February is celebrated as Black History Month and this February, the
Anglican Journal makes note of that tradition by turning its attention to Black and African Christians inside and outside of the Anglican Church of Canada.
Journal spoke with Lutheran and United Church of Canada leaders who have worked to disconnect words like “dark” and “black” from evil and “light” and “white” from goodness. We look again to the United Church as we report on a public conversation between its general secretary, the Rev. Michael Blair, and National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop Mark MacDonald about how the church can decolonize itself around issues affecting Black Canadian Christians, including theology grants and the creation of an African-Canadian theological institution.
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Black faith has held North American church and society to account for worldly injustice, theologians say
The chief influence of Black Christianity on the wider North American church has been to hold it to the idea of freedom in the here and nowâwith gains that arenât going to wilt at resistance from the dominant culture, according to Black church leaders the
Anglican Journal interviewed.
âThe Black faith tradition has always been that prophetic, if you will, witness to the liberating Godâthat tradition that has tried to speak truth to power,â says Canon Kelly Brown Douglas, dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary in New York City and the author of several books.
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A seven-storey apartment building and a place of worship will replace the existing Anglican Church on Northern Avenue and a four-unit townhouse on Great Northern Road.
City council approved a rezoning request Monday that will see the creation of a 58 unit apartment building, including 28 affordable housing units, replace the existing Anglican church and four townhouses on Northern Avenue.
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Based upon 2018 data provided by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the maximum affordable monthly rent (30 per cent of gross annual household income) for a moderate income household in Sault Ste. Marie’s market is $960, the report to council states.
Ven. Izuchukwu Obiekwe with Bishops Owen Nwokolo and Ken Okeke and Prosper Amah
The retired Bishop on The Niger, Rt. Rev. Ken Sandy E Okeke has said everyone needs to receive Jesus as Lord and Saviour to enter the Kingdom of God. He said this at the burial service of retired Archdeacon of the Diocese on the Niger, the late Ven. Reuben Obiekwe at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Oba, Anambra State.
Taking his text from Matt. 7:21, the bishop noted that not all who say ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the Kingdom of God, as the Lord knows those who are His. God’s grace, he said, is open to all, but only those who accept Jesus will receive eternal life.
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