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Season of Creation 2019: Protecting the Web of Life
Each year, tens of thousands of Christians around the world celebrate the Season of Creation, which runs from September 1st, the World Day of Prayer for Creation, to October 4th, the feast of St Francis of Assisi. During the Season of Creation, local churches take...
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
“We believe that God is leading the Church to a turning point in its history and that the full partnership of indigenous peoples is essential. Therefore we pledge to work together to exercise our leadership in contributing our vision and gifts to transform the life of...
Transformed churches, transformed communities – Anglicans from across Asia share their learning and experiences in Myanmar
Paul smiled broadly. "We want to grow spiritually and physically inside our church and in unity with our community," he said. "We want to share our blessings by working together with our neighbours." Witnessing local transformation As we sat on rush mats in a rural...
“Waste is not godly” – a view on waste from Africa
Nicholas Pande is the Project Officer at the Council of Anglican Provinces in Africa, based in Nairobi, Kenya. His remit includes food security, health, environmental conservation and climate change adaptation. In this, our third story focusing on waste in different...
“With myself I started” – a view on waste from the Middle East
"Our world has a problem with waste – and it’s hitting people living in poverty the hardest. Today, two billion people in the world’s poorest countries are living and working among piles of waste – that’s one in four of us. Drinking polluted water. Breathing toxic...
“These ugly plastic wastes that don’t go away”
"Our world has a problem with waste – and it’s hitting people living in poverty the hardest. Today, two billion people in the world’s poorest countries are living and working among piles of waste – that’s one in four of us. Drinking polluted water. Breathing toxic...
Ambae: an ongoing story of disaster response and resilience
It is often said that in the aftermath of disasters, long after the aid agencies and TV cameras have left, the Church is still there. This is true, but the reality is even more profound: the Church is there before and during the emergency – as well as after it - part...
“This is the calling of the Church”: Working across borders to eliminate malaria in southern Africa
This World Malaria Day - 25th April - we celebrate the Isdell:Flowers Cross Border Malaria Initiative. This inspirational programme is having remarkable impact eliminating malaria by engaging local churches and communities, including dioceses in the Provinces of...
Safe Migration workshop held by the Women’s Ministry of the Diocese of Jerusalem with the Anglican Alliance
“I believe it's [been] a great conference. The theme and the message of this conference is the Church's message, it's Christ's message in our world: how to be with those who are unprivileged, with those who are in trouble, with those who are suffering and those who...
Update on Cyclone Idai Response
Today we hold before God all those in southern Africa who are living with the dire impacts of Cyclone Idai. Heavy rain and flooding have devastated large areas of Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, leaving many – possibly thousands - dead and many more facing...
Pray with us this World Water Day
On this World Water Day, we hold before God all those in southern Africa who are living with the dire impacts of Cyclone Idai. Heavy rain and flooding have devastated large areas of Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, leaving many – possibly thousands - dead and many...
Anglicans respond with prayer and solidarity after mosque shootings in Christchurch
Anglicans in Aotearoa New Zealand and across the Communion have responded with shock and a commitment to prayer and solidarity following the terrible attacks on two mosques in Christchurch on Friday 15th March 2019, which left 50 dead and dozens injured. Archbishops...
