The former moderator of the Church of South India, Dr Peter Sugandhar, has died, the CSI has announced. Dr Sugandhar, the former Bishop of Medak, died at his retirement home in Hyderabad. He was 73. A keen ecumenist, he led the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Federation of Churches, which bought together bishops from the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant and indigineous churches; and was part of the Mississauga Meeting of senior Anglican and Roman Catholic leaders in the year 2000. He served as the Vice-President of the Andhra Pradesh Auxiliary of the Bible Society of India. He was also on the…
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For those experiencing grief, loss or hardship, the Christmas season is far from the most wonderful time of the year. Typical holiday festivities – merry carol singing, decorating, gathering with family and purchasing gifts – emphasise joy and cheer, leaving little room for pain and grief. In response, some churches offer special services leading up to Christmas that accommodate those for whom the season is trying and difficult. These services, called Blue Christmas or Longest Night services, emphasise the pain of loss felt by many at this time of year, and offer a sombre, gentle space to gather. Symbolically, many…
A gun stolen from one of two police officers who were shot and killed as they guarded St Paul’s Anglican Church in Ukunda, Kenya, has been recovered by security officials in an anti-terror operation. The shooting took place in September, and at the time police said that the al-Shabaab terror group were behind the killings, which they believed were carried out in revenge for the death of terror suspect Said Omar aka Babley. Today (Wednesday), police announced that they had foiled a Christmas terror attack and seized two AK-47 rifles and 47 rounds of ammunition from a hideout being used…
The next Bishop of London will be the Rt Rev Sarah Mullally DBE, currently Bishop of Crediton, 10 Downing Street has announced today. Bishop Sarah will succeed the Rt Rev and Right Hon Richard Chartres KCVO, who retired as Bishop of London earlier this year. She will be installed as the 133rd Bishop of London at St Paul’s Cathedral in the new year. Bishop Sarah was a senior civil servant in the Department of Health before ordination. A trained nurse, she became Chief Nursing Officer for England in 1999, the youngest person to be appointed to the post. She was…
A tale of two live Arcbishops, one dead bishop and the practice of hypocrisy. Welby, Carey and Bell. Hypocrisy is found when you apply one rule for others to their detriment and a different one for yourself. The case of the accusation of Bishop George Bell has uncovered a nasty side to the Church of England, and for that matter, to Lambeth Palace. Lord Carlile has been highly critical of the shambolic, unkind and unjust procedure that led to the improper naming and shaming of one of the most outstanding Anglican bishops of the last century. But in fact it…
The Board of Directors of Nashotah House is pleased to announce that Garwood Anderson, Ph.D. has been appointed to the position of Interim Dean and President, effective January 1, 2018. Dr. Anderson is a long – time and well – known leader at Nashotah House, joining the faculty in 2007 as Professor of New Testament studies. Dr. Anderson accepted the role of Acting Dean and President on September 1, 2017 following the resignation of Dean Steven Peay. For over a decade, Dr. Anderson has demonstrated outstanding leadership at Nashotah House. Not only is he a widely respected New Testament scholar,…
The ordination of nine men into the new ‘Anglican Mission in England’ (AMiE) has highlighted divisions not only over sexuality but also different ideas of what it means to be genuinely ‘Anglican’. You might think this was straightforward enough: after all, isn’t an Anglican, at least in the UK, a member of the Church of England (or its sister churches in Scotland and Wales) – period? And doesn’t it haveto be like that? But it’s not that simple. Here are some of the ways people sometimes try to define Anglicanism and some of the issues that arise once they start. Geography: Some…
Following a recent meeting of the trustees, the Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion (EFAC) has restated its vision, and appointed new leadership. The purpose of EFAC is to encourage and develop Biblically faithful fellowship and mission throughout the Anglican world. This basic purpose remains, but EFAC is adjusting its specific goals and strategies to best serve the Anglican world, which has seen tremendous change since John Stott founded EFAC in 1961. The Anglican presence in Africa, Asia, and South America has grown in encouraging ways but, in recent years, moral and doctrinal confusion in some Western provinces has impaired relationships.…
To the Faithful of the Gafcon movement and friends from Archbishop Nicholas Okoh, Metropolitan and Primate of All Nigeria and Chairman, the Gafcon Primates Council. My dear people of God, On the 7th December, the first ordinations of the Anglican Mission in England (AMiE) took place in London. AMiE was established by the overwhelming consensus of the Nairobi Conference in 2013 as a mission society in England to help our English brothers and sisters in the massive task of evangelisation. It is very appropriate that this historic event has taken place in the Advent season. The second coming of our…
The Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia, Archbishop Philip Freier, has thanked members of the country’s Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, for helping the Church to “confront its failings” when it comes to protecting children and responding appropriately to reports of abuse. He said that the Commission’s case studies involving branches of the Anglican Church – which included the Diocese of Newcastle – “have been shocking and distressing.” He said that the diligent work of the commissioners and their staff “must have been distressing” for them and for survivors. “Once again, I apologise on behalf…