Nigerian Archbishop affirms North American mission to Nigerians
by David Virtue, VOL:
Primate tentatively holds hands with Anglican Church in North America. Ndukuba lays out ten demands on the government to improve the country.
The archbishop of Nigeria the Most Rev. Henry C. Ndukuba says the Church of Nigeria’s North American Mission (CONNAM) will continue its work as “a rescue mission to provide a safe haven for Nigerian Anglicans leaving the Episcopal Church.”
“The Church of Nigeria is not interested in an expansionist move in America,” he said. “We only maintain a ‘pedagogical presence in America.’ We stand to encourage and enable all faithful Anglicans who share our convictions on the authority of the Scripture, faithfulness to the Lordship of Jesus Christ, and the Anglican heritage as we have received it.”
The North American Mission has “engage[d] the leadership of ACNA on some of issues of interest,” he said, but one church property in Irvington, New Jersey, remains the subject of a civil lawsuit.
“We can only pray that God will intervene in these issues and give us peace. We have suffered disturbing negative media assault on our person and the Church of Nigeria but we see as part of the cost we may have to pay for the Lord.”
The archbishop made his comments to leaders of the Anglican province with an urgent demand that the government protect the security of Christians.
“The present state of insecurity and attacks on Christian churches, communities, and indeed the citizens of this country, is worrisome,” said Ndukuba.
“The Church demands that [the] government put high priority on the security of lives and property of citizens by providing adequate security for all citizens,” he said.
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