12/18/2025
Gafcon leaders say ‘eyes are on Abuja’ as movement moves to reorder Anglican Communion: Clarity about the future of the “Global Anglican Communion” declared by Anglican movement Gafcon after it rejected the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury and related institutions such as the Lambeth Conference, will be known at the G26 Bishops Assembly in Abuja, Nigeria this March 3 to 6, 2026. Gafcon claims to represent the majority of Anglicans worldwide, particularly in the Global South. On October 16, in what has become known as the “Martyr’s Day Statement,” Gafcon leaders officially
Gafcon, a conservative Anglican movement that claims to represent the majority of Anglicans worldwide, particularly in the Global South, is moving toward a formal reordering of global Anglican leadership following its October renunciation of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s authority.