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Prayer requested for William's 100km walk

Prayer requested for William's 100km walk

The Anglican Church celebrates one hundred years of existence on Zambian soil this year. In order to commemorate this day a number of programs have been put in place. All the five dioceses in the country will commemorate the day individually

11 August 2010

As thousands flee murder, rape and destruction of their homes, DRC Anglican pleads for more prayer

As thousands flee murder, rape and destruction of their homes, DRC Anglican pleads for more prayer

Thousands of people have been displaced and are pouring into towns in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo as an upsurge in violence in the Lubero and Beni territories takes its toll, writes Baliesima Kadukima Albert, Coordinator of Health and HIV/AIDS programmes for the Anglican Church of the Province of Congo.

20 July 2010

Celebration as first Bishop of Tarime is consecrated

Celebration as first Bishop of Tarime is consecrated

Bwana asifiwe! Praise the Lord! Dr Mwita Akiri has been elected and consecrated as the first bishop of the new Diocese of Tarime, in northern Tanzania.

15 July 2010

Churches in drive to help prevent xenophobic attacks

Churches in drive to help prevent xenophobic attacks

The South African Council of Churches says it is taking measures in the country's nine provinces to assist possible victims of xenophobia following some attacks in the Western Cape province.

15 July 2010

Archbishop Orombi's Message to the Nation after the bomb blasts of July 11th

Archbishop Orombi's Message to the Nation after the bomb blasts of July 11th

I learned, with great shock, of the bomb blasts that went off at Kyadondo Rugby Club and Ethiopian Restaurant in Kabalagala, killing and injuring many innocent people who had converged to watch the World Cup Final on Sunday night.

13 July 2010

Churches and schools protecting thousands of youngsters from human trafficking during World Cup

Churches and schools protecting thousands of youngsters from human trafficking during World Cup

Thousands of children in South Africa have been protected from human traffickers during the Football World Cup thanks to holiday clubs set up by the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. 

09 July 2010

Press Release from the Eglise Anglicane Du Burundi

Press Release from the Eglise Anglicane Du Burundi

This is to inform you that during the last House of Bishops, held in GITEGA on the 23 – 24 June, 2010 it was unanimously decided to extend the mandate of the Most Reverend Bernard NTAHOTURI as the Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church of BURUNDI for another period of five years starting from July 17, 2010.

01 July 2010

Solidarity Statement with the Anglican Church in Zimbabwe

Solidarity Statement with the Anglican Church in Zimbabwe

‘The custodians of the law are the ones denying us access, threatening to arrest us or use teargas, to force us out. There are church wardens who have been arrested and some who bear marks of beatings.’ – Bishop Chad Gandiya, Anglican Diocese of Harare, February 2010

25 June 2010

Archbishop Thabo: "Agreement about Jesus lets South African Anglicans see Christ in one another."

Archbishop Thabo: "Agreement about Jesus lets South African Anglicans see Christ in one another."

"Jesus Christ is the standard for discerning the path between authentic cultural expression and flawed syncretism, between ensuring we do not quench the Spirit and yet properly testing what we believe may be the Spirit's leading," said Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town and Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.

11 June 2010

The Anglican Church in Jos, Nigeria- working in a difficult communal situation

The Anglican Church in Jos, Nigeria- working in a difficult communal situation

In April, John Chesworth, (editor of Christian-Muslim News Digest, produced by the Network for Interfaith Concerns of the Anglican Communion (NIFCON)), spent three weeks in Jos

08 June 2010