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Back to Church Sunday promotes new and relational evangelism opportunities for IEAB

Back to Church Sunday promotes new and relational evangelism opportunities for IEAB

For the first time, the Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil took part in a worldwide initiative called “Back to Church Sunday.” This project, which started in the Church of England Manchester Diocese, now challenges several church bodies around the world with the simple proposal to invite people who don’t attend any church to visit a church community on a given sunday.

11 December 2010

First Woman Bishop of Cuba Episcopal Church

First Woman Bishop of Cuba Episcopal Church

HAVANA – The first woman bishop of the Episcopal Church in Cuba, Maria Griselda Delgado, took office at a ceremony held in Havana, official media said Monday 29 November.

30 November 2010

Uruguay votes to transfer to another Province

Uruguay votes to transfer to another Province

The Diocese of Uruguay has voted in an extraordinary diocesan Synod to leave the Iglesia Anglicana del Cono Sur de America and seek another jurisdiction with which to share its ministry.

15 November 2010

Informe del Sinodo Cono Sur

Informe del Sinodo Cono Sur

El Décimo Sínodo de la Provincia del Cono Sur de las Américas, reuniendo en Buenos Aires, Argentina, del 1 al 5 de noviembre del 2010, ha elegido al Obispo Hector "Tito" Zavala de la diócesis de Chile como Primado, siendo el primer chileno en este puesto. 

08 November 2010

Report on the Southern Cone Synod 2010

Report on the Southern Cone Synod 2010

The tenth Synod of the Province of the Southern Cone of America, meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 1-5 November, 2010, has elected Bishop Hector "Tito" Zavala of Chile as its next Primate replacing Bishop Gregory Venables. 

05 November 2010

Episcopal, Anglican groups join effort to stop violence against women

Episcopal, Anglican groups join effort to stop violence against women

For the first time in recent history, three Episcopal women's groups have come together to ask the church to participate in 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. 

02 November 2010

Anglicans in West Indies to elect Bishop

Anglicans in West Indies to elect Bishop

Two nominations have been received by the Diocesan Secretary, Sonia Noel, for the post of Coadjutor Bishop of the Anglican Bishop of Trinidad and Tobago. They are Canon Claude Berkley, rector of All Saints Parish, and the Venerable Archdeacon Edwin Primus, rector of St Stephen’s Parish and Archdeacon (South).

26 October 2010

Brasil: Rev. Conego Francisco de Assis da Silva eleito Bispo Coadjutor

Brasil: Rev. Conego Francisco de Assis da Silva eleito Bispo Coadjutor

Rev. Cônego Francisco de Assis da Silva eleito Bispo Coadjutor da Diocese Sul-Ocidental

No domingo, dia 25 de outubro de 2010, foi realizado concílio extraordinário da Diocese Sul-Ocidental (DSO), com sé em Santa Maria, RS, para a eleição de novo bispo coadjutor, que a seu tempo, sucederá o atual bispo (Dom Jubal Neves) como diocesano. (English translation below)

25 October 2010

Fire destroys Virginia Theological Seminary chapel

Fire destroys Virginia Theological Seminary chapel

A fire that broke out at 3:55 p.m. Oct. 22 destroyed the 129-year old Immanuel Chapel at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia, according to news reports and a statement from VTS.

22 October 2010

US bishop to run marathon for clean water in partner Communion dioceses

US bishop to run marathon for clean water in partner Communion dioceses

The Bishop of Iowa Alan Scarfe is gearing up to run the next New York marathon in November to help provide clean water for other Communion dioceses around the world.

18 October 2010