Fijian Anglicans Planting a Solution to Food Insecurity June 2, 2021 Highlight, News Fiji’s Anglicans aren’t able to gather for services after a late-April Covid outbreak led to a severe lockdown across the island nation. But ministry to those in need continues, as they convert their backyards to vegetable gardens, responding to an appeal from their archbishop, the Most Rev. Fereimi Cama.
Congolese Anglicans Care for Volcano Survivors June 1, 2021 Highlight, News The Anglican Diocese of Goma is playing a central role in coordinating relief for thousands of people displaced by the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo, one of the world’s most active volcanos, which is located just six miles from the Congolese city near the country’s border with Rwanda.
The Tulsa Race Massacre, 100 Years Later May 31, 2021 Highlight, News A Black-owned church that survived the 1921 race riot has served more than 200,000 meals to people in need during the pandemic.
Burundi Chooses New Primate May 28, 2021 Highlight, News The Rt. Rev. Sixbert Macumi, Bishop of Buye, has been elected as the fifth Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church of Burundi. Macumi, 53, will succeed Archbishop Martin Nyaboho, the church’s primate since 2016, when he is installed on August 21.
New Church of Pakistan Leader Calls Out Persecution May 25, 2021 Highlight, News The Rt. Rev. Azad Marshall, a leader in theological education with broad experience in the wider Anglican Communion, was elected to a three-year term as moderator of the Church of Pakistan at its triennial synod on March 14. He began his ministry by addressing the deep concerns many church members have for safety, living in a country recently ranked as the world’s most violent for Christians.
Bishop Slates Continue Trend Toward Women May 24, 2021 Highlight, News By Kirk Petersen Three dioceses recently announced the candidates in their upcoming bishop elections: Iowa, Nevada, and Pittsburgh. One detail jumps out from a glance at the slates: Nine of the 12 candidates... Read more...
Diverse Bishops Honored at Wycliffe College Event May 24, 2021 Highlight, News Wycliffe College in Toronto awarded honorary degrees to an archbishop from the Global South and two Canadian bishops representing Anglicans in the Arctic and Anglicans of multicultural backgrounds in Canada at a ceremony held virtually on May 17. Archbishop Mouneer Anis spoke about the distinct challenges for Christians who are minorities in both secular Western cultures, and in Eastern, predominantly Islamic, cultures.
Facing Revolt, Senior C of E Bishop “Steps Back” May 21, 2021 Highlight, News Bishop Tim Dakin has been criticized for his management style.
People & Places – May 20, 2021 May 20, 2021 News Appointments, ordinations, and retirements from around the Episcopal Church, as published in the May 18 issue of The Living Church.
Fire Destroys Home of Rochester Bishop Prince Singh May 19, 2021 Highlight, News The bishop escaped safely, and there were no injuries. The cause of the fire is not yet known.
