The results of the Anglican Consultative Council Standing Committee elections have been announced at ACC-19.

The Standing Committee is the trustee body of the Anglican Consultative Council, one of the Instruments of Communion of the Anglican Communion, a worldwide family of 42 Member Churches, present in more than 165 countries.

The election results were shared during the morning session of ACC-19, the 19^th in-person meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council, on Saturday, July 4.

Five new people have been elected, and they will join the Standing Committee at the conclusion of ACC-19. The election took place on Friday, July 3, through a paper ballot.

The five newly elected members of the Council are:

Anita Gittens
The Anglican Church of Canada

Saba Kerry
The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East
(ACC Youth Members Representative for Middle East and Asia)

Hannah Kim
The Anglican Church of Korea

The Revd Canon Ranjit Mathews
The Episcopal Church

Joaquin Philpotts
The Anglican Church of South America

The members retiring are: The Revd Inamar Correa de Souza, The Revd Tsz Leung (Billy) Ip, The Rt Revd William Bahemuka Mugenyi, The Revd Wendy Scott and Joyce Haji Liundi.

The newly elected members join the remaining Standing Committee members whose term of office continues. 

They include: Canon Margaret Swinson Chair of the Standing Committee (Chair), The Most Revd Hosam Naoum (Vice Chair) and The Most Revd and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally, Archbishop of Canterbury (President). Continuing ordinary members are Lay Canon Andrew Khoo and Aishi Sama Drong. The regional primates are: The Most Revd Marinez Bassotto Regional Primate (Americas), The Most Revd John McDowell (Europe), The Most Revd Dr Jackson Ole Sapit Regional (Africa); The Rt Revd Azad Marshall (Middle East & South Asia) and The Most Revd Leonard Dawea (Oceania & East Asia).

Watch a reel of the election results being shared.