Evangelicals call for the Church of England to uphold the Gospel of Jesus Christ

Posted on June 19, 2015 
Filed under Church of England

Church of EnglandHere’s a Joint Press Release from Reform and Oxford Diocesan Evangelical Fellowship:

“This week began with Katherine Jefferts Schori, the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church (TEC) of the USA, preaching in Westminster Abbey; it will end, we are told with Canon Michael Smith of York Minster blessing the York Gay Pride March. In between we have seen the Bishop of Buckingham describe doctrine that he swore to teach and pass on as ‘lousy’.

Nowhere in any of this has there been the clear message of the Gospel that despite our rejection of his ways we are all loved by God and can find forgiveness through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is not surprising, then, that the majority of the world’s Anglicans now look to the Primates of Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON) for Leadership – the only question is whether after weeks like this one, those in the Church of England who wish to proclaim this Gospel will be forced to follow the same path…”

– Read the whole thing here (PDF). via Anglican Mainstream.

Related:

Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori preaches at Westminister Abbey. – Abbey website.

York Minster Joins in with Gay Pride – Minster FM.