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Church of South India appeals for help as flood waters “wreak havoc” in Kerala

At least 39 people are now known to have died as unprecedented torrential rains causes severe flooding in parts of Kerala, south India.

14 August 2018

Kobe Diocese establish support centres in response to serious flooding

The Diocese of Kobe, part of the Anglican Communion in Japan,   has responded to significant flooding by establishing support centres.

14 August 2018

Tributes paid to Anglican women’s justice campaigner Beth Adamson after tragic death

Tributes have been paid to a leading campaigner for gender justice within the Anglican Communion and the UN, Beth Adamson-Strauss.

14 August 2018

Bishop Moses Nag Jun Yoo elected Primate of the Anglican Church of Korea

The Bishop of Daejeon, Moses Nak Jun Yoo, has been elected to succeed Bishop Onesimus Park as Primate of the Anglican Church of Korea.

10 August 2018

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby set to address UN Security Council

Archbishop Justin Welby will become the first Archbishop of Canterbury to address the Security Council when he speaks on mediation.

09 August 2018

Asian ecumenical leader expresses “profound grief” after 100 killed in Indonesia earthquakes

The General Secretary of the Christian Conference of Asia expresses “profound grief” after more than 100 die in Indonesia earthquakes.

06 August 2018

Ten years after Kowloon church was planted, construction begins on permanent chapel

Tenth anniversary celebrations for a Kowloon church coincided with the ground-breaking ceremony for its first permanent building.

27 July 2018

Churches in North and South Korea continue to pray in the pursuit of peace

Churches in North and South Korea have composed their annual joint prayer for peaceful reunification of the Korean peninsula for 2018.

20 July 2018

Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui celebrates its 20th anniversary with a concert

The Hong Kong Anglican Church, the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, celebrated its 20th anniversary with a concert at Hong Kong Cultural Centre.

20 July 2018

Indigenous Global Ecumenical Gathering meets in New Zealand

World Council of Churches’ Indigenous Global Ecumenical Gathering hosted by the Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.

19 July 2018