The General Synod of the Church of England has approved the Living in Love and Faith proposals, brought forward by Bishop Martyn Snow, which will see standalone blessings for same sex couples taking place and a timetable agreed towards clergy same sex marriages. John Dunnett, National Director, Church of England Evangelical Council (CEEC), said: “Yesterday was a milestone in that standalone services have received General Synod support and a timetable to work towards clergy same sex marriages has been endorsed. “It is deeply disappointing that despite hearing repeatedly in speeches of the need to build trust by avoiding bad process,…
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We were saddened that, on 8th July, General Synod approved the latest LLF motion. Despite assurances that this is just one more step in an unfolding process, we believe this was in fact a decisive moment. Stand-alone services were approved and are at the very least indicative of a change in the doctrine of marriage. A pathway to clergy entering same-sex marriage was initiated, and clergy SSM is a definitive change in doctrine. Indeed, it is clear that some members of the House of Bishops are openly advocating such a change. Voting was again very close, the motion being passed…
Dear brothers & sisters who hold to the faith once delivered, ‘Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.’ Hebrews 12:2 We request all the faithful in the GSFA to uphold our faithful brothers and sisters in the Church of England, bishops, clergy and laity, who have come together as ‘The Alliance’. We stand with them in the struggle that lies ahead as they seek to establish a new Province of…
With faithful Anglicans around the globe, including Gafcon and GSFA Provinces, we grieve that our Mother Church, the Church of England, has abandoned her children who wish to uphold the teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ on marriage and his apostle’s clear denunciation of all forms of sexual immorality. The recent decision of the General Synod to approve the use of prayers of blessing for same-sex couples is to bless what God does not bless and is nothing less than prayers which sanctify sin. In answer to a question asked at General Synod (Q52), which requested assurance that such prayers…
It is another special day for our energetic and spiritual father, the Archbishop, Metropolitan and Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, The Most Revd Henry Chukudum Ndukuba, as he turns 63 on 18 July 2024. From his humble beginning at Ogberuru in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State, and through his 63 years on mother earth, he has passed through the ups and downs of this world. Indeed, but for the big God who is always by his side, he would have been long forgotten. Sampler: during his early pastoral duties at Kano in the Northern part…
THE COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE END OF THE 2ND SESSION OF THE 7TH SYNOD OF THE DIOCESE OF AROCHUKWU/OHAFIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) HELD FROM THURSDAY 4TH – SUNDAY 7TH JULY, 2024 AT ST. LUKE’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, UMUZOMGBO, IHECHIOWA ARCHDEACONRY, AROCHUKWU LGA, ABIA STATE PREAMBLE The 2nd Session of the 7ht Synod of the Diocese of Arochukwu/Ohafia (Anglican Communion) which was held from Thursday 4th – Sunday 7th July, 2024 under the guidance of the Holy Spirit was presided by his Lordship, the Rt Rev. D.r Johnson C. Onuoha, Diocesan Bishop. Also, ni attendance were, Mrs. Chinwendu .I Onuoha (Nnedinma), President, Women…
An Anglican clergy in the Diocese of Ughelli, Rev. Isaac Umurie, was murdered by his son in the agrarian community of Okpare in Olomu Kingdom, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State early Wednesday. It was gathered that Rev. Isaac Umurie, one of the priests attached to St. John’s Anglican Church, Okpare-Olomu, was hacked to death in his sleep in the early hours of the day by his 28-year-old son, Ufuoma Umurie. It was learnt that the incident occurred around 2am with the mother narrowly escaping being butchered alongside the reverend. The suspect allegedly chased his mother while she…
The Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, the Most Rev’d Dr. Henry C. Ndukuba has welcomed the election of the Rt. Rev’d Steve Wood as the next Archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA). This was made known in press statement released by the Church of Nigeria’s Communication officer, Korede, Akintunde today. The College of Bishops of the Anglican Church in North America elected the Rt. Rev. Steve Wood, bishop of the Diocese of the Carolinas, as its next archbishop during a conclave held in the crypt of St. Vincent’s Basilica at St. Vincent’s College in…
The Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion has dissociated itself entirely from being used as an excuse or reason for any creation or adoption of any diocese in the United Kingdom or elsewhere outside its jurisdiction. In a statement personally signed by the General Secretary of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Venerable Dr. Paul Dajur, and made available to ACNN TV through the Communication office of the Church, he noted that the Church has not established any Diocese in the United Kingdom and any claims suggesting that the Diocese of Anglican Missionary Congregation (AMC) is a creation of the Church…
SEATTLE, WA (May 18, 2024): The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia has elected The Rev. Philip N. LaBelle as its next bishop. Bishop-Elect LaBelle currently serves as rector of St. Mark’s Church in Southborough, Massachusetts. While in the Diocese of Massachusetts, he co-led the Mission Strategy Committee, served on the Executive Committee and Diocesan Council, and directed the Fresh Start program. Bishop-Elect LaBelle will be consecrated and installed as the ninth bishop of Olympia on September 14, succeeding Bishop Greg Rickel, who resigned on December 31, 2022, and Bishop Provisional Melissa Skelton, who serves in the interim. “The very first thing…