It is with deep sorrow and yet not surprise that I read the following message from this denomination in SA
South Africa, after a friend sent it my way. Why am I sharing this or even feel the need to comment on such a statement? This is indeed the question. I think it is in part because for years and years , I too sat "under" this diabolical and oppressive way of viewing life with Jesus and feel so angry and sad for all the thousands and thousands of people who somehow think that this way of seeing gifted women leaders is the way God wanted people to live out life on this earth. The church, in this framing , is not a place for women to fully flourish and be who God has made them to be. What we find is that these gifted women find homes in leadership outside the church where they can fully flourish and live authentically. How sad is this. How sad too is it that men , in these spaces, continue to surrender to the patriarchal way which IS the world and which they claim to be so radical in. There is nothing radical about elevating men over women and calling in freedom in Christ. There is nothing liberating to find here. It is as the world is. This framing of "roles' of men and women as something that is equal never made any sense to me because it just was not true. Rather it is a place where men flourish and " rule" and women just don't.
There is a very strange idea in these spaces, that somehow gifted, free and liberated women would look at this version of the church and see Jesus and more than that, want to join. Why would they?
Dame Sarah Mullally will no doubt need and covet prayer and yet not the kind that these Christians offer. I am thrilled that a women has been appointed as of Archbishop Canterbury. She can do no more harm than the last few men, who knowing about the abuse of boys that was happening in Southern Africa and then Cape Town , SA, did nothing. I wonder if this denom had anything public on this website to say about that story ? I know that she is more than able to honour Jesus, uphold his word and proclaim the gospel for none of that is dependant on gender. Duh? "
We continue to pray for the Church of England and the wider Anglican Communion that Christ would be honoured, His Word upheld, and His gospel proclaimed to every nation."
Deep and sorrowful indeed.
"With deep sorrow and concern, we have noted the appointment of the Bishop of London, Dame Sarah Mullally, as the Archbishop of Canterbury on 3 October 2025.
While this development does not directly affect the Reformed Evangelical Anglican Church of South Africa (REACH-SA), we recognise its importance within the wider
Anglican Communion. REACH SA holds a different theological conviction regarding the role of women in the presbyterate, shaped by our understanding of Scripture and long-standing Evangelical heritage. Nevertheless, we acknowledge the weight of this appointment and its symbolic significance for many within the Communion.
We are mindful that the Archbishop of Canterbury serves as a spiritual leader and shepherd of what is often called the “Mother Church.” Therefore, it is natural that
such developments evoke reflection and concern among those who hold to our faiths historic, biblical convictions.
The Anglican Communion continues to wrestle with questions surrounding faith, order, abuse, and human sexuality, and we pray that ongoing dialogue across provinces will be marked by grace, truth, and a renewed commitment to the authority of God’s Word.
We continue to pray for the Church of England and the wider Anglican Communion that Christ would be honoured, His Word upheld, and His gospel proclaimed to every nation."
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