers, Primate of Canada, said. "We must ensure that the immediate does not so engage our minds and energies that we lower our eyes from the horizon.

21 September 1999