By Mark Michael Plans are underway for the creation of the Anglican Communion’s 42nd province, the Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola (IAMA), which would eventually gather a half million Portuguese-speaking Anglicans in the two noncontiguous southern African nations. The IAMA would join the Anglican Church in Brazil, becoming the Anglican Communion’s second Lusophone … [Read more...] about New Province Planned for Mozambique & Angola
Mozambique
Hearts for Suffering Mozambicans
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald When a cyclone killed more than 600 in Mozambique on March 15 and left a gruesome trail of homelessness, hunger, and disease, the disaster did not feel 8,700 miles away for the Provisional Bishop of Lexington and his wife. It felt intimately close. How to Help: The diocese’s online donation form includes a Mozambique Fund option, or send … [Read more...] about Hearts for Suffering Mozambicans
Cyclone Relief in Southern Africa
Episcopal Relief & Development is supporting Anglican partner organizations in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe in response to the damage done by Cyclone Idai. According to the UN, Cyclone Idai has caused one of the worst weather-related emergencies in Africa. It affected at least three million people, destroying homes and infrastructure such as roads and bridges making … [Read more...] about Cyclone Relief in Southern Africa
From Niassa to Charleston
Bishop Van Koevering and clergy in the Diocese of Niassa The House of Bishops has welcomed a new member who spent most of the past 12 years as Bishop of Niassa, Mozambique. The Rt. Rev. Mark Van Koevering now serves as Assistant Bishop of West Virginia, at the invitation of the Rt. W. Michie Klusmeyer, Bishop of West Virginia. “Bishop Van Koevering was … [Read more...] about From Niassa to Charleston