From the Bishop of Peterborough
Sir, - Prebendary John Root (Letters,
23 May) highlighted "relating closely to minority-ethnic fellow
Christians" as "a challenge to which the Church of England needs to
make a purposeful response".
He and your other readers may be interested to know that this is
recognised as a clear priority by the Council for Christian Unity.
At its most recent meeting, at Launde Abbey on 10-11 June,
considerable time was given to a presentation on detailed research
about the growing presence of Christians from ethnic minorities
across England. We expect this information to become more widely
available in due course.
As well as other initiatives in this area, the council discussed
the follow-up to an inaugural consultation between representatives
of the Church of England and Pentecostal Churches, many of them
Black Majority Churches, which was previously reported in your
pages (News, 11
April).
There is a serious challenge here, and the Church of England is
making a purposeful response.
DONALD PETRIBURG:
Chairman of the Council for Christian Unity
Bishop's Lodging
The Palace
Peterborough PE1 1YA