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We are gathered on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the formation of Province of South East Asia to give thanks for the ministry of Archbishop Yong Ping Chung and to rejoice in the installation of Bishop John Chew as the Third Archbishop. We give thanks to God for the dedication and vision of this remarkable Province that not only includes the Dioceses of Kuching, Sabah, Singapore and West Malaysia but also has ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Brunei, Indonesia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Nepal. Altogether these have a population of 450 million consisting of many races, languages, cultures, religions and customs. We have come with 10 Anglican Primates (Archbishops or their representatives) and 20 Bishops from countries of ASEAN and Asia, Africa, Melanesia, England, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Together we represent over 50 million Anglican members in the world. We valued the special opportunity to make acquaintance and build friendship with Mr Ye Xiaowen, Director General, State Administration for Religious Affairs, People's Republic of China and Dr Jason Lase, Director General of the Dept of Religions, Indonesia. In addition, we were also very encouraged to be introduced to senior church leaders from ASEAN countries and particularly with ....Continue reading, "Communiqué from the Global South Primates Steering Committee meeting at Singapore"

Ashburn, Virginia - Church of the Holy Spirit (CHS), a Biblically faithful congregation in Ashburn, voted unanimously yesterday in a congregational meeting to end their affiliation with the Episcopal Church USA (ECUSA) and the Diocese of Virginia. They requested and have already received jurisdictional oversight from the Anglican Church of Uganda. The Rt. Rev. Benezeri Kisembo, Bishop of the Ruwenzori Diocese, is the new bishop providing spiritual oversight to this church of 230 people. CHS has now returned to full communion with a large majority of the worldwide Anglican Communion, which has declared either broken or impaired communion with ECUSA. CHS was founded in 2001 as a mission of Truro Church of Fairfax. CHS does not own any land or buildings. As a result of this realignment, Truro Church will receive the assets of CHS. Church of the Holy Spirit (Anglican) is loyal to the traditional life-giving teachings of the Bible and the Anglican Communion. It is a “Three Streams, One River” church, meaning that it is evangelical, charismatic and sacramental. “We believe in what the Church has always taught, so we have learned how God’s love changes us to be more like Jesus. However, ECUSA’s leadership is endorsing an ....Continue reading, "Church of the Holy Spirit, Ashburn, Realigns with Biblically Orthodox Anglicans"

Confidence for the Challenges Ahead - The Province of Southeast Asia celebrates the Installation of her Third Archbishop on 5th February 2006 Resounding cheers and shouts of joy filled the ground of the St. Andrew's Cathedral in Singapore, as Anglican Primates, bishops and clergy with raised hands, singing 'Christ triumphant, ever reigning,' gathered to pray and bless the new Archbishop, Dr John Chew, towards the end of the Installation Service for the Third Archbishop of the Province of the Anglican Church in Southeast Asia. On Sunday 5th February, the 2-hour long installation ceremony held at St Andrew's Cathedral, right in the heart of the city of Singapore, was indeed a celebration of the work of God in this young Province. There were 1,600 guests in attendance, some overflowing into the new and modern 900-seater basement Sanctuary. Primates, Bishops and senior church leaders from all over the world joined in the celebration. There were moments of joy as the body of Christ came together ecumenically. As we scanned the packed sanctuary, there were also local government leaders, heads of other denominations such as the Methodist Bishop Solomon, heads of Anglican agencies, Christian organizations and most importantly, Christians from all walks of ....Continue reading, "The Province of Southeast Asia celebrates the Installation of her Third"