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USPG chief Janette O’Neill to step down

The international Anglican mission agency USPG has announced that its chief executive, Janette O’Neill, is to retire at the end of August.

30 May 2017

Anglicans and Roman Catholics agree statement on ecclesiology

Members of the third-phase of the Anglican - Roman Catholic International Commission (Arcic) have agreed a statement on ecclesiology

30 May 2017

New annual prayer day links dioceses in South America and northern England

People in two dioceses on opposite sides of the globe are today (25/5) engaging in their first joint annual prayer day. The Bishop of Carlisle, the Rt Revd James Newcome, and the Bishop of Northern Argentina, the Rt Revd Nick Drayson have sent reciprocal filmed messages of greeting.

25 May 2017

Worldwide preparations ahead of Thy Kingdom Come global prayer campaign

Hundreds of thousands of Christians of all denominations are preparing to take part in the international prayer initiative “Thy Kingdom Come” which starts next week.

18 May 2017

WCC General Secretary hails Lutheran ecumenical efforts

As the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) gathered for its 12th Assembly in Windhoek, Namibia from 10-16 May, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Revd Dr Olav Fykse Tveit presented greetings on behalf of the World Council of Churches, a worldwide fellowship of 348 member churches which represents more than half a billion Christians around the world.

15 May 2017

Seafarer mental health branded 'a serious concern'

As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, taking place currently in the UK, The Mission to Seafarers is highlighting the mental health challenges faced by seafarers and calling on the industry to offer wider services that could help safeguard their welfare.

12 May 2017

Lutherans from around the world gather in Namibia

Almost eight-hundred participants, including three-hundred-and-twenty-four delegates, have gathered in Windhoek for the Twelfth Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation.

10 May 2017

Job Advert: Permanent Representative to the United Nations Institutions in Geneva

We are looking for an enthusiastic leader who will represent the Anglican Communion, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, to the UN institutions in Geneva.

08 May 2017

Global day of prayer to end famine

As more people face famine today than any time in modern history, the World Council of Churches (WCC) together with the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) invite a Global Day of Prayer to End Famine on 21 May 2017, in response to the hunger crisis.

05 May 2017

Living and sharing a Jesus-shaped life : discipleship plans emerge

Participants at the first meeting of a co-ordinating group for the “Season of Intentional Discipleship and Disciple-making” have expressed excitement and optimism about the ideas that are starting to take shape.

27 April 2017