The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) returned to Plano, Texas, 17-19 June to celebrate the tenth anniversary of its formation under the leadership of Archbishop Bob Duncan.
The Assembly theme was ‘Discipleship: Renewing Our Call to the Great Commission’ with cross-cultural mission and church planting very much to the fore. Over 1,100 attended, including ten Anglican Primates, Archbishop Benjamin Kwashi of Jos, Nigeria and General Secretary of GAFCON, and representatives from some 23 countries.
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This strong international flavour reflects the fact that the ACNA has from the beginning been an exercise in global Anglican partnership, called into being by GAFCON at its first Jerusalem Assembly in 2008 as orthodox Anglicans were being hounded out of their traditional spiritual homes in Canada and the United States.
