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Sharing the Journey of Migrants and Refugees: An Interfaith Perspective on the UN Global Compacts
"The journey for the negotiations is not over. The journey for migrants and refugees is far from over. As religious communities we are committed to continue sharing the journey," Revd. Rachel Carnegie, Co-Executive Director of the Anglican Alliance This article...
After Grenfell – how faith groups responded to the tragedy
“In many ways, the faith response was an example of the community ministering to itself, rather than being helped by well-meaning outsiders.” Elizabeth Oldfield, Director of Theos, in the foreword to ‘After Grenfell’ Helping churches increase their disaster...
Prayers for Guatemala following volcanic eruption
The Anglican Alliance is calling for prayer and solidarity for the people and churches in Guatemala affected by Sunday’s major volcanic eruption. The Fuego Volcano had a violent eruption on Sunday, 3 June 2018. An estimated 3,271 people have already been evacuated...
Oraciones por Guatemala por la erupción volcánica
La Alianza Anglicana les invita a orar y estar en solidaridad con el pueblo y iglesias en Guatemala que están afectadas por la grande erupción volcánica que empezó Domingo. El volcán de Fuego entró en actividad en 3 de junio, Domingo. Hay una estimativa de 3.271...
Taking action on plastic pollution
Creator God, out of the overflowing of your love you created all things with rich variety and great beauty and entrusted us with responsibility for them; grant that we might so value all that you have given into our care that we may strive to sustain its blessings for...
Puerto Rico – the Diocese of Hope
In the aftermath of hurricane Maria, the news from Puerto Rico was about support not reaching people. It is therefore so encouraging to read of the quiet work of the Episcopal Diocese of Puerto Rico reaching out to so many with health care and relief supplies at their...
Emergency Appeal from the Diocese of Jerusalem for al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City
Emergency Appeal from the Diocese of Jerusalem for al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City The Anglican al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City has implemented an emergency response to the crisis caused by the overwhelming number of casualties sustained during protests across...
After the Fire – how the church is helping the community recover in Fort McMurray
In a recent news item we shared insights from Zimbabwe about what makes communities resilient and what resilience looks like at a local level. Here we share a story of community recovery and resilience from Canada. Whilst the context and nature of this disaster are...
Strengthening communities, strengthening resilience
Building resilience – strengthening the capacity of communities to survive shocks - is a key priority of the Anglican Alliance. But what makes communities resilient? What does resilience look like? What are its characteristics? Here, Janice Proud, the Anglican...
Protecting victims of modern slavery – join us in prayer and action this May
This month’s theme for Freedom Year is about recognising victims of modern slavery and reporting this to the appropriate agencies who can rescue them. They also need protection from being re-trafficked. The first step to stopping human trafficking is to spot it. ...
First graduates from revised Agents of Change in Zambia and Zimbabwe
'The most significant thing that has happened to me through my learning with Agents of Change is how to identify the need in the community and how to tackle it. I used to think that if there were a problem in the community others would do it. Now I know that it should...
Update on response to Papua New Guinea earthquake
With ACPNG and ACNS The Anglican Alliance has been in touch with the Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea after a large earthquake of 7.5 magnitude struck in Enga province on 26th February. The quake has caused landslides and sinkholes in the region, and phone lines...
