Windrush 75 – From Jamaica to Britain

News Story                                                                                           For Immediate Release Commemoration of the inaugural voyage of the HMT Empire Windrush which began with a Service at the Kingston Parish Church on May 24 – the date on which the vessel sailed from Kingston in 1948, culminates with a National Service of Thanksgiving on Thursday, …

Scholarship in Honour of the late Bishop ALFRED REID

The Family of the Late Bishop Alfred Reid and the St. Barnabas Cure of Anglican Churches, Manchester have established a scholarship in his honour. This scholarship is tenable at Church Teachers’ College, Mandeville, Manchester to pursue studies in History. Interested Anglican students are invited to apply to: Church Teachers’ College …

National Service Commemorating Windrush 75

A National Service commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the departure of The Empire Windrush for Britain in 1948 will be held at the Kingston Parish Church, South Parade, on Wednesday, May 24 at 10.00 am. The Service at which the Archbishop of the West Indies and Bishop of Jamaica and …

Synod Preparations Gather Momentum

Preparations for the 152nd Diocesan Synod gather momentum this week with three Regional Pre-Synod Conferences, the first of which, for the Kingston Region, take place today (March 21) atSt. Luke’s Church, Cross Roads. Other Conferences will be held on Thursday, March 23 atSt. Gabriel’s Church, May Pen for the Mandeville …

House of Bishops – Communique

Communiqué             The House of Bishops of the Church in the Province of the West Indies (CPWI) meeting on Tuesday, March 7, and the Standing Committee of CPWI meeting on Wednesday, March 8, and Thursday, March 9, 2023, at the Cardiff Hotel, Runaway Bay, St. Ann, Jamaica, in the Diocese …

Retired Anglican Bishop Robert Thompson Dies

Bishop Thompson who retired in 2020 after 47 years as an ordained minister is remembered for the “single-minded passion” which he displayed for his lifelong pastoral vocation in the Diocese of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands. This culminated with his consecration in 2005 as Suffragan Bishop of Kingston – an …

The Forty-First Triennial Meeting of the Provincial Synod

THE CHURCH IN THE PROVINCE OF THE WEST INDIESChurch in the Province of the West Indies _____________________________________________________________________________ THE COMMUNIQUÉ We, the members of the House of Bishops, the House of Clergy and the House of Laity of the Church in the Province of the West Indies at the Forty-First Triennial …

Archbishop’s Christmas Message

Power, Justice, and Peace Last Christmas, the minds of people across the world were still focused on the Covid-19 pandemic.  Today, the major global concern is the invasion of Ukraine by the superpower, Russia, with its devastating consequences and suffering for the people of Ukraine, and for the global community …

International Teachers ‘ Day

On this International Teachers ‘ Day, The Diocese of Jamaica salutes our teachers past and present for your tremendous contributions to the growth and development of our schools.You have influenced our young people over many years to become stalwarts in their schools, communities, and nation.You have produced professionals, artisans, craftsmen, …

Ordination 2022 Announcement

Archbishop Howard Gregory has announced the Ordination ofCourtney Carridice, Monnecia Duncan, Bertram Gayle, and Kamar Prendergastto the Sacred Order of Priests and Javanie Byfield, Kerry Parchment Carr, Robert Green, and Carol Vaughnsto theHoly Order of Deacons on the Octave of the Feast of Sts Peter and Paul July 3, 2022, …

“Be a Barnabas” New Bishop of Kingston Charged

The Rt. Rev. Garth Minott, has been encouraged to adopt the characteristics of Barnabas, the Christian Saint, whose Feast Day was celebrated on Saturday, June 11, which coincided with Bishop Minott’s ordination and consecration as the seventh Suffragan Bishop of the See of Kingston. The challenge was extended by The …