By
Most Rev Dr Foley Beach2023-04-20T15:25:00
In his opening address to the Global Anglican Futures Conference (GAFCON), Most Rev Foley Beach had stern words for the leader of the Church of England, explaining modern Anglicanism was called to be a repenting Church, reconciled to God and one another, that compassionately reaches out to a lost and hurting world with the hope of Christ. Here’s his speech in full
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. As the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church in North America and the current chair of the GAFCON primate’s council, it’s a joy to join in welcoming you here to Kigali. It’s been an honour to have been selected by the primates to serve in this capacity for the past five years. And we’ve seen the Lord do some amazing things throughout the world to advance the gospel. But I have to admit, it’s been quite a challenge.
We’ve had to face together a worldwide epidemic of Covid-19. Not only did we lose many people who were precious to us, but we literally had to shut down our ministries. We weren’t able to have church; we weren’t able to travel. It was very tough. Many of us have faced persecution, with the killing of fellow Christians in our villages. Many of us have faced famine and drought and flooding, which has caused all kinds of hardship, including starvation and sickness. Many of us have faced war and civil unrest, and many of us have had to face economic challenges.
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