Originally published in Church Times THE Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches (GSFA) took steps during its gathering in Cairo this month to become “a well-structured home for orthodox Anglicans worldwide”, a communiqué says. The GSFA’s first assembly under its new “covenental” structure ended on 15 June, and was attended […]
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Gafcon IV and the revolution in world Anglicanism
By Martin Davie — Originally published in Christianity Today During the course of the 20th and 21st centuries we have seen time and again that when a revolution has occurred those who were formerly in charge (who are now holed up in a bunker somewhere or have fled the country) […]
To whom shall we go: conservative Anglicans discuss divorce from Church of England
Rwanda gathering of Gafcon conservatives draws 1 300 from 53 nations as Global South fellowship moves toward merger By John Sandeman — Christianity Today A “revived, renewed, and reordered” Anglican Communion will be the core message delivered tomorrow to 1 300 conservative Anglicans from 53 countries meeting this week in […]
Anglican church in Scotland disciplined over same-sex marriage
Welby says he is unclear on whether homosexual sex is sin Originally published in The Christian Institute The Anglican church in Scotland has been disciplined for dropping the biblical definition of marriage, Justin Welby has announced. In June, The Scottish Episcopal Church stated that its understanding of marriage was no […]
Anglicans sanction US Episcopal Church over gay marriage
Originally published in ABC News Anglican leaders today (Thursday, January 14, 2016) temporarily restricted the role of the US Episcopal Church in their global fellowship as a sanction over the American church’s acceptance of gay marriage. Episcopalians have been barred for three years from any policy-setting positions in the Anglican […]