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Virginia and General Seminaries pursue joint venture to foster deeper collaboration

The two oldest and largest seminaries in the US-based Episcopal Church are exploring options for shared faculty and “collaborative governance”.

18 January 2021

Anglicans around the world prepare to take part in the AdventWord digital Advent calendar

The global digital advent calendar AdventWord is once more seeking to engage Anglicans with a series of online interactive reflections.

30 November 2018

Global Mission Conference hears examples of mission around the world

A conference for world mission-minded dioceses, churches, organisations, and people has taken place at Virginia Theological Seminary.

27 April 2018

Bishop Curry on The Episcopal Church’s need for world Anglicanism: “We need each other”

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry has given an impassioned lecture on why his US-based Episcopal Church needs worldwide Anglicanism.

16 February 2018

Global online advent calendar opens the door to prayer for fourth successive year

The online advent calendar AdventWord, which draws together people’s prayers and meditations around a daily theme, is to operate again.

21 November 2017

From the ashes: new chapel consecrated at Virginia Theological Seminary

The fire that gutted the Victorian chapel at the Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) in Alexandria, USA, should be seen as “to the Glory of God”, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said as a new Chapel for the Ages was consecrated by the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church.

14 October 2015

Center for Anglican Communion studies announces Honorary Fellows

VTS's Center for Anglican Communion Studies has announce three Honorary Fellows.

29 September 2014

Christian, Muslims leaders in Tanzania: "We will promote peace"

The 2014 Christian-Muslim Conference in Tanzania concluded with an historic affirmation of the shared humanity between participants.

27 June 2014

Virginia Seminary to confer honorary doctorates at Lambeth

Virginia Seminary to confer honorary doctorates at Lambeth

The honorary degree of Doctor in Divinity will be conferred upon Bishop Gondi Theodore Abraham of Nandyal (South India), and Bishop John Chien of the Diocese of Taiwan (USA), by Virginia Theological Seminary during the Anglican Communion's Lambeth Conference in Canterbury.

25 July 1998