The Diocese of Toronto has made a $500,000 donation to Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) in support of maternal, newborn and child health in Africa and indigenous communities in Canada. The donation follows a diocese-led campaign called ‘Our Faith – Our Hope’, which raised money to share resources and put the gospel into […]
Communities affected by Typhoon Yolanda, which swept across the Philippines in 2013, have been rallying to provide relief to neighbouring islands after another super Typhoon hit the region in October this year. After Typhoon Yolanda destroyed much of Leyte and Samar in November 2013, The Episcopal Church of the Philippines (ECP) – through its development […]
The first global conference on ‘Sport in the Service of Humanity’ took place at the Vatican last month, with 100 guests invited to discuss how sport can be used to enrich lives worldwide. Rev. Andy Bowerman, Co-Executive Director at the Anglican Alliance, attended the three-day conference alongside athletes, coaches, managers and corporate sponsors. Experts in […]
The Revd John Deane, Executive Director of the Anglican Board of Mission in Australia, has been awarded ACFID Outstanding Contribution to the Sector Award 2016 by the Board of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID). Revd John Deane, who is also a Trustee of the Anglican Alliance and the Chair of its Advisory Council, […]
The Anglican Alliance is engaging with the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities (JLI) to connect with other faith-based organisations, secular development organisations and universities across the world, building a strong evidence base for its work. At this week’s JLI board meeting, Revd Rachel Carnegie, Co-Executive Director at the Anglican Alliance, met with […]
An webinar hosted by the Anglican Alliance saw participants engaging with presenters online to talk about how the Church can best respond to the current refugee crisis taking place across Europe. Watch a recording of the webinar here Partnership between the Church and other organisations was highlighted by all presenters as a key element of […]
A young refugee, who fled Afghanistan to avoid being forced into jihadi conflict, has given a moving account of his life’s journey to a major Anglican consultation held this week in Germany. Aged just 15, ‘Binyamin’ (not his real name) fled to Europe, where he spent the next eight years being bounced from one country […]
Representatives from Anglican churches and agencies across the Middle East gathered in Cyprus last month, for the first Anglican Alliance consultation in the region. The four day meeting, which took place from 19-22 September 2016, saw delegates sharing their top priorities for development, relief and advocacy, including the ongoing refugee and migrant crisis, increasing instability […]
Update: 19 October 2016 Episcopal Relief & Development is renewing the call for prayers as they work with communities in the Caribbean and along the East Coast of the United States to deal with the impact of Hurricane Matthew. In Haiti, Episcopal Relief & Development is supporting church partners and displaced families, and providing emergency […]
The Anglican Alliance’s next global webinar will discuss the Church’s response to the refugee crisis in Europe. You are invited to join the conversation online at 10am UK time on Thursday 13th October 2016. Register to join the webinar here. Presenters from churches in Europe and the United States will discuss local church responses to refugees […]