{"id":87788,"date":"2025-08-06T16:20:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T16:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=87788"},"modified":"2025-08-06T16:20:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T16:20:33","slug":"church-of-nigeria-formally-cuts-ties-with-wales-over-lesbian-archbishop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=87788","title":{"rendered":"Church of Nigeria formally cuts ties with Wales over lesbian Archbishop"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has officially cut all ties with the Church in Wales following the appointment of Bishop Cherry Vann, an openly lesbian cleric, as the 15th Archbishop of Wales.<\/p>\n

The decision was announced by the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, the Most Reverend Henry Ndukuba, who described the development as \u2018an abomination\u2019 and a serious departure from biblical truth.<\/p>\n

The announcement came during the opening session of the 14th Church of Nigeria Conference of Chancellors, Registrars and Legal Officers, held on Tuesday at the Church\u2019s national secretariat in Abuja.<\/p>\n

With the theme \u2018Called as a Watchman\u2019, the event brought together legal minds from across the Church to discuss matters of doctrinal integrity, justice, and governance.<\/p>\n

Primate Ndukuba delivered the keynote address titled \u2018The Decade of the Reign of God: Progress, Challenges, and Prospects.\u2019<\/p>\n

Reacting to the Church in Wales\u2019 elevation of a lesbian bishop, the Primate said, \u201cWe reject the election of the Right Reverend Cherry Vann as the Archbishop of Wales.\u201d<\/p>\n

He compared it to the 2003 consecration of Gene Robinson in the Episcopal Church (USA), which had also led to Nigeria severing ties with that province.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust as the Church of Nigeria took steps after the election of Gene Robinson in the United States, we are severing every tie and relationship with the Church of Wales,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Primate Ndukuba also criticised what he described as the growing influence of revisionist teachings within sections of the Western Church.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese individuals have not relented from their evil agenda; rather, they have intensified it. What they call their wisdom and culture is an abomination to God,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n

Despite cutting formal ties with the Church in Wales, the Church of Nigeria reaffirmed its support for orthodox Anglicans in the region through platforms such as the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe pray that the Church of God in Wales will rise up, and that the faithful among them will stand strong. We, the Church of Nigeria, alongside GAFCON, will stand with them,\u201d Ndukuba assured.<\/p>\n

Looking ahead, the Primate said the Church of Nigeria plans to expand its global mission, with new registrations underway in countries like Germany, the Netherlands, and Finland.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe feel that the Lord is calling us back to Europe for mission,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Primate also used the opportunity to highlight the Church\u2019s ongoing contributions to the GAFCON movement.<\/p>\n

He revealed that the Church of Nigeria had recently contributed $2.5 million to the GAFCON Endowment Fund and was planning a local Nigerian GAFCON Endowment worth $2.3 million to support orthodox Anglican work and mission.<\/p>\n

On constitutional and legal matters, Ndukuba urged legal officers to strengthen the Church\u2019s internal reforms and national engagement.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are to understand yourselves to be watchmen for the Church. You defend the Church against all forms of aggression. As modern-day watchmen, we must first listen to God, then speak His truth in love, knowing our duty lies in obedience,\u201d he said, calling on legal professionals to support the Church\u2019s constitutional review and advocate for a new Nigerian constitution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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