Anglicans from all around Australia will be travelling to Sydney this week to attend the second National Anglican Conference, to be held over next weekend at the University of New South Wales.
17 July 2002
A consultation towards a Global Christian Forum took place at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California from 15-20 June 2002. Among the 55 participants were representatives from various Orthodox (Eastern and Oriental), Catholic, Anglican, Reformation Protestant, Pentecostal, Evangelical, and African Instituted churches as well as interchurch organizations.
08 July 2002
from bishops of the Anglican church of Australia. We understand that the Bishop and Synod of the Diocese of New Westminster have approved the blessing of same-sex unions.
08 July 2002
Melbourne teenager Hugh Evans is spending six months in KwaZuluNatal, South Africa, as World Vision's inaugural Youth Ambassador.
29 June 2002
Archbishop Rowan Williams knows he was a 'late starter' as a parent. Married to Jenny and now aged 51, the Primate of the Province of Wales is also the father of two children, Rhiannon, 14, and Pip, 6.
17 June 2002
On his recent visit to Melbourne, Dr Rowan Williams, the Primate of Wales and possible successor to Dr George Carey as Archbishop of Canterbury, delivered two lectures at Trinity College Theological School and was interviewed for The Melbourne Anglican by Roland Ashby.
12 June 2002
The Anglican Church on the North Coast plans a fresh effort aimed at reducing child poverty and preventing child abuse.
10 June 2002
The Anglican Diocese of Tasmania has appointed Reverend Eleanor O'Donnell to oversee the church's Safe Ministry with Children and Young People programme.
23 May 2002
In a strongly worded address Dr Peter Jensen, Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, has argued that the Christian Churches have lost confidence in their message to the community, and that they face a major crisis of confidence that may see the loss of Christian faith itself.
10 May 2002
The Most Revd Ian George, Archbishop of Adelaide left Australia on 4 April with a small ecumenical delegation representing the Australian churches on a visit to the Sudan.
12 April 2002