Bill to Recognise Armenian Genocide Passes First Reading in Commons
Bill To Recognise Armenian Genocide Passes First Reading in Commons A bill to recognise the Ottoman-era Armenian Genocide passed its first reading in the UK House of Commons on 9 November. The bill was presented as a ten-minute rule motion by Tim Loughton MP, Chair of...
Barnabas Fund Reports: Turkey Escalates Airstrikes Against Christians in Syria & Iraq
Barnabas Fund Reports Turkey Escalating Airstrikes Against Christians and other Minorities in Syria and Iraq Turkey has escalated a supposedly anti-terrorist military campaign in Syria and Iraq which appears to be targeting Christians and other minorities. A spate of...
Plaque Commemorating the Martyrdom of William Bamford Unveiled
Plaque Commemorating Martyrdom of William Bamford Unveiled By Stephen Toms A plaque has been erected to the memory of William Bamford in the town of Harwich, where he was burned for his Protestant faith on 15th June, 1555. William Bamford, sometimes called William...
FEATURED
Eastern Rite Catholics: What Are They?
Eastern Rite Catholics What Are They? Former Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali’s recent defection to Rome has highlighted earlier efforts of the Roman Catholic Church to bring other ecclesiastical jurisdictions into its orbit. There are a total of twenty-three which have...
1662 BCP Services Favoured by 35s and Under
1662 BCP Services Favoured by 35s and Under Daily services taken from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer (International Version) has a decidedly young audience profile. Sixty-percent of those listening are 35 and younger. This goes against the prevailing opinion of the...
Dioceses of Down & Dromore and Diocoese of Albany End Formal Link
Dioceses of Down & Dromore and Diocese of Albany End Formal Link The Church of Ireland Diocese of Down and Dromore and the Episcopal Church Diocese of Albany, NY have brought an end to their formal link. The relationship has lasted for over two decades and...
An Editorial: Matters Indifferent?
An Editorial Matters Indifferent? Theology, the study of the knowledge of God, really does matter. What one believes in this regard actually has eternal consequences. Sadly, there are many in leadership positions within the Church of England and broader Anglicanism...
UK Government Announces Plans for Afghan Relocation & Assistance
UK Government Announces Plans for Afghan Relocation & Assistance The UK government has announced its plans for assisting people who were evacuated from Afghanistan. According to the official government website: “There are two separate schemes designed to help...
Afghan Pastors Reflect on the Sovereignty of God
Afghan Pastors Reflect on God’s Sovereignty By Mark Morris Editor’s Note: The following account was published on 16 July as events were unfolding in Afghanistan. We reproduce it here with permission. It is worth sharing with others. It first appeared on The Gospel...
Interview with Tim Farron
EDITOR’s NOTE: Over the next few editions of the English Churchman, we will feature interviews with a number of people in public life who are professing and practicing Christians. You will read views with which you disagree. Likewise, you will read views with which...
NATIONAL
Letter to the Editor: Prayers for the Dead at Remembrance Services
Prayers for the Dead at Remembrance Services Sir, Remembrance Sunday is an important and poignant landmark in our nation’s annual calendar, and a day to reflect, give thanks and pray for peace. We see church and civic life combine in silence and remembrance, as...
FIEC Updates Its “Values Statement”
FIEC Updates Its “Values Statement” The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches recently updated its “Values Statement.” It is well-worth your time to read. There are FIEC affiliated congregations in England, Scotland, and Wales. 1. God-honouring and...
Editorial: Your Worldview Matters
Editorial Your Worldview Matters People who form their worldview from what they read in the secular press or what they watch on television must be on tenterhooks after these past two weeks in Glasgow. One must have sympathy for those who get their worldview from such...
Anglican Futures: Is the Church of England Model Sustainable?
Bishop of Norwich Directs Vicar of Wymondham and Spooner Row to Apologise to Congregation
Bishop of Norwich Directs Vicar of Wymondham and Spooner Row to Apologise to Congregation Bishop of Norwich, the Rt Revd Graham Usher, has directed the Vicar of Wymondham and Spooner Row to apologise to her congregation after the conclusion of a Visitation to the...
Bishop of St Asaph Holds First Gay Couple Blessing in Church in Wales
Bishop of St Asaph Holds First Gay Couple Blessing in Church in Wales The Rt Revd Gregory Cameron, the revisionist Bishop of St Asaph, Church in Wales, presided over the first blessing of a gay couple in the Church in Wales on Sunday, 14. November. Cameron told the...
INTERNATIONAL
Evangelical Theological College of Asia
Evangelical Theological College of Asia Have you ever wondered if there was a sound reformed theological training institution in Asia? The Evangelical Theological College of Asia is just such a school. It is located in Singapore and its faculty are mostly from...
Death of LENORA HAMMOND
Lenora Hammond 1960-2021 Mrs Lenora Hammond, wife of Frontline Fellowship founder Dr Peter Hammond, died on 9 November. She was six days short of her sixty-first birthday. Frontline Fellowship is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa. Mrs Hammond was born into a...
Editorial: Your Worldview Matters
Editorial Your Worldview Matters People who form their worldview from what they read in the secular press or what they watch on television must be on tenterhooks after these past two weeks in Glasgow. One must have sympathy for those who get their worldview from such...
Anglican Futures: How is Ministry Funded in the Church of England?
Kenyan Clergy Call for Reintroduction of Corporal Punishment in Schools
Kenyan Clergy Call for Reintroduction of Corporal Punishment in Schools The Primate of the Anglican Church of Kenya, the Most Rev Jackson Ole Sapit, told the Kenyan Broadcasting Corporation he is in favour of reintroducing corporal punishment in schools. He...
Should I Stay or Should I Go: Part 6 by Revd Dr Mark Pickles
Gospel-Driven Anglicanism Should I Stay or Should I Go? Part 6 Contending in Love The constant opposition that Jeremiah endured didn’t serve to harden his heart towards his wayward people, rather their hard-heartedness to the Word of God and refusal to listen to it...
REVIEWS
Church Society Releases Video: Engine of the English Reformation
Church Society Releases: The Engine of the English Reformation Video Ahead of Reformation Day, Church Society has released a very informative video entitled, The Engine of the Reformation. The video lasting just over three-quarters of an hour, is hosted by the Revd...
The 1662 Book of Common Prayer, International
Book Review The 1662 Book of Common Prayer International Edition Given that the vast majority of 110 million Anglican Christians around belong to provinces that identify the 1662 Book of Common Prayer as their standard liturgy, it is no surprise that a publisher has...
Review: The Rise & Fall of Mars Hill
The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill, Christianity Today Produced, Written, Edited and Hosted by Mike Cosper Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or at https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/podcasts/rise-and-fall-of-mars-hill/ One of the most intriguing and...
When a nation prays
Pastor Peter Simpson Minister of Penn Free Methodist Church www.realchristianity.org or jacqui.langston@btinternet.com 2021 156 (including references) pbk £6:75 or £18:25 for 3 copies (both prices include p&p) World War Two has been examined from almost...
Bibliophiles Rejoice for Choice
Bibliophiles, lovers of books and particularly those who prefer well-bound leather bibles can rejoice for the choices they have at the moment. If you do not own one and think to do so is an occasion for sin…look the other way. There are three companies currently...
CHURCH OF ENGLAND
Archbishops’ Appointments Secretary to Retire
Archbishops’ Appointments Secretary to Retire “The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have paid tribute to the service of Caroline Boddington, who has announced she will be leaving the National Church Institutions (NCIs) at the end of 2021 after 17 years as the...
The Real Presence of Christ by Chuck Collins
The Real Presence of Christ By Chuck Collins Center for Reformation Anglicanism Transubstantiation became the official doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church at the Fourth Lateran Council that began on November 11, 1215. The Council of Trent in 1551 confirmed the same...
Anglican Futures: Is the Church of England Model Sustainable?
Anglican Futures: How is Ministry Funded in the Church of England?
New Bishop of Loughborough, Diocese of Leicester
New Bishop of Loughborough, Diocese of Leicester The Queen has approved the nomination of the Reverend Malayil Lukose Varghese Muthalaly (known as Saju), Vicar of St Mark’s Gillingham, in the Diocese of Rochester, to the Suffragan See of Loughborough, in the Diocese...
DEVOTIONALS
Pilgrim’s Process: By Revd Dr Peter Sanlon
Pilgrim’s Process By Peter Sanlon Prophet, Priest, King We are sustained on our pilgrimage by fresh glimpses of Jesus. Seeing different aspects of his work for us enable us to trust him for further steps in life. One useful way of ordering and reflecting on the rich...
Ryle on Seceding from the Church of England
Ryle on Seceding from the Church of England "Bishops cannot altogether ignore the appeals from the laity." The late Bishop JC Ryle had a lot to say about a good many things. Many are worth repeating and sharing with others. These three paragraphs come from near the...
All People that on Earth Do Dwell
All People that on Earth Do Dwell It is good to remember and dwell on the words of biblically faithful hymns. This hymn composed by William Lethe is one of the greats from the Reformation era. 1 All people that on earth do dwell, sing to the LORD with...
Pilgrim’s Process: Bible Pictures
Pilgrim’s Process By Peter Sanlon Bible Pictures We read the Bible to equip us for our pilgrimage to heaven; but we cannot be reading the Bible all the time. How does God's written Word help us during the hours we are living life and caught up in normal duties and...
Pilgrim’s Process: Following the Science, by Peter Sanlon
Pilgrim’s Process By Peter Sanlon Following the Science In recent days there has been much talk about 'following the science'. People have realised that moving forward in days of a health emergency requires a precise understanding of the situation. We need accurate...
Pilgrim’s Process: Pilgrim’s Need the Light of God’s Word, Sanlon
Pilgrim’s Process by Peter Sanlon Pilgrim’s Need the Light of God’s Word As pilgrims travelling through a dark world, we need the light of God's Word (Ps.119:105). Despite knowing this we often struggle to regularly read the Bible. Many of God's people feel guilty...
DOCTRINE
Evangelical Theological College of Asia
Evangelical Theological College of Asia Have you ever wondered if there was a sound reformed theological training institution in Asia? The Evangelical Theological College of Asia is just such a school. It is located in Singapore and its faculty are mostly from...
Ryle on Seceding from the Church of England
Ryle on Seceding from the Church of England "Bishops cannot altogether ignore the appeals from the laity." The late Bishop JC Ryle had a lot to say about a good many things. Many are worth repeating and sharing with others. These three paragraphs come from near the...
Bishop of the Arctic on the Book of Common Prayer
Bishop of the Arctic on the Book of Common Prayer Bishop David Parsons, bishop for the Canadian, Diocese of the Arctic, is known for his straightforward approach to leading his flock at the top of the world. He often communicates to the them via social media. He...
Formularies for What? Part 2
Formularies for What? Part 2 By Chuck Collins The 1662 Book of Common Prayer The next historic formulary of Anglicanism is the 1662 edition of the Book of Common Prayer, the recognised standard for worship and theology in the Anglican Communion today and throughout...
Gospel-Driven Anglicanism, Baptism: Part 3 by Mark Pickles
Gospel-Driven Anglicanism Part 3 By Dr Mark Pickles We pick up where Dr Pickles left off last time in his explanation of infant baptism. He had just quoted from the late RC Sproul’s question: “Isn’t it strange that this departure and deviation from the purity of the...
Transubstantiation: A Doctrine Worth Martyrdom?
Transubstantiation, a Doctrine Worth Martyrdom? by Chuck Collins It was on 16 July 1546 that Anne Askew was burned at the stake for denying transubstantiation. Director of the Center for Reformation Anglicanism, The Revd Canon Chuck Collins writes about, “Anne...
COLUMNIST
Prudence Dailey’s Commentary: Should Women Be Afraid of Men?
Prudence Dailey's Commentary Should Women be Afraid of Men? Recently, someone I used to work with shared on her Facebook page a link to an article from The Times magazine by the feminist writer Caitlin Moran. The substance of Ms Moran’s piece—rhetorically addressed to...
The Real Presence of Christ by Chuck Collins
The Real Presence of Christ By Chuck Collins Center for Reformation Anglicanism Transubstantiation became the official doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church at the Fourth Lateran Council that began on November 11, 1215. The Council of Trent in 1551 confirmed the same...
Prudence Dailey’s Commentary: There is Nothing Humanitarian About Assisted Dying
Prudence Dailey’s Commentary There is Nothing Humanitarian about Assisted Dying Although Baroness Meacher’s recent Assisted Dying Bill did not go to a vote, no-one believes that the issue has gone away. The official position of the Church of England remains staunchly...
Formularies for What? Part 3 The Ordinal & Two Books of Homilies
Formularies? For What? Part 3 By Revd Canon Chuck Collins The Ordinal & Two Books of Homilies Of the formularies, the most neglected is the Ordinal: The Form and Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests and Deacons According to the Order...
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Gospel-Driven Anglicanism Part 4
Should I Stay or Should I Go? By the Revd Dr Mark Pickles Part 4 Gedaliah is appointed governor and we read that Jeremiah purposely chooses to live amongst “those of the poorest of the land who had not been taken into exile in Babylon” (40:7). Things have taken a turn...
What Does the Future Hold? by Revd Dr Rohintan Mody
WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD? by the Revd Dr Rohintan Mody Lecturer in New Testament Evangelical Theological College of Asia Introduction: All human beings are created by God in his image to have an interest in the future, to have goals in mind, to have expectations of...
EDITORIALS
An Editorial: Matters Indifferent?
An Editorial Matters Indifferent? Theology, the study of the knowledge of God, really does matter. What one believes in this regard actually has eternal consequences. Sadly, there are many in leadership positions within the Church of England and broader Anglicanism...
Editorial: Ryle’s Advice on the Church of England
Editorial Ryle’s Advice on the Church of England Many earnest, well-intentioned, and clearly articulate practising Christians believe the Church of England is a spent force unworthy of support—that all that is missing is the hand-writing on the wall of General Synod,...
Editorial: Your Worldview Matters
Editorial Your Worldview Matters People who form their worldview from what they read in the secular press or what they watch on television must be on tenterhooks after these past two weeks in Glasgow. One must have sympathy for those who get their worldview from such...
Climate Change, COP26, and Limits of Episcopal Authority
Editorial Climate Change, COP26, and Limits of Episcopal Authority In February of 2021, the Bishop of Norwich, the Rt Revd Graham Usher, was appointed to additional duties within the Church of England. At the invitation of both archbishops, Bishop Usher took on the...
Editorial: The Departure of the Bishop of Ebbsfleet
The Departure of the Bishop of Ebbsfleet The Bishop of Ebbsfleet, the Rt Revd Jonathan Goodall has decided to leave the Church of England and become a member of the Roman Catholic Church. For eight years he has been the Provincial Episcopal Visitor for the Province of...
Editorial: Organising Suggestions for Members of the Next General Synod
Editorial Organising Suggestions for Members of the Next General Synod Since the elections for the next General Synod are rapidly closing in upon us, we offer a few ideas for special interest groups for the new members to throw their support behind to make this the...
LETTERS
Letter to the Editor: Pharisees & Sadducees
Letter to the Editor Pharisees & Sadducees Dear Editor: Like your recent correspondent, I am also an admirer of Bishop JC Ryle, and have benefitted greatly from his writings. One of his articles which seems perennially pertinent deals with Christ’s warning to be...
Letter to the Editor: Clarity in Anglican Doctrine
Letter to the Editor Clarity in Anglican Doctrine Dear Editor, Thank you for your editorial ‘Matters Indifferent’ on Michael Nazir Ali’s move to Rome and the feeble response from the Gafcon leaders. I wish to commend your courage, insight and clarity, whilst...
Letter to the Editor: Prayers for the Dead at Remembrance Services
Prayers for the Dead at Remembrance Services Sir, Remembrance Sunday is an important and poignant landmark in our nation’s annual calendar, and a day to reflect, give thanks and pray for peace. We see church and civic life combine in silence and remembrance, as...
Letter to the Editor: Response to the Last Editorial
Letter to the Editor Response to Last Edition’s Editorial Dear Editor, Thank you very much for your Christian charity and spirited editorial, Friday 8th October 2021, ( E.C. No.8090). Also thanks are due to you for reprinting so much excellent reformed evangelical...
Letter to the Editor: The Murder of Sir David Amess
Murder of Sir David Amess Dear Editor, I grieve at the loss of a friend and former Party colleague Sir David Amess, MP who was murdered in an increasingly dangerous world. In the 70s I worked with David in the Young Conservatives before he became an MP and he was...
MORE NEWS
Book Review: The Lullingstone Secret
The Lullingstone Secret Jill Masters Wakeman Press, 2021 (ISBN: 9781913133115, 97pp, £5.95) Lullingstone Villa in Kent is a fascinating site to visit whatever one’s awareness of ancient history and is lavishly curated by English Heritage. Since its excavation in the...
Book Review: The Welsh Methodist Society
The Welsh Methodist Society The Early Societies in South-West Wales 1737-1750 Eryn M. White University of Wales Press, 2021 (ISBN: 9781786835796, 350pp, £24.99) In many respects, the church in Britain continues to live off the puttering afterglow of the eighteenth...
Eastern Rite Catholics: What Are They?
Eastern Rite Catholics What Are They? Former Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali’s recent defection to Rome has highlighted earlier efforts of the Roman Catholic Church to bring other ecclesiastical jurisdictions into its orbit. There are a total of twenty-three which have...
The Real Presence of Christ by Chuck Collins
The Real Presence of Christ By Chuck Collins Center for Reformation Anglicanism Transubstantiation became the official doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church at the Fourth Lateran Council that began on November 11, 1215. The Council of Trent in 1551 confirmed the same...
Editorial: Your Worldview Matters
Editorial Your Worldview Matters People who form their worldview from what they read in the secular press or what they watch on television must be on tenterhooks after these past two weeks in Glasgow. One must have sympathy for those who get their worldview from such...
Anglican Futures: Is the Church of England Model Sustainable?
Anglican Futures: How is Ministry Funded in the Church of England?
TRENDING
Letter to the Editor: Prayers for the Dead at Remembrance Services
Prayers for the Dead at Remembrance Services Sir, Remembrance Sunday is an important and poignant landmark in our nation’s annual calendar, and a day to reflect, give thanks and pray for peace. We see church and civic life combine in silence and remembrance, as...
Evangelical Theological College of Asia
Evangelical Theological College of Asia Have you ever wondered if there was a sound reformed theological training institution in Asia? The Evangelical Theological College of Asia is just such a school. It is located in Singapore and its faculty are mostly from...
