As I take on the responsibility as Regional Secretary for Gafcon in Europe. I hope to meet many of you in the coming months, but for now I want to encourage us to pray for the work of Gafcon in this region of Europe.
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It is a great joy that Bishop Tim’s appointment to this full-time, dedicated role, will allow him to continue providing a relational episcopacy to those serving as leaders in the local AMiE churches and to lead AMiE in its vision of starting and strengthening churches for the salvation of many and the glory of God.
Bishop Andy continues as diocesan of the Gafcon-established ACE (Anglican Convocation in Europe), and as Presiding Bishop of the Gafcon-established Anglican Network in Europe (ANiE).
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News and items for prayer: Statements on Gaza, Pride celebrations at Dublin cathedral, LLF latest, Archbishop of Canterbury, ACE Synod and conference, Westminster Parliament votes on abortion and euthanasia, large evangelical gathering in France
News and items for prayer: Gafcon-aligned Bishop of North Africa • CofE latest • 'woke' indoctrination in schools • Wales and Scotland •ANiE news • Gospel unity • 1700 years since Nicea
News and items for prayer: Is this revival? • Campaigns against complementarians and doctrine of marriage • AMiE news • Myanmar- key things to pray for • Easter resources
News and items for prayer: G25 conference • CofE finances • Church in Wales • Anglican Network in Europe news • Assisted suicide • Abortion buffer zones • Ukraine • Christians and politics • Nicene creed anniversary
News and items for prayer: Anglicanism in Scotland • CofE, General Synod, LLF • CEEC • Gafcon says IASCUFO will fail to renew the Anglican Communion • Gafcon 25 • school worker wins appeal • challenge of Islam • America First • Jordan Peterson • Os Guinness • Written prayers?
News and items for prayer: report from IASCUFO • CofE - the future • Christian faith and politics • Marriage matters • Education, freedom and the gospel • African Christianity • spiritual habits
News and items for prayer: Syria • Church leadership failings in C of E • Gafcon 25 • Irish churches finding fellowship and oversight in ANiE • Assisted dying - faith and ethical decisions • responding to AI • encouraging news highlights in 2024 • Christ at Christmas
News and items for prayer: Resignation of Archbishop of Canterbury • Makin report • Same sex blessings - Archbishop contradicts teaching of church he leads • Assisted dying • Reactions to US election • Review of Lausanne statement
We were saddened by the news of the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the reasons for his decision. While the Gafcon Primates have been critical of the Archbishop’s leadership, the circumstances of his resignation is not an occasion for rejoicing, but for grief and self-reflection.
The presence of child sexual abuse in the church of God is a pernicious evil, which has brought devastating, long-term effects upon survivors and their families. Yet their trauma is only exacerbated by negligence or inaction in pursuing and prosecuting perpetrators for their crimes. Such failures to act also grieve the heart of God and bring shame upon his church.
“Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.” (Jude 3)
We, the Gafcon Primates, meeting in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, to celebrate the investiture of Archbishop Steve Wood as the third Primate of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) and to welcome him as a Primate of the Anglican Communion, send greetings to the faithful.
News and items for prayer: Lausanne Congress • the Pope and pluralism • CofE Soul Survivor report • Selecting new bishops • two churches within one CofE? • AMC - a new diocese • Young people turning Anglican • Freedom of speech and thought • Euthanasia • Abortion
News and items for prayer: new ANiE diocese and bishop • objections to staying in and leaving CofE • CofE treatment of Bernard Randall • faith at heart of society • Nigeria • Iran • Europe evangelicals • ideology in BMA • UK youth mental health
News and items for prayer: C of E following July 2024 Synod • Support for the Alliance • New diocese in ANiE • Election of Archbishop for ACNA province • Conversion therapy • Transgender in schools • EU's ideologies in Africa • Kenya protests • Gospel at the Olympics
While we have already made provision for the Anglican Network in Europe, which includes three biblically orthodox dioceses operating in England and Europe, Gafcon supports all faithful Anglicans, whether they choose to stay and provide a witness to the truth in their home church, or whether they wish to leave for the sake of conscience.
Making a good decision requires knowing as much as possible about the pros, cons and workability of all the options.
News and items for prayer: GSFA meeting in Cairo • LLF and C of E • New Diocese for ANiE • UK General Election • Church, gospel and culture: latest articles
News and items for prayer: Gafcon meets church leaders in England • Primates in Rome • C of E and evangelicals • Church in Wales • sex and gender and the gospel • Lausanne and mission
News and items for prayer: future of the orthodox in CofE • the Anglican Communion? • the Bible on sexual ethics • Cass review • miracle of forgiveness in Rwanda • euthanasia • ‘cultural Christianity’