kolini in a house of bishop's meeting with the rest of other bishops

Arch. Kolini in a House of Bishop's meeting earlier this month. The House of Bishops of the Anglican church of Rwanda has elected three new Bishops and appointed them to serve in the Anglican Mission in the Americas. The election took place on Saturday 13 at the Anglican Diocese of Kigali.

NOTE:  The following news  happened while we were in Rwanda, so we have included it as part of the blog.  The man in the photo second from right, Grace Mugabe, was our host during our Kigali stay.

Meeting recently in Rwanda, the House of Bishop of the Anglican Church there elected new bishops for their missionary outreach in the United States.  The new Bishops are the Rev. Dr. Todd Hunter, the Rev.Canon Doc Loomis and Rev. Silas TAK Yin Ng . According to the communiqué the first two bishops will serve in US while Silas TAK Yin Ng will serve in Canada.  These new bishops join a group of overseers leading a church planting movement in North America that draws upon the vitality and vision of what God is doing in the Global South.

Due to the growth of the AmiA and its westword expansion, the Province of the Anglican Church of Rwanda has increased the number of AMIA bishops from seven to ten. The Anglican Mission in the Americas (AMIA) was formed on July, 28, 2000 to plant new churches that are vital and dynamic, drawing upon the rich resources of Anglican heritage.

For his part, the Primate of the Church of Rwanda, Archbishop Emmanuel Kolini vowed Rwanda will continue spreading a message of hope the world over in an attempt to preach the gospel, even as reconcilation efforts continue in Rwanda following the genocide of 1994.

In his message to the press, Bishop Charles Murphy, the Chairman of AMIA and the Primatial Vicar from America lauded Rwanda for what it has done for Americans. “Rwanda is a beacon of hope. It has saved Americans from a state of quagmire,” said Murphy, and added: “Our churches in America are canonically based in Rwanda; and shall therefore remain a missionary out reach of Rwanda in America.”

The Anglican Mission in the Americas has now grown up to 146 churches and is offering a blessing to the American religious landscape, according to Bishop Murphy.
—story by Grace Mugabe, Director Communications, the Anglican Church of Rwanda