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
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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’
News and items for prayer: global spread of Anglicanism • new members of Primates Council • new Gafcon Podcast • CofE working groups • a structural solution? • slavery reparations • sharing with muslims in Ramadan • teaching children about marriage • comfort - the idol of the church
News and items for prayer: New appointments, new churches • LLF and General Synod at CofE • Conversion therapy • CPAS • sharing Christ with immigrants • understanding culture • marriage and singleness • clergy well-being
News and items for prayer: Contending for differentiation within the CofE • Roman Catholic Church • losing a sense of awe? • return to catechism? • Nigeria • persecution • Christian freedoms in Scotland
News and items for prayer: Change of General Secretary at Gafcon Global • Church of England: more responses to General Synod November decision • Other Anglican news from Great Britain, Ireland and Europe • The future of funerals
News and items for prayer • General Synod Nov 23 reports and responses • Israel and Gaza • Ayaan Hirsi Ali conversion • Conversion therapy latest • Alliance for Responsible Citizenship • Mission history - Wales • Roger Beckwith tribute
This week, the Church of England has made it clear that they disagree with Holy Scripture. They have decided that they can bless that from which the Bible calls us to repent.
The Bishops of the Anglican Network in Europe respond to the General Synod of the Church of England’s resolution to commend Prayers of Love and Faith for same-sex couples
Not all speeches at Synod are bold, biblically faithful and celebrating the gospel but here’s two that are…