A response from the Church of England to a request from the Bishop of New Zealand for a boat to be used in missionary work in 1850 led to mission outreach work whose fruit is seen today in a number of Anglican provinces.
29 October 2015
Gambling income has corrupted successive Victorian State Governments because they rely heavily on gambling income and because the industry has “bought off” the political parties, the Melbourne Anglican synod has been told.
19 October 2015
The Anglican Church in Victoria is working on its own corporation to respond to child sexual abuse victims and help survivors obtain redress.
15 October 2015
A capacity-crowd at the Sydney Synod has voted for a re-affirmation of marriage as between a man and a woman and called for all Australian Christians to respectfully engage in the public debate on redefining marriage.
15 October 2015
A scheduled meeting of the bishops of East Asia has been cancelled, so that the budget can be spent instead on a gathering of young people from the region – such was the effect of the young people’s participation in the Full Assembly of the Council of Churches of East Asia (CCEA) last week.
12 October 2015
The Sermon by the Most Revd Renato Mag-Gay Abibico, Prime Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the Philippines,
at the opening of the Council of Churches of East Asia Full Assembly, October 2015
09 October 2015
Poverty is a scourge, a scandal and a sin against God, the Most Revd Renato Mag-Gay Abibico, the Prime Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the Philippines, said in a sermon during a poignant service to open the full assembly of the Council of Churches of East Asia (CCEA).
08 October 2015
Christians, Jews and Muslims will take part in an interfaith walk for peace in Melbourne, Australia on Sunday afternoon to “celebrate and cement their unity.”
07 October 2015
Notes from discussion on 3 September
03 September 2015
Anglican Church confers title of ‘Archbishop Emeritus’ on Bishop John Paterson
03 September 2015