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The House of Bishops of the Church of the Province of the West Indies has selected the Rev. Michael Maxwell, rector of Holy Trinity Church in St Philip to be the next 14th Bishop of Barbados. On 16 Nov 2018 the provincial secretary informed the diocese the bishops had selected Fr. Maxwell (47) to…
Another inspiring experience that will rally the congregation around the theme “Discipleship: A Pledge to Follow Jesus” is in store for worshippers at the Cathedral Sunday Festal Evensong at the Spanish Town Cathedral on November 25. The Service, which will begin at 3.45 p.m., is the highpoint of the annual pilgrimage which will bring representatives…
The Anglican Church of Chile – has been inaugurated as the latest province of the Anglican Communion in a service of joy and celebration in the capital, Santiago. It was originally part of the province of South America but was granted provincial status after sustained growth. More than 800 people, including many from overseas, attended…
Bishops from three Anglican Provinces have called for “solidarity” from the Anglican Communion as a caravan of migrants travels from El Salvador to the United States. The plight of the people making the journey was reported around the world after US President Donald Trump said that he had mobilised the military to prevent them…
A seven-member delegation led by Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, The Rt. Rev. Howard Gregory, is among Anglican clergy and laity from Latin America and the Caribbean now meeting in Cartagena, Colombia to discuss Partnerships for Leadership and Financial Capacity. The meeting, which begins today (October 25) and continues to October 30, is…
…as the MU’s first non-British Worldwide President Mrs Sheran Harper will become Worldwide President of the Mothers’ Union from 1 January 2019. Photo Credit: Mothers’ Union The global Anglican mission agency Mothers’ Union has elected Sheran Harper as its new Worldwide President – the first person from outside the British Isles to hold…
Christians in the faith-based advocacy organisation, Sojourners, are expressing concern that the core principles of The Chicago Declaration of Evangelical Social Concern which was crafted by its founders 45 years ago to confront social and economic injustice in the United States, has been derailed by politics. A commentary written by the organisation’s President and Founder,…
Our Bishops Leon, Howard & Robert (see photo below) are currently in Barbados from October 1-6 for a meeting of the House of Bishops in the Province of the West Indies. [Information and Photos will be shared as soon as they come in]
Dr John Sentamu has announced that he will retire from his post as Archbishop of York on 7 June 2020, Trinity Sunday, 3 days prior to his 71st birthday. Making the announcement the Archbishop said that until that date he will focus on a number of key areas in the Diocese of York and the…
The nature of communion (koinonia) and its implications for the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) and the Anglican Communion were the focus of the fourth round of the dialogue between both Communions when they met recently in Vancouver, Canada. The deliberations at the Vancouver School of Theology were guided by Co-Chairs, The Rev. Elizabeth…
…to the meeting of the International Reformed-Anglican Dialogue Dear Colleagues: I have been invited by the Archbishop of Canterbury to be the Co-Chair of a Meeting of the International Reformed-Anglican Dialogue scheduled to be held in Vancouver, Canada, from August 23-30, 2018. And what is this International Reformed-Anglican Dialogue? “As part of its ecumenical vocation,…