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January 19 2016 By dvirtue PRIMATES 2016: Kenyan Archbishop says flagrant violation of biblical teaching has been punished

The meeting of Primates called by the Archbishop of Canterbury in England has just finished and a very significant step forward has been made in restoring godly faith and order in the Anglican Communion.

January 19 2016 By dvirtue UGANDA: Hundreds Show Support for Archbishop Stanley Ntagali's Stand in Canterbury

Supporters formed a spontaneous procession from St. Paul's Cathedral, Namirembe, to the Archbishop's Residence showing their support for the Archbishop and his leadership in the global community for Biblical faith and morality; and, members of Mother's Union ululated in thanksgiving for the Archbishop's stands to protect the integrity of the family.

January 15 2016 By dvirtue CANTERBURY: GAFCON leaders lament no repentance and doubt effectiveness of sanctions

There is much that causes us concern, especially the failure to recognise the fact that the Anglican Church of Canada (ACoC) has also rejected the collegial mind of the Communion by unilaterally permitting the blessing of same-sex unions and the ordination of those in active homosexual relationships.

January 14 2016 By dvirtue CANTERBURY: Primate's Statement 2016

1) We gathered as Anglican Primates to pray and consider how we may preserve our unity in Christ given the ongoing deep differences that exist among us concerning our understanding of marriage.

January 12 2016 By dvirtue CENTRAL PA: Bishop Scanlan says Priest accused of Sexual Scandal in RI must Step Down

I learned about this situation as it was developing from my colleague, the Rt. Reverend W. Nicholas Knisely, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island, who serves as an ex officio member of the board at the school. I have moved to immediately restrict Fr. White's ministry and to provide for the pastoral care of the congregation that he currently serves. I have no information that leads me to believe that there have been any incidents of abuse at St.

January 11 2016 By dvirtue LONDON: As Anglicans meet, spiritual leader says schism would be failure

The communion, which has around 85 million members in 165 countries, has been deeply divided over issues of gender and sexuality between liberal churches in North America and Britain and their conservative counterparts, especially in Africa.

Such is the strength of feeling that before the Canterbury talks had started some conservative primates were already dangling the threat of a walk-out.

January 11 2016 By dvirtue All eyes turn to Canterbury as Primates' Gathering draws near

Initially the Primates' Meeting was designed by former Archbishop of Canterbury Donald Coggan in 1978 as an opportunity for to Anglican primates to gather for "leisurely thought, prayer and deep consultation." He held his first Primates' Meeting the next year. Formal Primates' Meetings have been held every two or three years since then in different locations around the world that have a strong Anglican presence.

January 10 2016 By dvirtue UK: Senior Church liberals pile pressure on Archbishop to stop the 'vilification' of gay Christians

In a strongly worded open letter to Justin Welby, the signatories -- who range from bishops and cathedral deans to MPs -- call on the Church to 'repent' for treating gay people like 'second-class citizens'.

The letter will heighten tensions at a week-long meeting of the world's Anglican leaders which begins in Canterbury tomorrow, at which the Archbishop hopes to avert a permanent split between warring factions in the Church.

January 08 2016 By dvirtue ACNA Archbishop Foley Beach Calls for Prayer on Eve of Primates Meeting in Canterbury

Since that time, the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON) has met in Jerusalem (2008) and in Nairobi (2013), and through GAFCON, the Anglican Church in North America was birthed in 2009. Since that time our Province in North America has been recognized and is in full communion with the provinces represented by GAFCON and the Global South of the Anglican Communion.

January 07 2016 By dvirtue PROVIDENCE, R.I.: Episcopal bishop calls for 'disciplinary proceedings' in St. George's School sex abuse

"As of this morning, two Episcopal priests and a third person who has worked in Episcopal congregations have been named in the report or ensuing media coverage," Bishop Knisely wrote in a letter to clergy released shortly after a Boston news conference about sexual abuse at the elite private school.

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