Over 90 senior leadership figures worldwide called on U.S. President Joe Biden to lift those economic sanctions that kill, displace, impoverish and otherwise harm the civilian population of Syria, as called for by the UN Special Rapporteur for Unilateral Coercive Measures, Prof. Alena Douhan. The UN Special Rapporteur declared in a statement published on December 29 that unilateral U.S. economic coercive measures “violate the human rights of the Syrian people” and “exacerbate the already dire humanitarian situation in Syria, especially in the course of COVID-19 pandemic,” by blocking the aid, trade and investment necessary for Syria’s health system and economy to function…
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Preamble The Bishops of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) offer this pastoral statement to the Church after prayer, study, careful listening to disparate voices, and a collaborative process involving contributions from across the Province. As a result of this process, we have become even more acutely aware of the power we all need to live faithfully in Jesus Christ as He redeems the whole of our identity, including our sexuality. The College of Bishops asked for the formation of this statement in January of 2020 after we heard reports of varied application among ACNA leaders regarding the use…
On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, the College of Bishops of the Anglican Church in North America consented to the elections of the Very Rev. Mark Engel and the Rev. Canon Steven Tighe as bishops for the Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes and the Anglican Diocese of the Southwest, respectively. Engel was elected on November 14, 2020 by a Special Meeting of the Great Lakes Diocesan Synod for the purpose of selecting a bishop. He served the diocese as the Chair of the Standing Committee until he resigned to accept his nomination. Engel and his wife, Terri, have been married for…
The College of Bishops of the Anglican Church in North America met via Zoom January 5-7, 2021 for prayer, conversation, and fellowship. In addition to consenting to the election of two new bishops-elect, we engaged in important dialogue on topics of particular urgency in contemporary society: racial reconciliation, sexuality and identity, and ministry in the midst of a pandemic. As events unfolded in the United States Capitol on Wednesday, January 6, the words of Archbishop Beach’s address from the previous day were a prophetic encouragement to continue to work for the unity of the Church in the midst of a…
It is with profound sorrow that I have to announce the devastating news that the Bishop of Swaziland in eSwatini, the Right Revd Ellinah Wamukoya, died today. Bishop Ellinah was admitted to hospital late last week and was put on oxygen therapy for Covid-19. We express our deepest condolences to her husband, Okwaro Henry Wamukoya, their children and grandchildren. May her soul rest in peace. BISHOP ELLINAH WAMUKOYA Bishop Ellinah Ntfombi Wamukoya was elected to the position in 2012, becoming the first woman bishop in the Anglican Church in Africa. She was previously the Town Clerk of Manzini, eSwatini’s commercial…
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As many of you have heard, the Church of Uganda has just shared that their recently retired archbishop, Stanley Ntagali, has admitted to having an affair. Stanley is a brother in Christ with whom I have appreciated working beside in years past, and it grieves me profoundly to hear of this moral failure. It is my prayer before the Lord that he will continue down the path of repentance and that the Lord will comfort all those impacted by this sin. I am deeply thankful for the integrity with which Archbishop Stephen Kaziimba and…
Statement from the Most Rev. Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Archbishop of Church of Uganda 13th January 2021 It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my predecessor, retired Archbishop Stanley Ntagali, has been involved in an extra-marital affair with a married woman, which he has acknowledged. This adultery is a grievous betrayal on many levels. Retired Archbishop Ntagali has betrayed his Lord and Saviour, his wife and their marriage vows, as well as the faith of many Ugandans and global Christians who looked to him to live the faith he proclaimed. He betrayed the office of Archbishop,…
“Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified.” (2Cor. 13:5). It is a Divine directive and requirement for a Christian to continuously examine his faith or test himself as to whether he is still in the faith. Faith is that which we believe or uphold about God, which reflects in or guides our lives. It is an active belief and trust in God’s words. The strength of our faith can therefore mean the level of our belief or unbelief in the…
The President of the Mothers Union and Women’s Guild of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Mrs Angela Eberechukwu Ndukuba, has admonished the wives of the Archbishops and bishops of the Church of Nigeria to develop themselves to being vessels of honour for Divine use. Ndukuba, who is also the wife of the Primate of all Nigeria and Leader of the Archbishops and Bishops’ wives addressed them at a national Retreat, with the theme, “Bishop’s Wife A Vessel unto Honour” (2Tim. 2:20,21), hosted by the Province of Jos at the Ibru Centre Agbarha-otor from January 13 to 16, 2021. Reminding…
The Senior Clergy Advanced Management Course organized by Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) at Ibru International Ecumenical Centre, Agbarha-Otor, for the selected senior clergymen of different dioceses has kicked off on Monday 18th January 2021. The training which will continue to the end of the month started with a Holy Communion Service celebrated by the Rector of the Centre, the Ven. Dr Princewill Ireoba. In his welcome speech, the Director of Studies, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Samuel Sowale (Bishop of Ilesa Diocese), and his Assistant, the Rt Rev. D.K. Bello (Bishop of Otukpo), encouraged the participants to be focused, disciplined…