Churches Together in England‘s latest news update includes details of their review of the year, as well as a new approach to Church unity called Juridical Ecumenism, the Windrush service and a new book about Pentecostals and Charismatics in Britain.
The review includes a recap of CTE’s Forum which brought together over 250 delegates from all CTE’s member churches, intermediate bodies and bodies in association. It details staff changes: the retirement after ten years of General Secretary, David Cornick, and appointment of Paul Goodliff; and the announcement of the early retirement of Jim Currin, CTE’s Officer for Evangelisation, Mission and Media, and the appointments in 2019 of Ben Aldous and Lucy Olofinjana.
It also reports on the Windrush service which was attended by over 2,000 people, including the Queen’s representative and the Prime Minister. CTE staff member, Joe Aldred, who led in the planning and execution of the service, was honoured later in the year with a life-time’s award for his service to faiths at the Windrush Legacy Gala sponsored by Society of Black Lawyers, Blacksox, Operation Black Vote, and A Few Good Men.
Pentecostals and Charismatics in Britain: An anthology is edited by Joe Aldred, with a foreword by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. It features twelve writers from across the Pentecostal and Charismatic streams, reflecting ethnic and gender diversity, covering historical and current developments. There will be three book launches: Birmingham, 7 May 2019; London, 13 May 2019; and Manchester, 26 June 2019.
Juridical Ecumenism is new work for unity that explores ways in which church law, rules and conventions might converge to deepen ecumenical endeavours. A seminar on 20 June 2019, hosted by CTE in London, will give an account of the work done so far by the Christian Law Project.
You can download the latest CTe-News as well as CTE’s review of the year, from the CTE website. You can order free printed copies of the review for distribution at events.
