Anglican Communion News Service - ACO - Mission

New priorities for the Anglican Witness core group

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:09:00 GMT

The Core of Group of Anglican Witness: evangelism and church growth initiative in the Anglican Communion, representing nine regions of the Anglican Communion and five specialised ministries, met recently in London to receive and consider the implem... [More]

Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative Core Group (ECGI) meeting in Kenya 6 - 10 March 2012

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:30:00 GMT

The Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative Core Group was invited and welcomed to St Julian’s retreat centre, Limuru, by the Most Rev Dr Eliud Wabukala, Primate of the Anglican Church of Kenya. He presided at the first Eucharist and issued a... [More]

Church growth and evangelism challenge: Does your church initiative pass the Ten Tests?

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:35:00 GMT

The latest newsletter from the Anglican Communion's Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative has revealed that he English Diocese of Liverpool has set ten 'tests' for any proposed initiatives to help churches avoid doing anything that might hinder th... [More]

90 evangelism resources now available to Anglicans online

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:12:00 GMT

Anglican Communion members worldwide with access to the Internet can now take advantage of 90 evangelism resources on the Communion’s website

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More than 60 evangelism resources soon available for the Anglican Communion

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:49:00 GMT

People involved with evangelism and church growth can soon expect more than 60 different resources to support their work thanks to the Anglican Communion's Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative. A recent meeting of the initaitive's core group als... [More]

New Director announced for The Anglican Alliance: Development, Relief and Advocacy

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 13:41:00 GMT

The former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the UK’s Department of International Development, Sally Keeble has been appointed as the Director of a new cross-Communion Alliance set up to connect and strengthen the development, relief ... [More]

Communion seeks Director to oversee its new Anglican Alliance

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:53:00 GMT

The new cross-Communion alliance set up to connect and strengthen the development, relief and advocacy activities of the Anglican Communion is seeking a Director.

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Anglican relief, development and advocacy alliance a step closer to becoming reality

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:09:00 GMT

A working group from across the worldwide Anglican Communion met at Lambeth Palace between 12 and 14 July to plan how to turn the proposed Anglican Alliance on relief, development and advocacy into a reality.

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Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:25:00 GMT

Following the resolution passed at ACC-14 to promote 'Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative' a Core Group of Animators has been appointed to take the work forward under the auspices of the Mission Department of the Anglican Communion. Its first m... [More]

Anglican Communion Consultation on Evangelism and Church Growth

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:23:00 GMT

As a follow up on the aspirations and desire of the Bishops at the 2008 Lambeth Conference "to develop a worldwide vision and strategy of church planting, growth and mission", taken forward by the Joint Standing Committee of the ACC and t... [More]

World Mission Conference Oct. 30th - Nov. 2nd 2006

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 14:56:00 GMT

Nearly 200 members from the global Anglican community attended the opening session of the annual event on Monday 30th October, which has been expanded since 2004 to incorporate World Mission issues as well as companion relationships between dioceses.... [More]

Zambian priest is appointed Anglican Communion Mission and Evangelism Officer

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:31:00 GMT

In a new co-operative venture with the Church Mission Society (CMS), the Revd Canon Kenneth Kearon, Secretary General of the Anglican Communion Office (ACO) is delighted to announce the appointment of the Revd John Kaoma Kafwanka as Mission and Evang... [More]

The gift of a cross: symbolism is rich at opening prayer service

Fri, 27 May 2005 16:13:00 GMT

On the shore of the Aegean Sea, a small craft delivered a cross of olive wood from Bethlehem at morning prayer on the first day of the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME) near Athens

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Kenyan Church thrives at heart of Nairobi slum

Tue, 20 Apr 2004 10:56:00 GMT

Kibera slum is home to one million Kenyans on the outskirts of Nairobi. There are no legal water or electricity supplies, the sewers run through the middle of the mud “streets”, and when it rains, the corrugated iron shacks – single... [More]

African mission conference closes: proposals to empower both clergy and laity

Mon, 19 Apr 2004 10:54:00 GMT

A major conference held in Nairobi last week for representatives from across the Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA) has called for an Anglican renewal in the continent, both through prayer and a dynamic approach to mission and evangelism.... [More]