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ECS calls for protection after attacks

ECS calls for protection after attacks

The Episcopal Church of Sudan (ECS) has called for immediate protection from the Sudan Government after attacks on churches and their surrounding communities in the Upper Nile area of Malakal. 

22 March 2004

Sudanese bishop brings message

Sudanese bishop brings message

The bishop of the diocese of Kadugli Nuba Mountains, the Rt Revd Andudu Adam Elnail Kuku, has embarked on a tour of the United States to raise awareness of the frustrating conditions that the people of Sudan are currently facing in their daily lives.

09 March 2004

Statement from the Episcopal Church of Sudan

Statement from the Episcopal Church of Sudan

On 10 March, local security forces again disrupted the work of the Diocese of Renk. The security arrived at the site, which was officially allocated to the Church, and forced a halt to the building of the Church's school there and arrested the Diocesan Building supervisor, Timothy Manyuan Atem, and placed him in custody.

01 March 2004

Sudanese Bishops call for an end to war

Sudanese Bishops call for an end to war

Over 40 Anglican and Catholic bishops from Sudan have supported current talks to bring lasting peace in the country.

12 August 2003

Help for victims in Sudan

Help for victims in Sudan

Episcopal Relief and Development is providing critical food supplies to the Western Equatoria region in southern Sudan devastated by drought and war.

18 March 2003

Worldwide Churches call for inclusiveness in Sudan Peace Talks

Worldwide Churches call for inclusiveness in Sudan Peace Talks

Bishop Taban went on to stress the urgent need to conclude nearly 20 years of civil war in Sudan with a just and sustainable peace agreement for the entire country.

11 March 2003

Statement of the new Sudan Council of Churches on the future of the peace talks

Statement of the new Sudan Council of Churches on the future of the peace talks

The Sudanese church leaders have been monitoring events following the resumption of the peace talks between the Government of the Sudan (GoS) and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, with much anxiety and concern. 

07 February 2003

Sudanese bishop urges action in favour of his people

Sudanese bishop urges action in favour of his people

I would like to draw your attention of the words found in Isaiah 18:2. "Go, swift messengers, to a people tall and smooth-skinned, to a people feared far and wide, an aggressive nation of strange speech whose land is divided by rivers."

29 October 2002

President Bush signs Sudan peace legislation

President Bush signs Sudan peace legislation

Representatives of the Episcopal Church's Office of Government Relations were present October 21 when President George W. Bush signed into law a bill designed to pressure Sudan's Islamic government to end its military campaign against Christians, animists and moderate Muslims in the country's central and southern regions. 

29 October 2002

Sudanese Christians face terror attacks every day but renewed hope brings encouragement

Sudanese Christians face terror attacks every day but renewed hope brings encouragement

Bombing raids that target hospitals and children playing in yards. Sunday church services meeting before dawn to avoid attack. Military helicopters machine-gunning village livestock. This has been daily life for Southern Sudanese for many years. 

06 September 2002