New Schedule for Alternative Anglican Conference

http://www.livingchurch.org/news/news-updates/2008/2/20/new-schedule-for-alternative-anglican-conference

[The Living Church] 21 Feb 2008--Five Global South primates recently rejected a plea to attend next summer’s Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops. In a related development, the leadership team of an alternate Lambeth Conference announced Feb. 19 that the dates and location had changed.

Last month, 21 English bishops who identified themselves as coming from the evangelical wing of the church wrote an open letter pleading with Global South primates to attend the Lambeth Conference. In their reply, the primates said participating in a conference with unrepentant bishops from The Episcopal Church would be hypocritical and “an assault on our consciences.” They stressed that they are not withdrawing from the Anglican Communion.

The five primates—Archbishop Peter Akinola of Nigeria, Archbishop Emmanuel Kolini of Rwanda, Archbishop Benjamin Nzimbi of Kenya, Archbishop Henry Orombi of Uganda, and Presiding Bishop Gregory Venables of the Southern Cone—all belong to the 15-member Global Anglican Fellowship conference (GAFCON) leadership team that is organizing the alternate event, which was first announced on Christmas Eve.