Introduction

The relationship between the Anglican Communion and the World Methodist Council has entered a significant new phase of implementation and shared witness.

Following decades of theological dialogue, our two communions have reached a historic consensus: the essential theological work regarding faith, order, and ministry has been substantially completed. We are now called to move from theological investigation to practical coordination.

This work is led by the Anglican-Methodist International Coordinating Committee (AMICC). Established in 2024 as the successor to the previous theological commission (AMICUM), AMICC is not tasked with generating new doctrinal statements. Instead, its purpose is to oversee the reception of existing agreements, foster closer cooperation in mission, and ensure that the unity we have agreed upon in text becomes visible in the life of our churches.

“We have surely reached the point where we know enough about each other… You must decide whether we have given evidence enough of our unity in Christ to enable you to move forward.”

— Preface to ‘Into All the World’ (2014)

Our Purpose: From Dialogue to Coordination

The dialogue operates on the conviction that Anglicans and Methodists belong to the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. The current remit of AMICC focuses on three strategic priorities:

• Monitoring and Fostering Relations: Surveying the health of the relationship globally, supporting regions with substantial shared life, and encouraging progress where work remains to be done.
• Encouraging Mutual Recognition: Working to ensure that the theological reality of our shared apostolic mission is translated into the mutual recognition of ministry.
• Witness and Mission: Facilitating collaborative ministry that allows us to bear a collective witness to the Gospel in the 21st century.

The dialogue operates on the conviction that Anglicans and Methodists belong to the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. The current remit of AMICC focuses on three strategic priorities:

Key Agreements & Milestones

The journey toward unity has been marked by landmark reports that serve as the foundation for our relationship:

• 1996: Sharing in the Apostolic Communion This seminal report affirmed that both communions belong to the one Church of Jesus Christ. It laid the groundwork for recognizing the apostolicity of each other’s ministry.
• 2014: Into All the World Produced by AMICUM, this comprehensive report provided the theological rationale for the current phase. It argued that we “know enough about each other” to proceed to unity and established the framework for “Being and Becoming” apostolic churches.
• 2024: Establishment of AMICC The inaugural meeting of the Coordinating Committee in London marked the formal shift from theological debate to practical oversight and mission.