The Church Of Nigeria Anglican Communion elect new Bishops to replace retiring ones…. They are: 1. Ven. Okuyelu Ebenezer Akorede as the Bishop-elect of the Diocese of Osun North East. 2. Bishop elect of Nike Diocese. The Ven. Christian Onyeka Onyia 3. The Ven Festus Sobanke as the Bishop-elect of the Diocese of Omuaran Their election came at the just concluded standing committee meeting held at the St Andrew’s Cathedral Church in the Diocese of Warri, where there was an episcopal synod held on Thursday 7th, February 2019. The synod was presided over by the Primate of the Church of…
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In the light of the current stresses and strains within the Anglican Communion, many are trying to hold together the Biblical calls to unity and upholding truth. Here are three reasons we can deduce from Scripture to remain in fellowship with those with whom we disagree: The Biblical stress on unity of the Church Scripture is full of admonitions to maintain the unity of the Church. Here are two: “As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received…Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through…
The Primate of All Nigeria, His Grace, The Most Rev’d Dr Nicholas D. Okoh, has call on all Anglicans and Nigerians to embark on 3-days fasting and prayers starting from Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd of February, 2019 over the forthcoming General Elections in Nigeria. [wpdm_package id=’24656′] Nigeria is to go to the polls on February 16th and March 2nd 2019. The Primate in a statement signed by the General Secretary of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion, Venerable Paul Dajur kindly encourage all Anglican faithful and Christian faithfuls to join in praying unto God concerning the Church and the nation. [wpdm_package…
The Ibru Ecumenical Centre is generally known as a Retreat Centre. But as explicitly stated in the Constitution of the Trinity Foundation (ARTICLE 4 –AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE FOUNDATION), the Centre is not only for retreats, but also for ecclesiastical studies and conferences. Thus, apart from retreats, the Ibru Centre also provides the Churches in Nigeria with “a continuing education centre to meet the needs of the clergy and lay people for continuing education and spiritual growth”. The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) harnesses this provision in organising annual (sometimes biannual) special training, an Advanced Management Course, for her…
A retired Anglican priest from Australia who has been chosen to lead the Anglican Centre in Rome on an interim basis has sought to rebuff criticism about his beliefs in the resurrection. The former Dean of St George’s Cathedral in Perth, Western Australia, Dr John Shepherd, was appointed as interim director last week following the resignation of Archbishop Bernard Ntahoturi. “Christ is Risen!”, Dr Shepherd said in response to widely reported criticism about his appointment. “There has been speculation in the press and on social media about my views on the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Part of this…
The Church of England’s Diocese in Europe has appointed former senior BBC journalist Andrew Caspari as its new Chief Operating Officer. Mr Caspari took up his new role – in effect the diocesan secretary – on 7 January. He joins the diocese after a long career in the BBC which included a time as Duty Editor of Radio Four’s Today Programme – BBC radio’s flagship breakfast news programme – and as Commission Editor for Radio Four. “I am delighted to be joining the Diocese and hope to do all I can to help build the impact of our work at…
When Anjay and Nisha, a young couple from Kerala, were married at St Thomas’ Church in Punnackadu, last month, they planted saplings as part of the Church of South India’s new “Green Wedding” protocol. The couple were the first to be married in the CSI since the Green Protocol for Green Discipleship policy, which includes weddings, was agreed by the CSI synod in December. In addition to the planting of saplings instead of the traditional lighting of a lamp; couples are encouraged to avoid plastic bottles at their reception by serving water in glasses. Anjay and Nisha’s wedding, on 27…
Nearly 500 years ago, this week, William Tyndale, fondly called ‘Father of the English Bible’ was strangled and burned at the stake after being tried and convicted of heresy and treason for translating the Bible into English. WHAT WAS TYNDALE’S OFFENSE? He translated the Greek Bible into English. Simple! That you have a Bible in a language you can read is largely due to his labours, and many of the very phrases you read in it retain the flavour of his understanding of the Greek and Hebrew. A graduate of Oxford and Cambridge, Tyndale had a burning desire to…
Bishop Michael Curry, who gave the sermon at last year’s royal wedding, has just issued a Restriction on Ministry to Bishop William Love for banning same-sex weddings in Love’s Albany Diocese. “In those instances where I find that this church is asking me to go in opposition to what God has spoken through Holy Scripture, God’s word will triumph in terms of my actions, and then this House will have to decide how you will deal with that,” Love said in his testimony before his fellow bishops in July. “But I will remain faithful to God’s word.” Bishop Curry has indeed decided how…
Three clergy families, three clergy children, almost endless problems. And our boys aren’t alone. What are the factors involved in being a clergy child that lead some teenagers to do great and others to rebel? And what can you, as parents and mentors, do to help? I was at my son’s high school, standing in line outside the vice principal’s office, angrily reflecting on the trouble that my eldest son was in and musing about the similar struggles of the son of our clergy assistant. That was when I realized that the tall man three people in front of me…