This Sunday is Gafcon Sunday

Archbishop Miguel Uchoa, Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church of Brazil and Vice-Chairman of the Global Anglican Council, shares why GAFCON Sunday matters and why you should partner with us in prayer and with your most generous gift today.

From Gafcon:

“What began as a conference became a movement, and, by God’s grace, is now the home for biblically faithful Anglicans around the world.

The Global Anglican Communion announced at G26 in Abuja early this year is not a new communion, but the same Anglican Communion now reordered with leadership that is both biblically faithful and truly global.

And GAFCON Sunday is your opportunity to give generously to this work that is impacting millions around the world.

You are supporting our work in:

Theological education for the next generation of orthodox clergy and bishops, many in contexts where sound training is scarce or actively opposed.

Frontline mission among the unreached — including partnerships across the world, including in the Middle East region, and the re-evangelization of Europe.

Relational infrastructure that holds together our provinces across cultural, linguistic, and national divides — bound not by institutional power but by a shared confession of the Jerusalem Declaration.

Global Gatherings like our upcoming G27 prayer conference for laity in Brazil, and our next major assembly in Athens in 2028 for GAFCON V.

None of this happens without faithful, generous partners like you.

Three Ways to Participate on 28 June 2026

Pray — Lift the Global Anglican Communion before the Lord. Pray for our archbishops, bishops, clergy, and lay leaders — especially those in hostile and dangerous contexts who pay a real price for their faithfulness.

Share — Forward this email. Mention GAFCON Sunday from the pulpit or in your small group. Post about it. The breadth of this fellowship is its strength.

Give — Make a generous gift before or on June 28. As Paul writes, “God loves a cheerful giver” — and there is much reason for joy in what your gift makes possible (2 Corinthians 9:7).

We are grateful for every prayer offered and every gift given. You are not a donor at a distance — you are a participant in something the Lord is doing across the earth. Thank you for your partnership.”

Links:

Link to the video.

Donate to Gafcon.

“Theology has consequences” — The Episcopal Church heads for Extinction

“It was over 30 years ago that the Wall Street Journal ran an analysis of the Episcopal Church that had the unforgettable headline, ‘The Episcopalian Goes the Way of the Dodo.’ …

This was a prediction made over three decades ago that the Episcopal Church in the United States would go extinct, and that was simply from a dispassionate look at the statistics…”

– in his The Briefing for 24 June 2026, Albert Mohler comments 0n the planned sale of The Episcopal Church’s headquarters at 815 Second Avenue, New York.

Related:

Presiding bishop authorizes marketing of Episcopal Church Center building in New York City – The Episcopal Church website.

“Celebrate Pride Month with pride resources” – TEC website.

Bishops after attack on Anglican cathedral in Nairobi

“‘If what we saw happen in All Saints Cathedral Nairobi is anything to go by, where a meeting was disrupted by goons, who were so confident as to even threaten the policemen present, a grave danger awaits us!’ affirmed the bishops of Kenya in a pastoral letter…’

The incident refers to the attack by unidentified young men on motorcycles on All Saints Cathedral, belonging to the Anglican Church of Kenya, in Nairobi on June 12 during a public event discussing the state budget. …”

– Report from Catholic news service Fides.

The Anglican Church of Canada has published a [trial] euthanasia liturgy

From Anglican Samizdat in Canada –

“The state in Canada has euthanised around 80,000 people as part of its Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) programme since its inception in 2016. That’s one in 20 deaths. So far, you have to be over 18 and of sound mind to request termination. The state even pays for it regardless of income, a claim it can’t make about dental care.

To solemnise the occasion, the Anglican Church of Canada has published a series of liturgies to be used at the bishop’s discretion. …”

– Read here.

The State of Theology in Canada – some good news, but not a lot

“What do Canadians in 2026 believe about God, the Bible, and salvation? Ligonier Ministries Canada and Lifeway Research partnered to find out. …

Evangelicals were defined by Lifeway Research as people who strongly agreed with the following four statements:

– See the rather mixed results here. (Link thanks to challies.com.)

What is the Church of England for?

Carl Trueman offers a devastating commentary on too much of the Church of England –

“H. Richard Niebuhr famously denounced the liberal church of his day, summarizing its theology in a single withering sentence: ‘A God without wrath brought men without sin into a kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a cross.’ What he did not note—but perhaps implied—is that such theology typically manifests in worship that is infantile, offering a pastiche of the wider culture’s predilections that would qualify as kitsch, if its purveyors had the wit to see it as such. The progressive church is always a poor imitation of what the world considered cool the day before yesterday.

Walking through the streets of London in early June, I encountered a first-class example of such third-class theological life…”

– Read it all at First Things.

(Thanks to Julian Mann for the link.)

Freedom Matters June 2026

The latest episode of Freedom Matters – for June 2026 – has been released – by Freedom for Faith.

“Our focus today is the Human Rights Bill that’s been introduced by the Greens. We’re going to look at that bill and think about what are the implications for religious freedom in particular.

The Human Rights Bill was introduced by the New South Wales Greens back in March of 2025 … was referred to … a parliamentary inquiry, in March of this year … with the submissions closing on the 3rd of July. There are some real challenges in this bill for religious freedom.”

– Bishop Michael Stead is Chair of Freedom for Faith. He is joined by Monica Doumit, Chancellor of the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney and Freedom for Faith board member.

– Watch here – 40 minutes.

Gafcon Australia and NZ Conference 2026 early-bird registration closes soon

Early-bird registration for the Gafcon Australia and NZ Conference 2026 (planned for 9th to 12th November in Melbourne) closes on 30th June.

See the website for details.

How the World has Changed since Same-Sex Marriage

Mark Powell writes at AP, the national Australian Presbyterian journal –

“The challenge for Christians today is the same as it was for God’s people when they were in exile in Babylon. Whenever an orchestra of musical instruments were played, the people were told to bow down to the golden image, or else.

This is exactly where we all are again today. Except this time the image has every colour of the rainbow. Whatever is threatened if we don’t, it remains binding that we cannot bow down to their image but must continue to worship God alone. …”

– Read it here.

GAFCON Sunday – 28 June 2026

News from Gafcon –

“At Abuja this past March, 347 Anglican bishops, 121 lay and clerical leaders from 27 provinces gathered under the Word of God — to confer, to celebrate, and to reaffirm that the Global Anglican Communion is founded on the person and work of Jesus Christ and the authority of his word.

GAFCON Sunday, 28 June 2026, is an opportunity to stand with us — to pray and give generously as we work to keep the Bible at the heart of a truly Global Anglican Communion.

Bishop John Guernsey, Chair of the GAFCON Trustees, shares a word about this moment and what your participation means.

More voices are coming soon — including messages from our Global Anglican Council Chairman, Archbishop Laurent Mbanda, our General Secretary Bishop Paul Donison, and others.

Three Ways to Participate on 28 June 2026:

Pray — Join believers around the world in lifting up the Global Anglican Communion. Pray for our Archbishops, Bishops, clergy, congregations, especially those in hostile contexts.

Share — Tell your diocese, congregation, small group, and network about GAFCON Sunday. The strength of this movement is the breadth of its fellowship.

Give — Make a generous gift to support the ministry of GAFCON. Every dollar given sustains faithful Anglican witness — in theological education, frontline mission, and the next generation of orthodox leaders.

There is much work to do as we support the tens of millions of biblically faithful Anglicans around the world. We need your help.  So please give, give generously, and give cheerfully (2 Corinthians 9:7).”

Spreading God’s word, literally

“Sam Freney, the translation consultant for Bible Society Australia, gave a demonstration of how hard it is for those without a Bible in their heart language, at a recent supporters’ lunch. He began with reading this in Pitjanjatjara:…”

– A vital endeavour. Story via John Sandeman at The Other Cheek.

Also see this excellent Bible Society video which features Nungalinya College in Darwin. From this Bible Society page –

The importance of a special relationship in a crisis

From The Australian Church Record, an encouraging and enlightening contribution by Robin Sydserff of The Proclamation Trust –

“At the celebration of Dick Lucas’ 100th birthday on 14 September 2025, the overseas contribution was a series of recorded video messages from past and present Christian leaders in Australia, testifying to a special relationship. The relationship, first between conservative evangelicals in the Church of England and Sydney Anglicans, has enlarged over the last fifty years and more to embrace a much wider constituency.

In a special relationship there are times when strong things need to be said. ‘Faithful are the wounds of a friend’ (Prov 27:6). …”

– What is the crisis? Who are the friends? How have they been a blessing to each other? Do take the time to read it all.

First published in the ACR’s Easter 2026 Journal.

Image from an interview with Robin Sydserff and David Cook on The Pastor’s Heart, August 2025.

A prayer for DR Congo and the Ebola outbreak

From AnglicanAid –

“A rare strain of the Ebola virus is circulating in DR Congo with Ituri and North Kivu provinces worst affected (in red on map).

As of 20 May, around 600 cases and 139 deaths were reported. Another person died in Kampala, the capital of neighbouring Uganda, after travelling from DR Congo.

Please join in praying that the outbreak will be contained. …”

– AnglicanAid also has a prayer you could use.

Church of Uganda backs postponement of Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations over Ebola fears

“The Church of Uganda has backed the postponement of this year’s Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations at Namugongo, after President Yoweri Museveni’s government delayed the June 3 observances because of the Ebola outbreak in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo.

In a 18 May 2026 statement posted to its official Facebook page, the Church of Uganda said it had ‘taken note of the guidance issued by H.E. the President of the Republic of Uganda regarding the postponement of the Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations that were scheduled to take place on 3rd June 2026 at Namugongo’. …”

– From George Conger at Anglican.ink.

C of E General Synod committee approves debating Private Members Motion on compatibility of intimate same sex relationships

From The Church of England Evangelical Council –

“In July this year, the Church of England will see the most significant Private Members Motion (PMM) on sex and marriage in the last 40 years being brought to General Synod.

It has been confirmed by the Business Committee that the July General Synod will debate the PMM proposed by Professor Helen King, which seeks to affirm the compatibility of intimate same sex relationships with Christian discipleship.

The controversial motion… is cleverly worded and designed to secure support for a revision of the Church of England’s sexual ethics, while at the same time not explicitly asking for a change to Church of England doctrine.”

– Details at the CEEC. (Emphasis added.)

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