Gavin Ashenden

Federal court dismisses JAFC suit against ACNA

A federal judge in South Carolina has dismissed the Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy’s lawsuit against the Anglican Church in North America, holding that the dispute cannot be decided by a civil court without intruding into matters of church discipline, governance, and...

Impasse over episcopal oversight for St Helen’s Bishopsgate

The Church of England’s next Bishop of London faces the difficult challenge of sorting out the relationship between St Helen’s Bishopsgate and the ‘flying’ Bishop of Ebbsfleet, Rob Munro. The episcopal oversight of this conservative evangelical flagship church in the City of London has come...
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Federal court dismisses JAFC suit against ACNA

A federal judge in South Carolina has dismissed the Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces...

Impasse over episcopal oversight for St Helen’s Bishopsgate

The Church of England’s next Bishop of London faces the difficult challenge of sorting...

Archbishop of Canterbury’s sermon at Saint Thomas Fifth Avenue

May I begin by saying how grateful I am for this opportunity to join...

Archbishop of Canterbury’s sermon at Christ Church, Greenwich

It is a real joy to be with you this morning. Thank you, Revd...