Communion seeks clarity over ‘can’t pay’ and ‘won’t’
by Madeleine Davies, Church Times:
A LACK of contributions to the work of the Anglican Communion is, in part, attributable to a suggestion by GAFCON that Provinces redirect their giving to its work, the Secretary General of the Anglican Consultative Council, the Rt Revd Dr Josiah Idowu-Fearon, said this week.
Four Provinces (Congo, Sudan, Uganda, and West Africa) have made no contribution since 2012; another ten last made payments in the years between 2011 and 2014. Nigeria last paid in 2011 (£10,000).
Dr Idowu-Fearon attributed part of the blame for this to GAFCON’s 2013 Nairobi Statement, which encouraged provinces not to support the Anglican Communion Office. It reads: “We must invite provinces, dioceses, mission agencies, local congregations and individuals formally to become contributing members of [GAFCON]. In particular, we counsel provinces to reconsider their support for those Anglican structures that are used to undermine Biblical faithfulness, and contribute instead or additionally to the support of GAFCON’s ongoing needs.”
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