7 September 2022
Launch of the Communion Forest. To plant is to hope, to restore is to heal, to protect is to love
“I encourage you to join in this exciting initiative in your way, whether by protecting a precious environment, restoring a degraded one or planting something new. All these activities are spiritual acts too, for to plant is to hope, to protect is to love and to restore is to heal – to share in God’s […]
5 September 2022
The Anglican Alliance at the Lambeth Conference
Fourteen years after it was conceived at the fourteenth Lambeth Conference in 2008, the Anglican Alliance played a full and active role in the fifteenth, which took place between July 26th and August 8th in Canterbury, UK. Convened by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lambeth Conference ‘is an international meeting of Anglican bishops. The conference […]
11 March 2022
2022 Lambeth Awards recognise those whose service builds hope around the world
This week the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby announced the 2022 Lambeth Awards. This year these were awarded to 37 recipients across four continents, for their contributions to community service, worship, evangelism, interfaith cooperation, ecumenism and education. The awards included some whose dedicated work has brought hope and transformation into issues of environmental justice, humanitarian […]
28 February 2022
Anglican Resources for Lent 2022
Anglican mission and development agencies across the Communion have published a wealth of Lenten resources to aid reflection and action on pressing global concerns in the light of Scripture. All can be downloaded, or signed-up for, for free. Here we offer a brief summary of each agency’s offering, in alphabetical order. Anglican Board of Mission, […]
14 February 2022
Freedom Fridays in February: Online Course Launched
The Anglican Alliance has launched its four-week course on tackling modern slavery and human trafficking. Freedom Fridays in February is bringing together participants in two online courses, one for the Asia-Pacific region, the other for Africa and the Middle East in collaboration with the Council of Anglican Provinces in Africa (CAPA). Over 100 people are […]
31 January 2022
Inundações no Estado da Bahia, Brasil – Resposta Anglicana, 27 de janeiro de 2022
No dia de Natal, após semanas de impacto das chuvas, houve grandes inundações, duas represas desmoronaram no Estado da Bahia, agravando a devastação. O governador do estado, Rui Costa, descreveu-o como “o pior desastre que já ocorreu na história da Bahia”. Meio milhão de pessoas foram diretamente afetadas pelas enchentes e os temores de impactos […]
22 January 2022
Tonga: Church responds following massive volcanic eruption and tsunami waves
The Anglican Church is responding to the disaster on the islands of Tonga. On 15 January 2022 the Hunga Tonga – Hunga Ha’apai Volcano erupted in the sea 65km from Tonga’s capital, generating a massive ash plume and triggering tsunami waves across the nation’s islands. The Anglican Diocese of Polynesia and Anglican Missions, based in […]
27 January 2022
Flooding in Bahia State, Brazil – Anglican responses
On Christmas Day, after weeks of heavy rain had already caused widespread flooding, two dams collapsed in Brazil’s Bahia State, compounding the devastation. The state’s governor Rui Costa described it as “the worst disaster that has ever occurred in the history of Bahia”. Half a million people were directly affected by the flooding and fears […]
21 December 2021
Celebration as first graduates of the Resilience Course are commissioned
“I thank you and commend you deeply for your commitment… which will bring about change across the whole Anglican Communion, rippling out from our church into our communities” – Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby Over the last year, Anglicans from every part of the Communion have been participating in a ground-breaking initiative: an online learning […]
9 December 2021
Reflecting on the Anglican Communion’s engagement with COP26
Of all my unusual experiences at COP26, going on a space safari was perhaps the most unexpected. The UK pavilion had a 3D virtual reality headset, and the enthusiastic young aide was determined I was going to try it. I was pushed for time and anxious to get to my next meeting but after exploring […]