Young West Indies Anglicans to be Agents of Change

Building on the success of the Church in the Province of the West Indies third Provincial Youth Gathering, held in Grenada from 16 to 23 July, the Province and the Anglican Alliance hosted two in-depth training events for 30 young people from across the West Indies....

Can the Church use football to transform lives?

In many respects, this is not a new story – churches have been using sport to engage in integral mission for centuries. Yet football, one of the world’s most popular sports, has largely been absent from discussions about the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable...

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...