21 October 2014
Hundreds of church-goers respond to domestic violence campaign
A campaign to tackle domestic violence set up by the Anglican mission agency Us (formerly USPG) has touched the hearts of church-goers in Britain and Ireland.
21 October 2014
Hundreds of church-goers respond to domestic violence campaign
Teenager in the Diocese of Salisbury asks churchgoers to take action on climate change
Josh Perry from Wiltshire, UK, organised an event where churchgoers and others asked their local Member of Parliament (MP) to put climate change high on his agenda.
18 October 2014
Call for worldwide support to fight Ebola crisis
A statement signed by Archbishop Daniel Yinkah Sarfo, Primate of the Church of West Africa, calls on churches worldwide to “express their solidarity by observing one Sunday as Ebola Sunday, to pray and mobilize resources for the affected areas in West Africa.”
Anglican appeals, which are supporting the churches and agencies responding to the crisis in the region, are linked in this article.
Flood the G20 with Oceans of Justice
“Do you know what we want? We want justice—oceans of it. We want fairness—rivers of it. That’s what we want. That’s all we want.” Amos 5:24 (The Message) With just one month to go until the group of 20 (G20) richest nations gather in Brisbane, Australia, the Anglican Alliance are putting out a final call for signatures on the Oceans of Justice petition. […]
Reflections from Peshawar
“Last year was the worst year of my life. I do not see things getting better in the near future,” says Uzma Insar, a 33-year-old homemaker, who belongs to the Christian community of Peshawar. Uzma lost her two children on September 22, 2013, when two suicide bombers blew up All Saints Church located inside the […]
Working together for freedom
Through its social development programme the Church of Bangladesh is playing an active role to prevent human trafficking and rehabilitate victims in the urban slum and border areas of Bangladesh. On Sunday 19th October 2014 the Church of Bangladesh will join churches, individuals and organisations worldwide in a day of prayer and action for Freedom Sunday. You can […]
Tagolyn Kabekabe, Anglican Alliance Facilitator for the Pacific, is taking part in the second Pacific Islands Women in Leadership programme, which has been designed to create a vibrant network of women leaders across the Pacific region. The programme is encouraging the network of women to learn from each other and provide mutual support as they seek […]
16 October 2014
Oceans of Justice will flood the G20 in just one month – make sure our voice is heard!
“Do you know what we want? We want justice—oceans of it. We want fairness—rivers of it. That’s what we want. That’s all we want.” Amos 5:24 (The Message)
“We are still begging for justice”: Reflections from Peshawar one year on
In a recent visit to the Diocese of Peshawar, Pakistan, Andy Bowerman, Co-Director for the Anglican Alliance, heard from those affected by the bombing of All Saints Church last year. He writes this reflection.
14 October 2014
Anglican Alliance sign Civil Society letter asking for equality to be at the core of next development goals
The Anglican Alliance has added its name to a letter to the Secretary General of the United Nations, asking that ‘no target be considered met unless met for all social and economic groups’.