Central Africa hosted the first provincial Anglican Alliance consultation in Lusaka last week and drew up recommendations for combating poverty and injustice in their area.
Archbishop Rowan Williams arrived on Tuesday morning in Lusaka, Zambia, for the final stage of his visit to the Church of the Province of Central Africa. Dr Williams was accompanied by the Archbishop of Central Africa, the Most Revd Albert Chama and the Bishop of Lusaka and Presiding Bishop of the Zambian Anglican Council, the Rt Revd David Njovu.
Following their meeting with the Zimbabwean President yesterday, the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams and the Primate of the Church of the Province of Central Africa Archbishop Albert Chama called on the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Morgan Tsvangirai.
Following their meeting with President Robert Mugabe, the Archbishops of Canterbury, Central Africa, Southern Africa and Tanzania issued the following statement at their press conference.
The Archbishop of Canterbury on Sunday preached a sermon to a packed sports stadium in Harare where over 15,000 Anglicans had gathered for a Eucharist, travelling from all over the country - from as far as Bulawayo and Gweru to Masvingo and Mutare.
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams on 7 October discussed the Anglican church's involvement in economic and agriculture projects with Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams is today embarking on a week-long pastoral visit to the Church in Malawi, Zimbabwe and Zambia at the invitation of the Archbishop of the Province of Central Africa, the Rt Revd Albert Chama.
On Sunday 20 March, the Church of the Province of Central Africa installed its first Zambian Primate, Albert Chama, who is also Bishop of Northern Zambia.
Ghanaian bishop Festus Yeboah-Asuamah told a recent meeting of Ghanaian theologians that while the challenges facing the Communion were “complex”, and that the answers may yet be “far away” there was hope in unity. Speaking at the latest Continuing Indaba ‘hub’ meeting, Bishop Festus said, “There is hope! We should try as much as possible to keep the Anglican Communion together – we are one family.”
The acting Dean of the Church of the Province of Central Africa, Bishop Albert Chama, has been elected as the new Archbishop of the Province.
Pastoral letter from Bishop Chad of Harare: "It is with deep concern that I write to you as Pastor of the faithful in the Diocese of Harare CPCA about the unnecessary prolonged suffering of our people at the hands of the police who continue to claim to be receiving orders “from above” to prevent us from using our church buildings in accordance with the Makarau judgement of January 2008 and reaffirmed by Mavhangira judgment of June 2010."
The Anglican Church celebrates one hundred years of existence on Zambian soil this year. In order to commemorate this day a number of programs have been put in place. All the five dioceses in the country will commemorate the day individually
At a lawfully constituted Elective Assembly of the Anglican Church of the Province of Central Africa (CPCA) in August 2009, at which the majority of electors present were from the Diocese of Lake Malawi, over two thirds of the voters were in favour of the Revd Francis Kaulanda being appointed bishop of that Diocese.
The Church of the Province of Central Africa has asked that the following letter from the Dean of the Province be circulated by ACNS.
The Electoral College which sat at St Peter’s, Lilongwe, Malawi on Saturday 1st August 2009 elected the Revd Canon Fr Leslie Richard Mtekateka as the Bishop of Northern Malawi. The See fell vacant after Bishop Christopher Boyle resigned to take up a new post of Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Leicester in the UK.
We the Bishops of the Province of Central Africa in holding and believing that all people are created equal in the image of God and that God wills his people to live their lives to its full potential abundantly, cautiously welcome the formation of the Government of National Unity in Zimbabwe. This development comes after a long period of political polarisation which created immense suffering of the people.
We the Bishops of the Anglican Church of the Province of Central Africa, comprising Botswana, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe, “called to share in Jesus’ work of sanctifying and shepherding his people and of speaking in God’s name”. As shepherds of our people we are deeply concerned and dismayed at the escalation of violence in Zimbabwe since the post election of 29th March 2008.
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have issued a joint statement this morning concerning the deteriorating situation of ordinary people in Zimbabwe calling for “a civil society movement that both gives voice to those who demand an end to the mayhem that grows out of injustice, poverty, exclusion and violence”.
A desperate cry from the hearts of Zimbabwe screams across the world. It calls upon all Christians of every denomination in every nation to focus their prayers, in churches, halls, homes or elsewhere, on Sunday 27th April, 2008 on the critical situation in Zimbabwe, a nation in dire distress and teetering on the brink of human disaster.
I welcome the publication of the Windsor Report. I was privileged to be part of the Lambeth Commission, and despite some very honest exchanges, we were able to come together as a Commission to offer what I believe represents a genuine way forward for the future of the Anglican Communion.
The Anglican Church of Zimbabwe has started an extensive evangelisation programme especially targeting young people and emphasising HIV/AIDS awareness
The Anglican Church in Botswana has joined a growing list of African Anglican dioceses that have refused to recognise the consecration of the Rt Revd V Gene Robinson as Bishop-Coadjutor of the Diocese of New Hampshire in the United States, because of his sexual orientation.
Thousands of Christians from Zimbabwe's eastern province of Manicaland thronged the Anglican Cathedral of St John the Baptist in the city of Mutare to pay tribute to two former bishops.
As the food crisis tightens its grip in Malawi, Christian relief and development agency, Tearfund, reports a worrying increase in the number of children coming onto the street in the desperate search for food and money. Starvation looms for more than three million people in Malawi - almost a third of the population - as a result of the country's worst food crisis for decades.
Retired Anglican Archbishop and Nobel Laureate, Desmond Tutu of South Africa, is supporting formation of a charity to aid commercial farmers in Zimbabwe affected by the government's controversial land reforms.
It is with great sorrow and regret that the Bishop’s Council of the Diocese of Rochester announces its decision to suspend the diocese’s long-standing link with the Diocese of Harare, Zimbabwe.
The entire Anglican Community of Cameroon were shocked to learn about the barbaric attack carried out in the United States of America by the terrorists on September 11, 2001.
Five members of the World Council of Churches (WCC) have just spent a week on a pastoral visit to Zimbabwe, a country that is currently experiencing widespread social upheaval. They arrived in the capital, Harare, on 20 May.
The Revd Richard Johnson has closed his church in Arcturus, 20 miles from Harare. No Easter services will be held at the simple whitewashed building because of attacks and threats from gangs who claim loyalty to Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe.
The state of the nation of Zimbabwe is a cause of concern. The War Veterans have invaded farms which are owned by White commercial farmers which has regrettably resulted in the death of people i.e. White and Black.
