By Cole Hartin 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. Wycliffe is an evangelical Anglican seminary on the campus of the University of Toronto. Along with six other … [Read more...] about Diverse Bishops Honored at Wycliffe College Event
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News Analysis: Toronto Priests Urge ‘Ceasefire’ From Churchwide Division
By Mark Michael Five prominent conservative priests of the Diocese of Toronto have issued a plea to the Anglican Church of Canada’s House of Bishops for a “20-year ceasefire” in intra-church conflict about human sexuality. In an open letter published in response to their Diocesan Synod, they propose establishing a church-wide system of divided episcopal oversight. Clergy … [Read more...] about News Analysis: Toronto Priests Urge ‘Ceasefire’ From Churchwide Division
Wycliffe, Toronto, Calls Mark Elliott
Mark Elliott will be a part-time professorial fellow at Wycliffe College in Toronto beginning April 1. As an associate member of the Toronto School of Theology, Elliott will assist the college in teaching and providing direction for doctoral research in the areas of patristics, the history of the interpretation of Scripture, and biblical and systematic … [Read more...] about Wycliffe, Toronto, Calls Mark Elliott
Wycliffe Honors Wendy LeMarquand
Wendy LeMarquand, a physician and former leader of the Mothers’ Union of Gambella, Ethiopia, has received a Doctor of Sacred Letters from Wycliffe College at the University of Toronto. She is married to the Rt. Rev. Grant LeMarquand, who served as Assistant Bishop of the Horn of Africa from 2012 to 2017. Much of her time in Gambella was devoted to helping Mothers’ Union … [Read more...] about Wycliffe Honors Wendy LeMarquand
Whole-life Disciples
By Sue Careless All Christians, but laypeople especially, struggle with how to connect their Sunday mornings with their Monday mornings. How do we integrate our spiritual life with our worlds of work, home, and play? For the past 12 years Wycliffe College, a graduate theological school at the University of Toronto, has offered a spring conference called “Refresh!” This … [Read more...] about Whole-life Disciples
Bp. Andrews to Lead Wycliffe
Adapted from a Wycliffe College announcement The Rt. Rev. Stephen Andrews, Bishop of Algoma in Ontario, since 2009, has been appointed 10th principal of Wycliffe College at the University of Toronto. Bishop Andrews has worked in ministry, theological scholarship, and higher education for more than 30 years. He earned his Master of Divinity at Wycliffe College and holds a … [Read more...] about Bp. Andrews to Lead Wycliffe
Dallas Elects George Sumner
The Diocese of Dallas has elected the Very Rev. George R. Sumner as its seventh bishop. Sumner led in both orders from the first ballot and was elected on the fourth ballot.Sumner is principal and Helliwell Professor of World Mission at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto. He was ordained to the priesthood in the Diocese of Western Massachusetts in 1981.He is author of The … [Read more...] about Dallas Elects George Sumner
Jesus: Center of Our Unity
Via the Anglican Communion InstituteToronto, Ontario September 20, 2013Greetings to the Faithful of the Anglian Communion and all our Friends in Christ:We write to you from a conference in Toronto, Canada, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1963 Pan-Anglican Congress held here. We are Primates and bishops representing the Anglican Global South, including the chairmen of … [Read more...] about Jesus: Center of Our Unity