Sydney Synod votes to merge Anglicare and Anglican Retirement Villages

Posted on April 28, 2016 
Filed under Sydney Diocese

Sydney Synod“The Synod of the Diocese of Sydney has voted to merge Anglicare and Anglican Retirement Villages (ARV) to better meet the need for their services in the future.

Anglicare is celebrating its 160th anniversary, having been established as the The Sydney Church Society in 1856 by Bishop Barker. ARV was founded by Archbishop and Mrs Mowll in 1959 and has grown to be a significant force in aged care services.

But Archbishop Glenn Davies told a special synod called to consider a merger that the landscape of aged care in Australia has dramatically changed…”

– Full story from Russell Powell at SydneyAnglicans.net.

Here’s a media release from Anglicare: ARV and Anglicare Sydney merge to further expand services in the community.