GAFCON IV: Lessons from a Communion in Birth Pains

Apr 25, 2023 by

by Sam Ferguson, TGC: In AD 597, the bishop of Rome sent a missionary named Augustine to evangelize the Anglo people of southern England. Augustine’s mission base became known as the See of Canterbury, his office the Seat of Canterbury,...

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An Historic Moment for the Anglican Communion: Key Takeaways from the GAFCON IV Kigali Commitment

Apr 25, 2023 by

from AAC: The final version of the Gafcon IV Kigali Commitment (2023) will go down in history as among the historic turning points of the Anglican Communion.  It was virtually everything the delegates had hoped for, and as Rev Canon...

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Archbishop Welby issues disconnected response to Gafcon statement

Apr 24, 2023 by

By David W. Virtue, DD, Virtueonline: Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby was last seen at an optometrist’s shop getting fitted for a new pair of specs. Thirteen-hundred delegates to the Anglicans gathered under the GAFCON banner...

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New GAFCON chairman elected

Apr 23, 2023 by

by George Conger, Anglican Ink: The Primate of Rwanda, the Most Rev. Laurent Mbanda, has been elected chairman of GAFCON. Meeting this week during the GAFCON IV conference in Kigali, the primates’ council elected Archbishop Mbanda to...

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Some have asked where am I, and am I part of the Anglican Communion?: David Parsons from GAFCON IV

Apr 22, 2023 by

By David Parsons, Anglican Ink. (editor’s note: David Parsons is Diocesan Bishop of The Arctic, Anglican Church of Canada) First, I am attending a global meeting of Anglican priests and bishops who wish to honour and uphold our...

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Lambeth Palace statement on GAFCON IV Kigali Commitment

Apr 21, 2023 by

From Lambeth Palace. Responding to ‘The Kigali Commitment’ issued by GAFCON IV today, a spokesperson for Lambeth Palace said: “We note that The Kigali Commitment issued by GAFCON IV today makes many of the same points that have previously...

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