Fiji: Rebuilding a Resilient Pacific after Cyclone Winston

Cyclone Winston was described as the strongest recorded tropical storm in Fiji’s history, reaching category five storm level, with wind gusts up to 325km per hour and wave surges of up to 12m high. Forty four lives were lost and the death toll could have been...

Church in Ecuador responds to earthquake with relief and care

After the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the northern coast of Ecuador, churches have been responding with relief and care to the worst earthquake to hit the region in 36 years. At least 660 people were killed and over 4,600 injured in the quake on Saturday...

Anglicans urged to serve God’s mission by caring for Creation

The strong call to work for environmental justice from the Anglican Consultative Council at its meeting in Lusaka, Zambia, last month has strengthened the Anglican Alliance’s ongoing focus on building a just and sustainable world. The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin...

Japan diocese opens support centre following earthquakes

The Anglican Communion in Japan is drawing on its experience of the 2011 tsunami to respond to the powerful earthquakes that struck the island nation last month. Twin earthquakes of 6.5 and 7.3-magnitude on 14 and 16 April caused extensive damage in Kumamoto...

African Anglicans look to reduce El Niño’s hunger footprint

Anglican churches are prioritising advocacy and practical responses to El Niño’s increasingly devastating impact on food security in the southern and central parts of Africa, says the Anglican Alliance’s facilitator in the region. Famine and hunger have been stalking...

Supporting churches in intentional discipleship

The Anglican Alliance shared its five-year journey of transformation when it reported to ACC-16 this week together with colleagues in the Anglican Communion Office Mission Cluster. Hosted by the Church of the Province of Central Africa, the meeting of the Anglican...