2 November 2016
Anglican Alliance congratulates Revd John Deane on major development award
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, […]
27 October 2016
Anglicans encouraged to join learning hubs with the Joint Learning Initiative
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 […]
18 October 2016
Anglican Alliance webinar: partnership key to Church’s refugee efforts
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 […]
15 October 2016
Young Afghan raises global plight of refugees at Anglican consultation in Europe
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 […]
10 October 2016
Anglican Alliance consultation builds relationship in Middle East
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 […]
Call for Prayer and Support for those in the path of Hurricane Matthew
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 […]
30 September 2016
Refugees in Europe: how can the Church help?
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 […]
26 September 2016
Church of Bangladesh brings hope through climate adaptation projects
A reflection during the Season of Creation from Michael Roy, Anglican Alliance South Asia regional facilitator. The Church of Bangladesh is reaching out to poor farmers to help them adapt to the extreme weather changes that are affecting their crops and livelihoods. A Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) project in Chapai community is just one of the […]
25 September 2016
Celebrating inclusion as the Paralympics begin in Rio
With the Paralympics starting in Rio de Janeiro today, the Anglican Alliance is reaffirming the significance of faith in sport, and celebrating the inclusion of disability in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Paralympian Anne Wafula-Strike was born into a Christian family in Mihuu, Kenya. She contracted polio at the age of two. The condition rendered […]
9 September 2016
Anglicans in Melanesia on the frontlines of climate change
Anglicans in Melanesia are helping to relocate entire villages after rising sea levels caused by climate change have left their settlements uninhabitable. Workshops were held in March this year, run by the Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACOM) and the Pacific Council of Churches (PCC), to support those impacted by the changing climate and help them […]