24 September 2020
Launching today: our new Resilience course – an invitation to take part
“We cannot prevent disasters, nor can we remove all threats and hazards from our lives. But we can increase our resilience to them – our capacity to absorb, mitigate, adjust to and recover from adverse events and circumstances” – Dr Janice Proud, Anglican Alliance Disaster Response and Resilience Manager. “Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and in […]
31 August 2020
A Jubilee for the Earth – Season of Creation 2020
“As we live into a post-COVID-19 world, can we imagine new, just and sustainable ways of living that give the Earth the rest it requires, that satisfy everyone with enough, that restore habitats and renew biological diversity?” September 1st marks the beginning of the Season of Creation, a period in the church year set aside […]
17 August 2020
Explosion in Lebanon: rebuilding lives, hope and church institutions
On 4th August, waves of explosion blasted out from the port through the downtown neighbourhoods of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut. 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, abandoned in a port warehouse for seven years, had ignited, setting off massive explosions. Latest figures show that over 220 people were killed and a further 7,000 injured. Property has been […]
28 July 2020
The Archbishop of Canterbury launches initiative called ‘Together in Unity’ to support churches and communities around the world during the COVID-19 crisis
A special initiative called “Together in Unity” has been launched by the Archbishop of Canterbury today in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Please click here for more information The Archbishop has shared a pastoral message to bishops and spouses of the worldwide Anglican Communion about the impact of COVID-19, encouraging Anglican dioceses and parishes to […]
7 July 2020
COVID-19 and mental well-being: caring for ourselves and others
The COVID-19 pandemic and the measures to contain its spread are causing prolonged disruption and hardship to people’s lives in every part of the world, impacting not only people’s physical health and well-being, but also their mental health. From our regional and global calls, we are aware that concern about mental health is rising up […]
24 June 2020
Environmental racism – a statement from the Anglican Communion Environmental Network
“The delayed global response to climate injustice gives the impression that #blacklivesdontmatter. Without urgent action Black lives will continue to be the most impacted, being dispossessed from their lands and becoming climate refugees. We stand at a Kairos moment – in order to fight environmental injustice, we must also fight racial injustice.” ACEN statement on […]
23 June 2020
The Anglican Communion’s response to COVID-19: insights and learning from our most recent regional calls
The Anglican Alliance continues to connect frequently through regional online consultations across the Anglican Communion to hear from churches and agencies on how they are responding to COVID-19 and all its related challenges. In the articles below we highlight some of the many profound insights and lessons that we learn each day from Anglicans and […]
19 June 2020
Anglican Communion’s response to COVID-19: Latest on Resource Hub
WHAT ARE WE SEEING? WHAT IS GOD SAYING TO US? Each time we meet online with sisters and brothers around the Anglican Communion an implicit question arises: what is COVID-19 showing us about the world as it is and what is God telling us about the world as it could be? In his Sermon on […]
4 June 2020
Greetings from a distance! Creative ways to ensure safe physical distance
Physical distancing is vital if we are to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Yet as lockdown eases in many countries we are now going out more into social spaces and encountering others – friends and strangers. While we all know the rules, it can sometimes feel awkward to ask someone else to keep […]
29 May 2020
Thy Kingdom Come 2020: short reflections from across the Anglican Communion – Pentecost
As this year’s Thy Kingdom Come initiative draws to a close, Dr Elizabeth Perry, the Anglican Alliance’s Programme and Communication Manager, reflects on Pentecost and shares images and music from “the ends of the earth”. Elizabeth writes… At Pentecost, as Christians we remember and celebrate the moment when the Early Church burst forth onto the […]