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MU support for survivors at Gatumba

MU support for survivors at Gatumba

The Mothers' Union has joined other groups and agencies to give assistance to the survivors of the massacre that took place at the refugee camp at Gatumba in mid-August.

05 October 2004

Anglican elected chairman of Kenya church council

Anglican elected chairman of Kenya church council

Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) Bungoma Diocese Bishop, The Rt Revd Dr Eliud Wabukala has been elected the new chairman of the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK).

05 October 2004

Archbishop Ndungane Calls For Economic Justice

Archbishop Ndungane Calls For Economic Justice

Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Njongonkulu Ndungane, has spent this week visiting Alma College, Michigan, in the USA as part of a two-month sabbatical. He has given two public lectures. The first, on Wednesday night, was a reflection on those influences in his life, which have led him to his present commitments. He spoke about his life under apartheid, his imprisonment on Robben Island and his passionate commitment to the creation of a new South Africa.

01 October 2004

Statement from the Archbishop of the Church of the Province of Uganda

Statement from the Archbishop of the Church of the Province of Uganda

One of the hallmarks of the East African Revival in the Church of Uganda is 'walking in the light.' On 20 November 2003 the Church of Uganda broke communion with the Episcopal Church of the United States of America (ECUSA) until it repents of its actions in approving and consecrating as bishop a man in an actively homosexual relationship. 

27 September 2004

Communique issued by the Standing Committee of the Church of Nigeria

Communique issued by the Standing Committee of the Church of Nigeria

The Standing Committee, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) met at the Cathedral Church of the Good Shepherd, Enugu under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, presided over by the Primate of All Nigeria, the Most Revd P J Akinola, DD, CON

24 September 2004

Archbishop Akinola commends AU leader

Archbishop Akinola commends AU leader

The Most Revd Peter Akinola, the Primate of all Nigeria, has commended the role played by the African Union (AU) leader and President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, for his efforts to resolve the Sudan crisis, which is centred on the country's Dafur region.

22 September 2004

West African Primate to be enthroned

West African Primate to be enthroned

A message from the Church of the Province of West Africa received by the Anglican Communion Office states that the Rt Revd Dr Justice Ofei Yaw Akrofi will today be enthroned as the province's Archbishop and Primate in the Cathedral Church of the Most Holy Trinity in Accra, Ghana.

21 September 2004

Cape Town's oldest Anglican Church turns 70

Cape Town's oldest Anglican Church turns 70

The Most Revd Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, attended a special service to celebrate the 70th birthday of Cape Town's oldest Anglican Church yesterday. Langa's St Cyprian's Church has a rich history of survival through the adversity of apartheid's Group Areas Act.

20 September 2004

Abyei: Mobilisation for Peace

Abyei: Mobilisation for Peace

Action for peace has already started in the disputed area of Abyei. Impatient for a full peace agreement to be signed between the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A), the people of Abyei are taking the initiative to try to resolve conflict and reduce tension in the area

17 September 2004

Bishops, clergy and laity converge in Enugu

Bishops, clergy and laity converge in Enugu

The meeting of the Standing Committee of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) is currently taking place in the Diocese of Enugu, which will play host to the House of Bishops, House of Clergy and House of Laity.

10 September 2004