Ecumenism

Ecumenism is the process of consultation, co-operation and commitment among Christian churches with the aim of achieving unity, inspired by the prayer of Christ for his followers, 'that they may be one'...more

Who to contact

We have two ecumenical officers in the Diocese of St Albans:

Revd Richard Howlett, Vicar of St Mary's, Goldington, covers Bedfordshire. Contact Richard by e-mail here

Revd Christopher Futcher, Rector of St Nicholas, Harpenden, covers Hertfordshire. You can contact Christopher by phone on 01582 712202 or by e-mail here

Both Christopher and Richard have extensive ecumenical experience and are happy to be contacted for advice about any ecumenical work that churches in the diocese may be considering.

The Anglican-Methodist Covenant

The Diocese has particularly strong links with the Methodist Church which locally is the London North West District...more

The Anglican-Methodist Covenant consolidates at the national level the many local and regional covenants that already exist and so prepares the way for the next stage on the road to unity. The website for the Anglican-Methodist Covenant is www.anglican-methodist.org.uk .

Useful Articles

Churches Together in England has a useful resources section called Ecumenical Notes This contains many articles on ecumenism generally and specific resources for Local Ecumenical Partnerships.

The Council for Christian Unity has a wide range of resources.

For information on Diocesan European links click here

Links

The Diocese of St Albans is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

Methodist Church

The Catholic Church in England and Wales

Council for Christian Unity

Churches Together In England

 

 
   
   

 

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