St. Paul’s Anglican Church in the Ashrafiyeh neighbourhood of Jordan’s capital city Amman has long been a place of welcome to displaced people from the region. The church was founded by Palestinian refugees in the 1950s and in the decades since has welcomed new generations of refugees who have made their way to Ashrafiyeh, most […]
After months of hard work, eight participants from the Morobe Deanery of Lae, Papua New Guinea have successfully completed the Agents of Change community development course (find out more about the course here). Their success was celebrated at a special ceremony in Lae, presided over by Archbishop Allan Migi, the Primate of the Anglican Province […]
“If a survivor comes to your church there needs to be an open-handed welcome, because the church is the only place that can meet all of a survivor’s needs …that can give spiritual support.” So spoke a participant at last week’s consultation on human trafficking – a participant who was herself a survivor, trafficked from […]
“Water is the primary medium through which we will feel the effects of climate change. Water availability is becoming less predictable in many places, and increased incidences of flooding threaten to destroy water points and sanitation facilities and contaminate water sources.” UN Water Across the world today, people are facing myriad water challenges, many of […]
Typhoons and hurricanes have hit the eastern United States, northern Philippines and now Hong Kong and China. As thousands have been evacuated, many have lost their homes and livelihoods. In the midst of the pain and destruction, the Church is there responding. Super Typhoon Mangkhut hits the Philippines Typhoon Mangkhut, known locally as Typhoon Ompong, […]
“Creation is God’s intricate work of art, and human beings are privileged to be placed within it. In this Season of Creation, we celebrate God the Creator, we thank God for the extraordinary riches of his grace. But we also come in sorrow for the way we have defaced creation and misused it for our […]
“For the people of Kerala, ‘God’s own Country’, felt for a moment like ‘God’s disowned Country’, with 75% of the State affected by an unprecedented two weeks of monsoon rains. With 300+ lives lost, livestock dead and missing, and property lost and damaged, it seemed like the end of the world. However, the people of […]
“I learned about community, skills, experience, resources, consultation, even Bible reflections that link to the topics. It is just so interesting.” Belinda Lini Fifteen participants from across Vanuatu have taken part in a launch workshop of Agents of Change, the Anglican Alliance’s course in asset-based community development. In many ways it felt the course was […]
Following the recent violence in Gaza, al-Ahli Arab Hospital (AAH), a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, has continued to provide medical care for those physically injured and those, particularly children, who have been traumatised by the violence. The Programs Development Director of the Diocese, Mr Hanna Theodorie, has recently sent updates on the situation […]
“The journey for the negotiations is not over. The journey for migrants and refugees is far from over. As religious communities we are committed to continue sharing the journey,” Revd. Rachel Carnegie, Co-Executive Director of the Anglican Alliance This article summarises an interfaith panel discussion on the Global Compacts on Migration and Refugees currently being […]