This week, during World Refugee Week, the Anglican Alliance is showcasing examples where Anglican and Episcopal churches around the world are responding to refugees with practical assistance, welcoming refugees in to their communities and discovering mutual enrichment through this engagement. Today the focus is on Jordan: In Jordan the local church is working to respond […]
The Anglican Alliance has today joined a group of 20 Christian organisations in issuing a statement to mark World Refugee Day. The statement celebrates the opportunities for solidarity and learning that come with opening our arms to welcome refugees, and calls for more shared responsibility in responding to current large-scale movements of refugees in every […]
The Diocese of Colombo in the Church of Ceylon has responded swiftly and effectively to the crisis following recent flooding and landslides in Sri Lanka. Last week, the Anglican Alliance hosted a conference call so that the team in Sri Lanka could update their partners around the Communion on their immediate relief response and their […]
The Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACOM) is working closely with the National Disaster Management Committee in Vanuatu, and being supported by Anglican agencies in the Pacific, after tropical cyclone Donna battered the Torres Islands at the beginning of May. The cyclone was the strongest cyclone ever to be recorded in the southern hemisphere in the […]
The Church of Ceylon is on the frontline of the response after severe flooding hit Sri Lanka last week. Over 200 people have been killed and over 600,000 people are now displaced by the widespread flooding and frequent mudslides. The Diocese of Colombo are working tirelessly to reach out to those affected, and mobilising volunteers […]
We follow a God who tells us not to ‘be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind’ (Romans 12:2). So when we see inequality, and injustice we are reminded that things aren’t yet as they should be. That justice will abound, that creation will thrive and that everyone in […]
Last week the Provincial Youth Commission of the Church in the Province of the West Indies (CPWI) met in Barbados to develop a strategic plan for youth ministry in the region. Meeting at Codrington College, the youth directors from each diocese and young people from Guyana and Barbados explored how youth ministry can be re-focused […]
Over 200 people have been killed and over 100 are missing after Cyclone Mora hit Sri Lanka causing severe flooding. The extreme weather has displaced nearly half a million people, and triggered landslides throughout the country. The rains are the worst to hit Sri Lanka since 2003 and come after two months of drought. The […]
21 May 2017 has been declared a Global Day of Prayer for those affected by the severe hunger crisis across the Horn of Africa. The day is being led by the World Council of Churches and the All African Conference of Churches. The Anglican Alliance is joining the call on churches worldwide to participate in […]
This blog was written by Isobel Owen, Programme Officer at the Anglican Alliance, after a recent visit to Jordan. On a recent Anglican Alliance visit to Jordan, Janice Proud and I spent time with the local church to learn how they are working to help refugees with disabilities living in the refugee camps, and refugees […]