Anglican Communion News Service - Burundi

Anglican Churches co-host church leaders conference against sexual violence

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 09:00:00 GMT

The Archbishop of the Province of the Anglican Church of Burundi, the Most Rev. Bernard Ntahoturi, and the Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Rwanda, the Most Rev. Onesphore Rwaje, have co-hosted an interdenominational conference for Church leaders... [More]

Archbishop of Burundi tells UK: "Don't make us an aid orphan"

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:33:00 GMT

The Archbishop of Burundi today (Tuesday) gave a passionate appeal to the UK government to restore its bilateral funding to Burundi – one of the poorest and most fragile countries in the world.

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Watch Anglican Archbishop of Burundi give evidence to UK Government

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:38:00 GMT

The Anglican Archbishop of Burundi, The Most Rev Bernard Ntahoturi, will be addressing the International Development Select Committee of the UK Parliament on Tuesday. The Committee are reviewing a recent decision to withdraw all bilateral aid to Bur... [More]

Anglican Archbishop of Burundi to give evidence to UK parliament

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:00:00 GMT

The Archbishop of Burundi, Most Rev Bernard Ntahoturi will be giving evidence to the UK’s International Development Select Committee in Parliament next week.

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Burundi: Anglican church celebrates 75 years

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:26:00 GMT

The Anglican Church of Burundi kicked off its 75th anniversary celebrations during the Aug. 14-15 weekend with a service of thanksgiving and prayer at St. Luke's Cathedral in Gitega and a service of Holy Communion at St. Peter's Church in Buhiga. ... [More]

Celebrating 8 years of Literacy and Development in Burundi

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:46:00 GMT

In September 2008 a celebration was held in Bujumbura by the Province of the Anglican Church of Burundi to mark 8 years of the Mothers’ Union Literacy and Development Programme.

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AACC and WCC Peace Delegation Visit Burundi

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:27:00 GMT

A delegation from the All Africa Conference of Churches and the World Council of Churches headed by His Excellency former President Joachim Chisano of Mozambique arrived in Burundi on 29th January 2008 for a 3-day visit at the invitation of the... [More]

Pastors in Burundi Gather To Consider Their Roles As Peace Makers

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:59:00 GMT

The Archbishop and Bishops and just over a hundred pastors representing all the dioceses of the Anglican Church of Burundi gathered between 14 -16th November 2007 in Bujumbura to consider the role of the Church in the building and consolidation of pe... [More]

Statement from the Anglican Church of Burundi

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 14:51:00 GMT

The House of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Burundi received and discussed the Archbishop of Canterbury's reflection 'The Challenge and Hope of Being Anglican Today' in which he sets out his thinking concerning the future of the Anglican Communion... [More]

Youth for Peace in Burundi

Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:30:00 GMT

Youth representing the six dioceses of the Province of the Anglican Church of Burundi met for one week from 17-21 April 2006 for training in peace building, justice, and truth and reconciliation in a post-conflict context. Supported financially by th... [More]

Inauguration of a new Diocese and Consecration of two Bishops for the Anglican Church of Burundi

Wed, 09 Nov 2005 10:26:00 GMT

The 5-6th November 2005 was a memorable and historic weekend for the Anglican Church of Burundi as the new diocese of Muyinga was inaugurated and two new bishops were consecrated

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Archbishop of Canterbury Praises Anglican Church of Burundi

Tue, 19 Jul 2005 08:46:00 GMT

Archbishop Rowan Williams and Mrs. Williams were greeted with jubilant traditional drumming and dancing at their arrival in Bujumbura, Burundi's capital, last Friday. This first-ever visit of an Archbishop of Canterbury to the Province of Burundi com... [More]

New Archbishop of Burundi Elected

Fri, 10 Jun 2005 16:25:00 GMT

The Rt. Rev. Bernard Ntahoturi, Bishop of Matana diocese, was elected as the 3rd Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Burundi on the 2nd June, 2005. The enthronement is planned to take place on 17th July 2005 when the Archbishop of Canterbury will be... [More]

Crisis in Northern Burundi

Fri, 14 Jan 2005 12:18:00 GMT

As the world rightly responds to the loss of life and devastation caused by the tsunami that hit south-east Asia, Burundi is having to deal with another crisis of its own that is claiming lives every day. The province of Kirundo is situated in the no... [More]

Episcopal Church of Burundi statement on the Windsor Report

Fri, 12 Nov 2004 11:42:00 GMT

The Episcopal Church of Burundi wishes to express appreciation for the Windsor Report, and to congratulate the Lambeth Commission that produced it. It is an interesting, coherent, and sensitive report that challenges the Communion to dialogue constru... [More]