Saturday, November 20, 2004

An International Coalition for Anglican Orthodoxy

[Anglican Mainstream] November 19, 2004--We are delighted to announce that Anglican church leaders from across the world meeting recently in Oxford have agreed to set up a new global coalition to facilitate the work of existing networks working to promote the world-wide gospel ministry of the Anglican church. The new coalition, to be known as Anglican Mainstream International, will have close links with organisations and networks committed to promoting and defending the scriptural truths upon which the Anglican Church was founded. Only on the basis of those truths can our mission and service to a hurting and needy world flourish. Supporting organisations so far include Anglican Mainstream UK, the Anglican Communion in New Westminster, the Essentials Federation and Network in Canada, the Anglican Communion Institute and Anglican Mainstream South Africa. The network will also have Primatial advisers. AB Drexel Gomez of the West Indies is a Primatial adviser.

Bishop Wallace Benn of Lewes and President of the Church of England Evangelical Council said “At this critical moment in the life of the Communion it is vital that those of orthodox faith and practice should work together and network on a Communion-wide basis. This is essential for the mission and evangelism to which we are called. I warmly and enthusiastically welcome this essential development.”

The work of the new coalition will be overseen by an international steering committee, consisting thus far of Dr Philip Giddings (UK), Mrs Diane Knippers (USA), Canon David Anderson (American Anglican Council USA), Revd David Short (Anglican Communion in New Westminster, Canada), Bishop Wallace Benn (UK), Professor Oliver O’Donovan (Oxford, UK), Professor Christopher Seitz (Anglican Communion Institute) Rev Charlie Masters (Essentials Federation and Network, Canada), and Canon Dave Doveton (Anglican Mainstream South Africa)

We are delighted also to announce that Canon Dr Christopher Sugden has been appointed as full-time Executive Secretary of Anglican Mainstream International. The board of the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies has agreed to grant him leave of absence so that he can undertake this important role. Anglican Mainstream International is deeply grateful for the generosity of the OCMS board in agreeing to release him for this work. Canon Sugden is a Canon of St Luke’s Cathedral in Jos, Nigeria and Commissary for the Diocese of North East Caribbean and Aruba in the West Indies. Dr Sugden will be based at Eynsham in Oxfordshire in the UK. Contact details for him are below.

Dr Philip Giddings Convenor, Anglican Mainstream UK
Tel 0118 378 8207 (office), 0118 954 3892 (home)
E-mail p.j.giddings@ntlworld.com

Canon David Anderson
President American Anglican Council
1110 Vermont Avenue NW
Suite 1110
Washington DC 20005
001-202-296-5360
dcasr@bellsouth.net

Canon Dr Chris Sugden
Anglican Mainstream International
21 High Street
Eynsham
Oxfordshire OX29 4HE
Tel 01865 883388
0780-829-7043
csugden@anglican-mainstream.net

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