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 […]
27 May 2020
Thy Kingdom Come 2020: short reflections from across the Anglican Communion – part 2
In this time between Ascension Day and Pentecost, the Archbishop of Canterbury has invited Christians across the world to join the initiative called ‘Thy Kingdom Come’. We are encouraged to pray especially for five friends, family and neighbours to encounter the love of God in Christ. We are also called to pray for the empowerment […]
21 May 2020
Thy Kingdom Come 2020: short reflections from across the Anglican Communion – part 1
Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven What do we imagine or long for when we pray these familiar words? Where do we see glimpses of God’s kingdom in our world? How can we help in making God’s kingdom more present on earth? At the Anglican Alliance, these […]
18 May 2020
Connecting across the Middle East in response to COVID-19
“Thank you so much for the lovely call yesterday. It was so good to hear what’s happening around the region. God is so faithful! These ‘gatherings’ are little tastes of heaven on earth, glorifying God for what He is doing and has done.” – Evangelical Church representative, UAE On 30th April, participants from the Province of Jerusalem […]
17 May 2020
Latest news briefing: Anglican Communion Responds to COVID-19
This post brings the latest news briefing from the Anglican Alliance on how the Anglican Communion is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in their own contexts. In each place the churches are continuing to minister with compassion, courage, creativity and care, above all bringing hope, as God’s Church for God’s World. This Easter season, in […]
30 April 2020
Recent learning from across the Communion as churches respond to the COVID-19 crisis
Since February 2020, the Anglican Alliance has been convening regional and global consultations with participants from across the Communion to share learning about their experiences of COVID-19 and how the churches are responding. Although it is a time of great uncertainty and anxiety, it is also a time of deepening connections as people pray together […]
29 April 2020
Anglican Church in Melanesia responds to dual challenges of Cyclone Harold and COVID-19 pandemic
At this time of extraordinary change and anxiety across the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Anglican Church of Melanesia is facing an additional trauma with the onslaught of a tropical cyclone. Cyclone Harold formed off the Solomon Islands in early April and caused loss of life and damage in those islands before moving […]
22 April 2020
Earth Day 2020
The world is facing two crises: one is the COVID-19 pandemic; the other is the environmental and climate emergency. Once we begin to emerge from the first, we will still be facing the second. And its impacts will be catastrophic if urgent and far reaching action is not taken to address it. April 22 is […]
20 April 2020
New Bible studies: Faith in the time of Coronavirus
The Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) is now affecting every part of the world, disrupting people’s lives and creating fear, anxiety, sorrow and hardship. Where can we find strength and hope at this troubling time? What might faith look like in a time of COVID-19? How might God be calling us to respond to the impacts of […]
5 April 2020
Connecting to share experience and learning on COVID-19: Africa consultation
“As individuals we cannot go out, but the church as a body can reach out,” Dr John Otoo. Until recently, Asia, Europe and the USA have been the hotspots of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, nowhere is immune. This week, the Anglican Alliance and the Council of Anglican Provinces in Africa (CAPA) jointly convened an online […]