» Home » About Us » General Information » Resources » Prayer Page » News and Events » Programs » Related Links » Donate   Welcome to the Anglican Communion Alliance A letter from the new Chair Murray Henderson Dear friends, It’s a pleasure for me to write to you in my new capacity as chair of the Board of the Anglican Communion Alliance. On the 23rd and 24th of November, your Board met to plan for faithful responses to the dangerous deficit of biblical knowledge and obedience in the Anglican Church of Canada. We are committed to standing firm in the proclamation of biblical orthodoxy in our church. Let me first remind you who our other Board Members are:  Jim Seagram, Vice Chair (Toronto), Roger Spack, Secretary, (Montreal), Al Whicker, Treasurer, (Rupert’s Land), Rosemary Greer (Niagara), Brett Cane, Past Chair and “Travelling Encourager” (Rupert’s Land), Lorraine Bryan, Administrator (Toronto), David Edwards (Fredericton), Gordon Maitland (Huron) and John Oakes (New Westminster).  Two big changes: John Oakes has joined our Board bringing his skills and experience, and Brett Cane is taking on the task of being our Travelling Encourager. Brett has done a great job of leading us in these past years as our Chair. He will be leaving shortly for a chaplaincy position at Trinity Theological College Bristol. This appointment gives him a unique opportunity to represent the Alliance to the International Anglican community. Brett will remain on our Board. Keep him in your prayers in this new and exciting work. I want to bring to your attention some of the important steps we have taken on your behalf in recent months: • we invited John Oakes to join our board • we received, as a local Chapter of the ACA, a group of 40 plus Anglican clergy in the   Diocese of Toronto. This group is committed to bringing the concerns of orthodox   Anglicans before the bishops of Toronto • we are already preparing to be a presence at General Synod 2013 in Ottawa, to continue our   great tradition of preparing and supporting orthodox delegates from across the country • we are looking at moving towards the crafting of an updated Anglican Catechism for the   instruction and edification of biblically oriented clergy and lay people in the Anglican   Church of Canada • we affirmed the commitment of the Anglican Communion Alliance to the Windsor/Anglican   Covenant process, and we are working on a response to the official church commentary on it. And lots more… I’m sometimes asked, “Why should I stay in the Anglican Church of Canada?” Here are some good reasons: Because we don’t want to fragment the Body of Christ more than it already is. Because every church has its problems (see Dr. Ephraim Radner’s article on our website). Because God is sovereign and will bring his (partly) erring church to repentance and faith. Because, just maybe, God has placed us here to bear witness to Him. Because staying in the Anglican Church of Canada affords us ample opportunity to serve God, to evangelize, to repent of our own sins, and to grow into the image of Jesus Christ. May God bless you in Advent as we learn how to WAIT, and at Christmas when we learn how to ADORE. Blessings, The Rev. Murray Henderson. Anglican Communion Alliance · PO Box 1277 · Oakville, ON · Canada L6J 5C7 · 905-582-5928 · email contact