I cannot say the news was shocking. For some years, it had looked like the inevitable was going happen. Finally, it did on Thursday, 16 October 2025. If you do not yet know, the Anglican Communion has officially split. GAFCON (Global Anglican Future Conference), which represents about 85% (based on average Sunday attendance) of the world’s Anglicans, mostly from the Global South.

They have rejected the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury and related Anglican institutions like the Lambeth Conference, a gathering of all bishops from the Anglican Communion convened every ten years, to discuss issues facing the church and the world. The split is as official and formal.

This is the culmination of years of watching and praying and discerning the rise of liberalism and the departure from biblical teachings among some of the most senior leaders of the Anglican Communion. The straws that broke the camel’s back were the controversial appointment of Rt Rev Cherry Vann, a practicing lesbian as Archbishop of Wales, and the appointment of Dame Sarah Mullally (who supports same sex blessing) as the Archbishop of Canterbury.

This was historic and signalled a turning point for Anglicanism as the leaders of the global south did a Martin Luther on the liberals of the Anglican Communion: “Here I stand; I can do no other. God help me.”

Most Rev. Laurent Mbanda, Archbishop of Rwanda, and chairman of the GAFCON Primates’ Council announced: “We declare that the Anglican Communion will be reordered, with only one foundation of communion, namely the Holy Bible, “translated, read, preached, taught and obeyed in its plain and canonical sense, respectful of the church’s historic and consensual reading(Jerusalem Declaration Article II), which reflects Article VI of he 39 Articles of Religion.”

All GAFCON Communion provinces are urged not to participate in meetings called by the Archbishop of Canterbury, and to amend their constitution to remove references to being in communion with the See of Canterbury and the Church of England.

I do not understand enough to make meaningful comments on the implications of this split. It is a massive spiritual, institutional and financial earthquake. It is a bomb exploding in the playground of liberalism and church politics. It is a sad but needed major surgery on a diseased body.

The Anglican Church here is staunchly evangelical, biblical and healthy. She is a part of the Global South. They would be aligned with GAFCON. They are faithful to the Gospel and God’s word. The division was sad, but it had to happen.

I wonder how things will pan out for evangelical minded Anglican churches like Holy Trinity Brompton ( from which the Alpha Course originated) and All Souls, Langham Place. Will there be another split in the Church of England?

The larger Body of Christ can only come alongside and pray for the Anglican Communion:  “Hallowed be Thy Name, Thy Kingdom Come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”