The Council of Trustees in the Diocese of Kansas has announced an additional nominee in its search for a 10th bishop: the Rev. Cathleen Chittenden Bascom, assistant professor of religion at Waldorf University in Forest City, Iowa. Bascom, born in Denver, is a graduate of the University of Kansas and Exeter University. She earned an MDiv at Seabury-Western Theological … [Read more...] about Kansas Adds Third Nominee
Archives for August 15, 2018
Wedding Choir Lands Contract
London’s Kingdom Choir has always enjoyed critical acclaim, but its rendition of “Stand by Me” at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has propelled it into the spotlight. The choir leader, Karen Gibson, says she is constantly recognized on London streets. Now the Kingdom Choir has won a recording contract with Sony UK. Its debut album is due for release on Nov. … [Read more...] about Wedding Choir Lands Contract
Abp. Praises Chilean Church
After leading a fact-finding visit, Archbishop Paul Kwong has expressed his hope that the Anglican diocese in Chile will become the 40th Province of the Anglican Communion. The Anglican Church in Chile is a diocese in the Province of the Church of South America, but has been moving toward becoming one of the Communion’s autonomous provinces. A seven-member delegation will … [Read more...] about Abp. Praises Chilean Church
Eugene H. Buxton, 1931-2018
The Rev. Eugene Harvey Buxton Jr., a priest of the Diocese of Texas who also served in Hawaii, Ohio, Wisconsin, and the United Kingdom, died Aug. 11. Born in Akron in 1931, he attended the College of Wooster and Bexley Hall Seminary. He was made deacon in 1955 and priest in 1956. On the recommendation of Bishop C. Andrew Doyle of Texas, Buxton wrote the book Bishops in My … [Read more...] about Eugene H. Buxton, 1931-2018
First Seminary Grads in Gambella
The first seven graduates of St. Frumentius’ Anglican Theological College in Gambella, Ethiopia, have received their certificates. Present at the ceremony were the Rt. Rev. Peter Gatbel Kunen Lual, Bishop of Nasir; Church Mission Society mission partners Chris and Suzy Wilson, who are part of the leadership team at the college; CMS mission partner Rosemary Burke; and Johann … [Read more...] about First Seminary Grads in Gambella