February 4, 2010 Kenyan churches protest Islamic courts' clause in constitution

Church leaders in Kenya are rallying their followers against a draft constitution they say favours Muslims and will tear the country apart.

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February 1, 2010 Long-term sustainability behind PWRDF re-structuring, says director

The budget cuts and major restructuring at The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) are meant to ensure the organization’s long-term sustainability, said its outgoing executive director Cheryl Curtis. “What I would...

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January 29, 2010 PWRDF executive director resigns following staff restructuring

Cheryl Curtis, executive director of The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF), is resigning effective end of February, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, announced today.

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January 29, 2010 Church of England loses $78 million in New York real estate deal

The Church of England stands to lose about US$78 million in a New York real estate investment gone sour, according to Episcopal News Service.

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January 28, 2010 Diocese of British Columbia releases restructuring plan

The diocese of British Columbia has announced a plan to close 13 churches in a dramatic restructuring. While the plan is a response to declining church attendance, Bishop James Cowan says it goes beyond cost-cutting, asking how the church can best focus its resources to carry out its mission as well as rebuild for the future.

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January 28, 2010 PWRDF slashes 2010-2011 budget by 26%

The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) has cut its 2010-2011 operating budget by 26 per cent. In 2012, another 10 per cent will be cut in a bid to end deficit budgeting and replenish its monetary reserve.

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January 27, 2010 Donations for Haiti continue to pour into PWRDF

The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) is sending $50,000 to the Episcopal diocese of Haiti, which has been caring for about 23,000 Haitians displaced by the powerful earthquake that struck various parts of the country on Jan. 12.

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January 27, 2010 Archbishop of Canterbury, Presiding Bishop address global concerns in UN meeting

Global crises, such as those in Haiti and Sudan, were among pressing issues addressed at the United Nations headquarters Jan. 26 as Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomed Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori for a 45-minute meeting.

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January 26, 2010 In Haiti's 'new era' Episcopalians around the world offer help

In a letter titled "One is in the wilderness but safe in faith," Episcopal Diocese of Haiti Bishop Jean Zaché Duracin says the destructive Jan. 12 earthquake began a "new era" in the history of that impoverished...

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January 25, 2010 New Bishop appointed to Episcopal Church of Cuba

The Metropolitan Council of Cuba has appointed The Rev. Griselda Delgado del Carpio as Co-adjutor Bishop of the Episcopal Church of Cuba.

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