Anglican Network in Europe College of Bishops meets in Wythenshawe, Manchester

Posted on February 26, 2026 
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Statement from The Anglican Network in Europe –

“The Bishops of the Anglican Network in Europe met at the AMC Cathedral Church of Restoration in Wythenshawe, Manchester, on 20th and 21st February 2026, kindly hosted by Bishop Gideon Ilechukwu and members of the congregation. We believe that the Lord spoke to us from his Word and from listening to each other, and united us around a vision for his church in Europe in which our Network has an important part to play.

Our studies in 1 Kings reminded us of God’s power in carrying out his sovereign purposes, pointing forward to Jesus building his church. From Acts 15 we remembered how leaders from different backgrounds came to a decision which they disseminated publicly – “It seems good to us and the Holy Spirit” – resulting in the mission of the Gospel to the world.

We heard from Bishop Tim Davies and Bishop Andy Lines about their recent visit to Rwanda and Uganda, where they met with Archbishops, Bishops and Provincial leaders. Bishop Andy’s time with Archbishop Laurent Mbanda in Rwanda involved learning about the challenges for the church in that country, as well as discussing the future relationship between ANiE and Gafcon. ANiE and the Church of Uganda recommitted to a mission partnership, with the aim of recruiting and sending gospel workers from Uganda to the spiritually dark continent of Europe, including the British Isles. Uganda will begin the process of selection, training and fundraising for this venture immediately. ANiE will identify host congregations who can host short term and long term missionaries from Uganda, and suitable mission projects.

Our dream is Europe renewed by the gospel – as Spirit-filled Anglican communities, diverse but united, shine the light of Christ into places of darkness; where new churches are planted; new leaders nurtured; and new dioceses formed; as God displays his multi-variegated wisdom through the renewed Global Anglican Communion (Ephesians 3:10).

With this in mind, the Bishops of the Anglican Network in Europe intend to:

a) Request Gafcon / the GAC to move towards recognising ANiE as a Province: the Anglican Church of Europe.

b) Make it clear that Presiding Bishop Andy Lines has the full support of all the bishops and other leaders of ANiE.

c) Request that at least one member of the Gafcon Global charity (GFCA) must be a member of ANiE.

d) Continue to lead planning to multiply missionary Dioceses in Europe.

e) Begin planning for a full ANiE Assembly to meet before the major G28 Gafcon Conference in Athens.

f) Ensure that we play a major role in the planning and hosting of G28.

g) Actively promote our vision among current and future leaders of ANiE, including through conferences and courses.

h) Support the development of our strategy and execution of communications.

Those of us preparing to represent ANiE at G26 in Abuja pray there will be a sense of the movement of the Holy Spirit in the establishment of a renewed Anglican Communion, and fresh commitment to unity based on the Jerusalem Declaration. We hope for clarity about the need to step away from the structures of failed and spiritually compromised institutions, and a vision about orthodox Anglican global mission articulated and communicated in ways that inspire to sacrificial service, especially the younger generation.

To God be the glory.
February 2026.

Note to Editors:
The Anglican Network in Europe (ANiE) is the provision of the Primates’ Council (Archbishops) of Gafcon to provide a faithful ecclesial structure for historic, orthodox, biblical, confessional Anglicans within Europe.

Received via e-mail.

Listening in Lent — in the Diocese of Melbourne

Posted on February 26, 2026 
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Newly installed Archbishop of Melbourne Ric Thorpe invites members of his diocese to “listen, reflect, and respond together”.

“During Lent, you are invited to be part of Listening in Lent – an opportunity to pause, reflect, and share what you notice and hope for as part of the Diocese of Melbourne today, and as we look to the future together.”

It’d be good to pray for Archbishop Thorpe and all involved in this, in their desire to see churches strengthened and for the people of Melbourne to come to trust in the Lord Jesus.

Canberra & Goulburn’s Anglican News for Feb 2026

Posted on February 26, 2026 
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The February 2026 issue of Anglican News, the magazine of the Diocese of Canberra & Goulburn, has been posted on their website.

– A good way to get a feel for – and to pray for – what’s happening in the diocese.

Children’s Bibles are helpful—but they’re not enough

Posted on February 25, 2026 
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“When I ask parents if they read the Bible with their children, they’ll often respond enthusiastically and say something like, ‘Yes! We read them a chapter from a children’s Bible before bed every night!’

And that’s so encouraging to hear! But it’s not what I meant.

What I’m really asking is: ‘Do you read the actual Bible with your children?’…”

– At The Australian Church Record, Leah has a point.

Easter Evangelism — How not to waste Easter this year

Posted on February 24, 2026 
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From The Pastor’s Heart –

“For many of us, Easter is the highest attention moment of the year. But how do we turn that attention into genuine gospel impact? How do we help people attend in the first place, how do we move from visitor to believer, and how do we run follow up that actually happens?

How to engage the neighbourhood, welcome deliberately, lead hearts to love Jesus in the gathering and preaching, and leading well into followup courses.

We cover what to prioritise, what not to do, whether evening events are worth it, how to serve families well, and simple next steps that help guests come back.

Featuring three Sydney mission pastors: Brayden Lucas (Christ Church Gladesville), Peter Blake (St Stephen’s Normanhurst) and Pip Witheridge (St Paul’s Carlingford).”

– Watch or listen here.

Boasting in the Cross

Posted on February 24, 2026 
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From Phillip Jensen –

“Is pride a virtue or a vice? Is it right or even wise to boast of oneself? Traditionally, modesty has long been commended and pride decried. But today, we encourage the young to be proud of themselves, and we hear celebrities of all kinds proclaiming pride in themselves and their achievements. What place, then, does pride have in the Christian life? Should we be proud to be Christians?

The ancient world, as with the modern, places great emphasis on learning, education and wisdom. The human ability to think deeply is one of the great distinctive characteristics of our species. But does God set limits on human wisdom? Can we judge God or even know him by our wisdom?

The gospel always undermines human pride in ways we never expect, and so I hope you enjoy our discussion in this episode. Thank you to those who have inspired conversations by contacting us and providing feedback; if you want to do the same, please write to us at respond@twm.email.”

– Phillip and Peter Jensen discuss at Two Ways News.

Church Society podcast — 1 and 2 Kings with Nathan Lovell

Posted on February 24, 2026 
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At Church Society’s podcast, Lee Gatiss learns about 1 and 2 Kings from Nathan Lovell, author of the Hodder Bible Commentary on these books.

Encouraging and well worth hearing.

As many of our readers will know, Nathan serves at George Whitefield College in South Africa.

The commentary is available now, including at The Wandering Bookseller.

No Other Name

Posted on February 23, 2026 
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In his Minister’s Letter for 19 February 2026, Dean of St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Sydney, Sandy Grant, shares some thoughts on freedom of religion and a timely reminder of what  Christians believe –

“Dear Friends, religion has been much in the news lately. Australia is struggling to know how to accommodate freedom of religious expression, alongside those who don’t like some – or any – religions being expressed.

As Christians we believe in praying for our leaders so that they can provide and defend a society where ‘we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness’ (1 Timothy 2:1-2).

On another occasion, the Christian leader Paul the Apostle, writing by the ‘humility and gentleness of Christ’, reminds us that ‘the weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world’. That rules out deceit, media manipulation and name-calling, as much as it does abuse, threats and actual violence. …”

– Read it all here.

William Tyndale: The Necessity of the Word

Posted on February 22, 2026 
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How did God God work in William Tyndale’s life to lead him to translate the Scriptures into English and place His Word into the hands of the people of England?

For the 500th anniversary of the publication of Tyndale’s English translation of the New Testament, this documentary has been released on YouTube by missionary.com.

Includes input from John Piper, Kevin DeYoung, Mark Dever, Rosaria Butterfield, Conrad Mbewe, Ian Hamilton and Michael Reeves.

No such thing as an ordinary ordination!

Posted on February 21, 2026 
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Tara Sing reports on this morning’s ordinations at St. Andrew’s Cathedral.

“In some ways, this year’s ordination was delightfully routine. It was another very warm February morning, there were a bunch of eager (and slightly nervous) ordinands preparing to make lifelong promises to the Lord, and the pews were, once again, filled to the brim with family, friends and church communities ready to pray with them and cheer them on.

However, there is nothing ordinary or mundane about an ordination ceremony! …

This year’s ordination also saw the Rev Robert Nichols ordained for ministry into a diocese outside of Sydney. The Bishop of Bathurst, Mark Calder, also stood alongside Sydney’s Archbishop and bishops to lay hands and pray for the new deacon.

‘He will be serving in the parish of Cudal-Molong,’ said Mr Calder. …”

– See the full post at SydneyAnglicans.net.

Photos thanks to the Diocese of Bathurst.

Archbishop of Sydney: “We must reject hateful words and threats of violence”

Posted on February 20, 2026 
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Archbishop Kanishka Raffel has today issued this Public Statement:

“Public Statement
“We must reject hateful words and threats of violence”

Recent remarks by Senator Pauline Hanson that there are ‘no good Muslims’ are foolish and dangerously divisive. They have been roundly and rightly rejected by leaders across the political spectrum.

Moreover, threats of violence against the Lakemba mosque are grotesque and must be rejected by all Australians of good will.

Christians believe that all people fall short of God’s good standard. The Bible says:

‘There is no one righteous, not even one; … there is no one who seeks God. All have turned away…there is no one who does good, not even one.’ (Romans 3:10-12)

It is a devastating diagnosis of the desperate state of all humankind apart from the merciful intervention of God to rescue and redeem us. Christians believe that God’s rescue comes through Jesus Christ, the unique and only Saviour of the world.

Christians, Muslims and Jews disagree about the nature of God, the person of Jesus and the way of salvation. We disagree about things that we think of as being of first importance.

But Christians will reject hateful words about entire communities of Australians on the basis of their religion or culture.

As Sydney Anglicans, we champion the freedom of all communities to practice their faith (or lack of faith) free from threat and intimidation – even when as Christians, we conscientiously differ in our beliefs.

‘All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God’ (Romans 3:23), so Christians gratefully rejoice in the ‘free gift of God’ and will offer hope in Jesus to all people, ‘with gentleness and respect’ (1 Peter 3:15).

Archbishop Kanishka Raffel

20 February 2026”

– Source: SydneyAnglicans.net.

G26: A Kairos Moment for the Global Anglican Communion — the global Anglican Church re-ordered

Posted on February 19, 2026 
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From Bishop Paul Donison, Gafcon General Secretary –

“Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

We are delighted to share a new four-minute video calling the global Gafcon family to G26 in Abuja, Nigeria.

The Martyrs’ Day Statement from October last year was a prophetic moment announcing, ‘the future has arrived.’

And now is the moment to gather together under the Word of God, to prayerfully discern what the Lord’s future for us looks like as we reorder our beloved Communion.

G26 will not be merely a series of speeches, but a truly conciliar, confessional, and collaborative council — a global Anglican family seeking deeper unity in the truth of the gospel.

Please watch the video, share it widely in your churches, and join us in praying for humility, courage, and clarity.

And if you are able, please consider giving generously to support those who are financially unable to attend through the G26 Bursary Fund: www.gafcon.org/G26Bursary.

Please continue to pray for G26, for those preparing to gather, and for the Lord’s wisdom and courage as we seek to walk faithfully together.

Yours in Christ,

The Rt Revd Paul Donison
Gafcon General Secretary
Thursday, February 19, 2026.”

– Source: Gafcon.

The video would be helpful to share with your church / home groups etc. to explain what G26 is about, and to ask for prayer.

The Joy of Enough — Mothers Union Sydney annual seminar

Posted on February 19, 2026 
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The Mothers Union Sydney annual seminar for 2026 is coming up next week – Friday 27 February – at St. Andrew’s Cathedral OR via Livestream. It’s a free event!

Details at the Mothers Union website.

North Qld Anglican diocese given green light to sell properties to pay compensation

Posted on February 19, 2026 
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Report from ABC News:

“The Anglican Diocese of North Queensland has been given the green light to sell church properties to help meet its payment commitments to victims of historical child sexual abuse.

The church diocese, which covers a third of the state, entered receivership in August in order to meet its financial obligations under the National Redress Scheme, which receivers estimate will reach up to $11 million by 2028. …”

– Read the story here.

Image derived from the North Queensland Diocese website.

G26 Travel Arrangements

Posted on February 19, 2026 
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A Gafcon prayer request from a couple of days ago –

“Today we pray for the many complex travel arrangements being made for the G26 Conference in Abuja, Nigeria. With just weeks to go, hundreds of delegates are booking flights, applying for visas, arranging accommodation, and finalising countless logistical details. Pray for smooth itineraries, affordable fares, timely visa approvals, and protection in every stage of the journey.

We remember especially those travelling long distances from across Africa, South America, Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia. Pray that no financial, administrative, or unexpected obstacle would prevent those invited to attend from gathering with us.

May the Lord grant safety in transit, unity in purpose, and joy as we gather authentic Anglicans — guarding God’s gospel and generating missional resources for the glory of God.”

– The G26 Conference is planned for 3-6 March, in Abuja.

The Pastor’s Heart will be there:

“Can you please help fund our coverage of the first gathering of the GLOBAL ANGLICAN COMMUNION.

We’re planning a series of daily broadcasts from ABUJA NIGERIA for the first week in March, as the faithful bishops gather to move away from Apostasy, Colonialism and Canterbury to a faithfulness to Jesus Christ. We will be there with the full coverage.”

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