First anniversary of the historic Martyrs’ Day Statement

Posted on October 17, 2026 
Filed under GAFCON, Global Anglican Communion

A message from Laurent Mbanda Chairman of the Global Anglican Council –

“Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Greetings to you in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Today we mark the first anniversary of the historic Martyrs’ Day Statement, issued by the Gafcon Primates Council when we met in Sydney, Australia, on 16 October last year.

On that day we announced that ‘the future has arrived,’ and that ‘we have not left the Anglican Communion; we are the Anglican Communion.’

I give thanks to God for all that has happened in the year since. …”

– Full message here.