Why Hold a Conservative Anglican Conference?

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[Anglican Mainstream] 27 Mar 2008--Orthodox Anglican primates from both the Evangelical and Anglo-Catholic wings of the Anglican Communion who lead 30 million of the world’s 55 million active Anglicans have announced an important meeting to be held June 22-29. Conservative archbishops, bishops, invited clergy and lay leaders, along with their spouses, will gather for the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON), a pilgrimage to the Holy Land that will focus on worship, prayer, discussions and Bible study. They are travelling to the places of Christ’s ministry, where the gift of the Holy Spirit was first poured out, in order to strengthen them for what they believe will be difficult days ahead.

The conference leadership, theological resource group, and those bishops who are serving in majority Islamic settings will meet in Jordan June 18-22 for an important consultation prior to the pilgrimage. All members of the Common Cause college of bishops from the U.S. and Canada have been invited to GAFCON. The vision, according to the Archbishop of Kenya, the Most Rev. Benjamin Nzimbi, is to inform and inspire the invited leaders “to seek transformation in our own lives and help impact communities and societies through the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ”.