Working Together in the General Election Year
26/02/2024
A fringe meeting at General Synod looked at ecumenical projects including hustings and voter registration.
1 min readThe Meissen Theological Conference
15/02/2024
The Twelfth Theological Conference between the Church of England and the Protestant Church in German (EKD) took place at the Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Hotel in Berlin from 12 to 15 February 2024. We are very grateful to the Evangelical Church Berlin Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia (EKBO) for hosting an ecumenical reception.
3 min readThe Anglican-Oriental Orthodox Forum
07/12/2023
The Anglican-Oriental Orthodox Forum met at Trinity House, Southwark on Thursday 7 December. We had a very lively discussion about the current situation in Armenia and in the Holy Land, as well as catching up on news across our various churches in the UK.
1 min readCouncil of Lutheran Churches - 75th Anniversary
31/10/2023
This year, the Council of Lutheran Churches, formerly known as the Lutheran Council of Great Britain, is celebrating its 75th Anniversary. The festive day was Reformation Day on the 31st of October, culminating with a service at the Norwegian Church.
6 min readA Message to Ecumenical Officers
16/10/2023
Archbishop Justin Welby welcomed Anglican Ecumenical Officers to an online meeting
1 min readMeissen Commission
15/10/2023
The Meissen Commission of the Church of England and the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) met for the 33rd meeting from October 12 to 15, 2023, in Loccum, under the leadership of Co-Chairs, the Rt Revd Dr. Jonathan Gibbs (CofE) and Landesbischof Ralf Meister (EKD).
2 min readCTE Enabling Group
13/10/2023
The Enabling Group of Churches Together in England (CTE) met in Swanwick in October 2023. The twenty-four hour residential included a panel of young ecumenists, plus input from Victoria Turner. The gathering included the CTE AGM which welcomed new member churches and charities and networks in association.
A big highlight was the launch of the Bill Snelson Young Ecumenists Fund.
2 min readLife in the Eucharist / The Eucharistic Life in our Churches
13/10/2023
The Porvoo Communion, which unites the Anglican Churches in Great Britain, Ireland, and the Iberian Peninsula and Lutheran Churches in Nordic countries, the Baltic, and Great Britain, met in Madrid, Spain, in October 2023 for its thematic consultation on ’Life in the Eucharist’.
4 min readThe Fourth President signs the CTE Covenant
10/10/2023
Dr Anna Krauss, the General Secretary of the Council of Lutheran Churches in Great Britain, leads the Fourth Presidency group of CTE. She was welcomed at the Presidents meeting in October 2023.
2 min readAnglican Lutheran Society Evensong
25/09/2023
Anglicans, including Jeremy Morris and Tim Norwood from the ecumenical team at Lambeth Palace, were present at Westminster Abbey for Evensong and a reception with the Anglican-Lutheran Society. The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Great Britain is a close ecumenical partner, through the Porvoo agreement, and it was lovely to have a chance to catch up with old friends and make new ones.2 min read
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