REV MICHAEL STEAD ANNOUNCED AS NEW ANGLICAN BISHOP OF SOUTH SYDNEY
25th August, 2015 Rev Michael Stead will replace the retiring Anglican Bishop of South Sydney, Robert Forsyth, the Archbishop of Sydney, Glenn Davies, has announced. Bishop Forsyth will retire in December after 15 years in the position. The Standing Committee of the Diocese of Sydney confirmed Dr Stead’s appointment earlier this week. Archbishop Davies said […]
200TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARRIVAL OF AUSTRALIA’S FIRST METHODIST MINISTER TO BE MARKED AT SPECIAL SERVICE IN SYDNEY
Samuel Leigh. PICTURE: Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection, Sydney Living Museums. 25th August, 2015 A celebration service will be held at Sydney’s Wesley Mission this Sunday to mark the 200th anniversary of the arrival in Australia of its first Methodist minister, Rev Samuel Leigh. Rev Keith Garner, the mission’s superintendent, said the arrival of […]
BOOKS: A HEART FOR THE PEOPLE OF MYANMAR
DAVID ADAMS reads Alan Nichols’ story of Archbishop Stephen Than’s life…