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Resource hub on church responses to COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
The COVID-19 global pandemic is now impacting on every part of the Communion. Following official public health advice, churches are suspending public worship services and other gatherings. This is vital to prevent the spread of the virus, save the lives of the most...
COVID-19: knowing the facts
In this time of uncertainty and upheaval, the Church needs to be a trusted and reliable source of information. Here we provide links to factual information and guidance for church leaders. Key facts This video from the UK's National Health Service has basic...
COVID-19: Supporting Community Resilience and Preparedness
Church leaders can play an important role helping communities build their resilience and preparedness. They have the established trust and lasting presence in communities to share God’s compassion and equip households with information and tools to maintain agency in...
COVID-19: how can churches respond?
Churches are, of course, integral parts of their communities and are often on the front line of responding to disasters, both practically and pastorally. Experience from previous epidemics has shown that churches are particularly well-placed to build trust and hope,...
Fé em tempos de COVID-19 (Coronavírus)
Cada canto da Comunhão Anglican está agora respondendo em algum nível à pandemia COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Algumas províncias têm lidado com a situação há mais tempo e há lições importantes a serem aprendidas de suas respostas pastorais e práticas que promovem a saúde...
Fe en tiempos de COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Cada parte de la Comunión está respondiendo a algún nivel a la pandemia COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Algunas provincias han estado lidiando con la situación durante más tiempo y hay importantes lecciones que aprender de sus respuestas pastorales y prácticas que promueven...
Faith in a time of COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Every part of the Communion is now responding at some level to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. Some provinces have been dealing with the situation for longer and there are important lessons to learn from their pastoral and practical responses that promote public...
Sustaining Community and Building Hope: Church Responses to COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
While some parts of the Communion have been living with the reality of COVID-19 for a few months, others have seen a rapid acceleration in infections, public anxiety and government response more recently. At the Anglican Alliance we have been monitoring the situation...
Seeing “the footprints of Christ” in the Sustainable Development Goals
"In order to deal with the challenges of poverty and inequality, we need to have a comprehensive plan. The Church has the Five Marks of Mission, which are a tool for the churches to engage, and the global leaders have come up with the SDGs. We find good good synergies...
Anglican churches in the Philippines respond to multiple disasters with characteristic resourcefulness, but capacity is now stretched by number and scale of emergencies
“The bright spot in all these recent calamities is that there are very few costs in human lives. We attribute this to the growing awareness and preparedness of our people as well as our collective prayers. And so, as we go through all these, we need the prayerful...
Living with the impacts of a volcanic eruption: insights from the Philippines
In our accompanying piece, we look at how churches in the Philippines have responded to the multiple disasters that have affected the country in the last few months. Here, we share a more personal perspective on the impacts of the most recent of the disasters, the...
Local Anglicans provide care and support to bushfire victims in Australia
“We are living in a time of great trial and anguish for many people in Queensland, and other parts of Australia, due to destructive bushfires”, writes the Archbishop of Brisbane, Phillip Aspinall. “People have lost their lives and homes and others face anxious times...
