New Staff Position: Director of Safeguarding The Rev. Leah Slawson joined the bishop’s staff as Director of Safeguarding, responsible for our Safeguarding Our People program. This includes oversight of our Safeguarding Committee, comprised of three teams: the … Read More
GAFCON IV: The Kigali Commitment
Here is the final text of the GAFCON IV Communiqué, known as the Kigali Commitment. Bishop Alex Farmer had the following to say: I am pleased with the final statement which was drafted and worked … Read More
GAFCON Day 5: Morning
Our morning began with an emotional time of worship music and morning prayer. Our own Canon for Global Mission, Fr. Keith Allen, was our liturgist, and Mrs. Sally Breedlove led our prayers. After the Very … Read More
GAFCON Day 4
During morning worship, Kanishka Raffel, Archbishop of Sydney, expounded on Colossians 3:1-17 (the text of which was yet again wonderfully presented by Dean Paul Donison). Peter Jensen, retired Archbishop of Sydney, led the congregation in … Read More
GAFCON Day 3: The Statement
At every Global Anglican Future Conference, the gathered body releases a statement. In 2008 that statement included the Jerusalem Statement, which has become a fundamental document for the Anglican Church in North America and every … Read More
GAFCON Day 3: Morning Worship
According to our pattern, the day began with worship: music led by a team from an Anglican church here in Kigali, morning prayer, and Bible teaching from Colossians by the Most Rev. James Wong, Archbishop … Read More
GAFCON Day 2: Afternoon
Much of the afternoon was spent discussing the challenges faced by the Anglican Communion today, and our hope for the future. In the session prior to dinner, the priests, deacons, and laity present broke out … Read More
GAFCON Day 2: Morning
Most of our delegation was able to breakfast together before joining morning worship, which was based on a traditional Morning Prayer service. The Very Rev. Paul Donison passionately presented Colossians 1:1-25 from memory and then … Read More
GAFCON Day 1
For the morning of our first full day in Kigali, the Conference organizers arranged various tours we could participate in so that we could come into contact with various aspects of Rwandan culture. A few … Read More
GAFCON Opening Press Conference
At the opening of GAFCON IV, Archbishop Ben Kwashi (General Secretary of GAFCON Global, and Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Nigeria), Archbishop Foley Beach (Chairman of GAFCON Global, and Primate of the Anglican Church … Read More
We are on our way!
Originally posted Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 1:45 p.m. Eastern time (8:45 p.m. Doha time). Six of our delegation have arrived in Doha, our final stop before Rwanda. The six of us will be joined … Read More
Easter 2023 Edition of the Communiqué
Easter greetings to you all! We hope that this edition of the newsletter encourages and equips you as we continue celebrating the Risen Lord Jesus Christ during this great fifty-day feast of the Resurrection. As … Read More
Leah Slawson to be Ordained Deacon 5/7
By the Grace Of God and with the Consent of the People, the Rt. Rev. Alex Farmer will ordain Leah Slawson to the Sacred Order of Deacons in Christ’s One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church … Read More
Upcoming Events
April 17-21 • GAFCON IVMay 7 • Leah Slawson OrdinationMay 15-17 • Diocesan Strategic Planning EventMay 18 • Petra RetreatJune 25-30 • Soul in the City Summer CampJuly 17-22 • Camp Araminta Summer Camp More … Read More
The Weight of the Office (Fr. Gabe Holloway)
The Rev. Gabe Holloway was ordained a priest February 11, 2023. He shares his thoughts on what that has meant for his spiritual life.