Anglican Communion News Service

18 July 2019

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Anglican Church of Canada elects its first female primate – Bishop Linda Nicholls

The Church of Canada has elected the Bishop of Huron, Linda Nicholls, to succeed Archbishop Fred Hiltz as its next primate and archbishop.

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Primates in push to encourage all bishops to attend the 2020 Lambeth Conference

Bishops at the Lambeth Conference in 1930 defined the Anglican Communion as “as a fellowship of churches, provinces and dioceses in communion with the See of Canterbury”.

Archbishop Justin Welby is amongst a number of primates calling for full participation of Anglican bishops at next year’s Lambeth Conference.

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and the Archbishop of Central America, Julio Murray, took time out from the Anglican Consultative Meeting in Hong Kong in May to visit ships in Hong Kong Harbour with Mission to Seafarers. Gavin Drake reports for ACNS.

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Zimbabwean parish choir director becomes the “new face” of the Anglican Communion

Chipo Madondo, the choir director from a parish in Zimbabwe, was photographed playing drums during the opening service of the 16th Anglican Consultative Council in Lusaka, Zambia, in April 2016. The photo has now been used in a new map depicting the state of the Anglican Communion in 2019.

Zimbabwean choir director Chipo Madondo loves music. She has become the smiling face of the new Anglican Communion map poster.

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Indigenous women’s voices for gender justice

A member of this year’s Anglican Communion delegation to the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women, Ruihana Paenga from the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, writes about how the voices of indigenous women need to be heard in the fight for gender justice

Africa

Yei Diocese evangelical group trains South Sudanese women and youth in refugee camps

An evangelistic movement in the diocese of Yei has grown into an interdenominational charity operating in refugee camps in northern Uganda.

South Sudan clerics denounce stigmatization of survivors of conflict related sexual violence.

The South Sudan Council of Churches issued a statement on the importance of care for survivors of sexual violence in conflict this week.

Anglican Church of Kenya helps tackle food and plastic waste

The Anglican Church of Kenya has been tackling the issue of food security through its development wing, the Anglican Development Services.

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Asia

South India’s youth experience interfaith peace-making

A visit to Nepal for young people from the Church of South India has revealed the impact of peacebuilding across different faiths in Asia.

Voices of Fukushima power plant disaster victims strengthens call to ban nuclear energy

Japanese priests shared stories of suffering from victims of the Fukushima nuclear disaster at forum for a Nuclear-Free World last week.

Hong Kong’s cathedral celebrates 170 years – part of the birth of the city

Hong Kong’s St John’s Cathedral is holding a year of celebration to mark its birth 170 years ago in 1849, at the start of British colonisation.

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Americas

Political tensions in Washington over immigration policy fuel Episcopal advocacy, outreach

The US-based Episcopal Church is stepping up its advocacy and outreach on immigration issues as political tensions grow in Washington.

“Pray, learn, act” call from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry for World Refugee Day

Presiding Bishop, Michael Curry, has issued a call to pray, learn and act to help refugees in a video to mark World Refugee Day tomorrow.

New Mexican bishop hopes to lead services in indigenous languages

A Mexican-born priest in the Church of Canada has been elected as the coadjutor bishop of Southeast Mexico, where few speak Spanish.

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Europe & Middle East

Covenant for “historical cousins” – the Methodist Church and the Church of England – moves forward

Church of England’s General Synod has agreed a series of motions to take forward its Covenant with the Methodist Church in Britain.

Chaplain to the UK’s House of Commons, Rose Hudson-Wilkin, named Bishop of Dover

A London-based Jamaican-born Anglican priest who serves as Chaplain to the UK Parliament has been named as next Bishop of Dover.

Archbishop Justin Welby “scanned” with 100 parishioners for seaside town 3D artworks

Members of a Church of England parish and Archbishop Justin Welby have been scanned by 3D scanning technology for a new artwork.

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Oceania

Bishop of Temotu, Leonard Dawea, elected Primate of the Anglican Church of Melanesia

The Anglican Church of Melanesia will have a new Primate this year when the Bishop of Temotu, Leonard Dawea, is installed in September.

Research shows most Sydney Anglicans found faith as teenagers

Youth work in churches received a boost in Australia after research revealed the majority of Sydney Anglicans became Christians as teens.

Former Anglican Primate of Melanesia elected as Governor General of the Solomon Islands

Bishop David Vunagi, former Archbishop of Melanesia, has been elected to serve as the next Governor General of the Solomon Islands

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Other News

Climate award for World Council of Churches youth project

An inter-church youth project engaged in climate change initiatives has won an international award for tackling climate change.

Zimbabwean parish choir director becomes the “new face” of the Anglican Communion

Zimbabwean choir director Chipo Madondo loves music. She has become the smiling face of the new Anglican Communion map poster.

More than 1000 bishops and their spouses book for the Lambeth Conference 2020

More than one thousand bishops have registered for Lambeth Conference, the decennial gathering of bishops of the Anglican Communion.

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