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Anglican Consultative Council

The Anglican Consultative Council is one of the four “instruments” of the Anglican Communion. (The others are the Lambeth Conference, the Primates’ Meeting, and the Archbishop of Canterbury.)

The ACC is the only instrument of governance that includes ordinary clergy and laity.

Multi-cultural voices needed at home and globally, Dr Short tells Australian General Synod

THE Australian General Synod, meeting in Melbourne last week, has established national funding for two First Nations bishops — one Aboriginal and one Torres Strait Islander — who will become Bishops Assistant to the Primate and ex officio members of the Synod

17 Aug 2026

Radio review: Heart and Soul and Sunday Sequence

Gerry Lynch listens to an interview with a former Anglican cleric in Nigeria who was dismissed for being gay, and a report on the ACC meeting in Belfast

07 Jul 2026

‘Communion with the See of Canterbury’ remains vital, ACC-19 agrees

THEOLOGICAL differences remain and are acknowledged, but the 19th Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) has overwhelmingly rejected a change of governance in the Anglican Communion under which shared Primatial leadership would replace the central position of the Archbishop of Canterbury as the focal point of unity

06 Jul 2026

ACC delegates visit Londonderry/Derry to learn about Church of Ireland’s peace and reconciliation ministry

03 Jul 2026

Anglican Consultative Council debates Nairobi-Cairo proposals on future of Communion

30 Jun 2026

Anglican Consultative Council prepares to consider Nairobi-Cairo proposals

19 Jun 2026

Symposium considers Nairobi-Cairo proposals for reform of Anglican Communion

16 Jun 2026

Church of England people recognised in King’s Birthday Honours list

12 Jun 2026

What future for the Anglican Communion?

10 Apr 2026

‘Moral and spiritual authority’ of Archbishop of Canterbury ‘severely compromised’ says Gafcon Primate

09 Mar 2026

Gafcon to be led by new Global Anglican Council including clergy, laity, and bishops

06 Mar 2026

Canterbury’s ministry in Anglican Communion could be shared by members of a new Primatial Council, committee proposes

02 Mar 2026

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Priest in Charge (full-time interim 3 yrs)

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The Acting Bishop of St Albans seeks to appoint a full-time interim (3yrs) Priest in Charge for Streatley with a Chaplain role for Keech Hospice

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South East

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We are a Benefice of three parishes comprising six worshipping communities set along the Pilgrims Way within the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding natural beauty.

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Let the bells keep summoning

A new initiative seeks to attract a fresh generation of ringers to keep this piece of national heritage, now under threat, alive, Ed Beavan reports

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Paul Vallely: At the courts of Donald and Mark

Paul Vallely finds parallels between the US President and the Facebook founder