US EditionGlobal Anglican Ties Are Under Stress. It's Unclear if They're at the Breaking Point
GAFCON rejects Archbishop Sarah Mullally's leadership over theological disputes, reorganizing Anglican provinces into a new Global Anglican Communion with autonomous governance.
- On Oct. 16, GAFCON declared itself the Global Anglican Communion and asserted 'we are the Anglican Communion,' distinct from structures led by Dame Sarah Mullally, Archbishop of Canterbury.
- GAFCON traces its roots to a 2008 formation reacting to the U.S. Episcopal Church and grounds itself in the `inerrant word of God as the final authority`; its 2023 Kigali statement labeled Canterbury unfaithful.
- Provinces were instructed to amend constitutions to drop references to the See of Canterbury and avoid Anglican Consultative Council meetings or fund exchanges, adopting the 39 Articles, 1662 Book of Common Prayer, and 2008 Jerusalem Declaration.
- A new Council of Primates will be formed to steer the Global Anglican Communion, and observers say the Anglican Church in North America will gain standing.
- March 3 to March 6, 2026, is set for the inaugural meeting of the Global Anglican Communion in Abuja, Nigeria, but it faces doctrinal disputes, resource shortages, and some leaders declining to join.
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