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CCEA conference - Building just and compassionate societies is the first task of mission

Poverty is a scourge, a scandal and a sin against God, the Most Revd Renato Mag-Gay Abibico, the Prime Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the Philippines, said in a sermon during a poignant service to open the full assembly of the Council of Churches of East Asia (CCEA).

08 October 2015

Church in Myanmar responds as floods engulf country

Provincial relief team shifting focus from emergency assistance to recovery and rehabilitation

06 August 2015

New book tells life story of Anglican Archbishop of Myanmar

Archbishop Than reflects on challenges of being Christian in Buddhist, post-colonial country

25 June 2015

Philippines: Anglicans unite in community development training

Participants from Myanmar, the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea complete five-week learning visit

03 June 2015

Asian churches to move beyond conflict, towards just peace, human security and dignity

Participants in a recent WCC consultation in Myanmar have stressed the need to equip churches and ecumenical organizations to build  a world of peace

05 December 2014

Abp Welby visits South East Asia and Myanmar

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, today returned from a five-day visit to fellow Anglican primates in the provinces of South East Asia and Myanmar. 

27 October 2014

Anglicans from around the world partner with Myanmar on development

The Anglican Church in Myanmar is forging ahead with its strategic plans for Church and Community development thanks to renewed support from its international and local partners.

07 March 2014

CWS seeks help for Myanmar flood victims

Christian World Service is asking New Zealanders to help rural people in Myanmar (Burma), needing food, water and agricultural support.

20 September 2013

Archbishop of Myanmar: "God kept me from committing suicide"

Archbishop of Myanmar: "God kept me from committing suicide"

The Archbishop of Myanmar, Stephen Than Myint Oo has revealed that, during his time in prison, he planned to kill himself and that it was God's intervention that stopped him.

19 May 2013

"Time is right for new relationships with Asia churches" - Melbourne Archbishop

"Time is right for new relationships with Asia churches" - Melbourne Archbishop

“The time is right for the Church to enter into new relationships with our sister churches in Asia, in particular with the Church of the Province of Myanmar,” said Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne Dr Philip Freier, as he began a two-week visit to Myanmar, starting in Yangon.

18 February 2013