New Primate for Church in Sudan

Newly elected Primate Daniel Deng Bul Yak will be enthroned as the fourth Archbishop of the Episcopal Church of the Sudan in a ceremony presided over by the the Most Rev. Emmanuel Kolini of Anglican Province of Rwanda in Juba, Southern Sudan.

The Sudan Tribune reports:

The Archbishop-Elect stated that the Province of the Episcopal Church of the Sudan is part of the world Anglican Communion family that based its work on the framework of teachings of the Bible about Jesus Christ and the resulting Christian duty to provide practical care to people in spiritual and material needs irrespective of ethnicity, religion, nationality or political opinion.

Adding that ECS vision Sudanese people, who love and fear God to become self reliant, free from poverty and live in peace with each other and that ECS has the mission to spread the Good News for mankind to believe in God, with trust and honesty and to assist efforts to eradicate poverty and help people live in peace.

Primate Daniel Deng emphasized that tribalism, corruption in the church and government of southern Sudan needed more attention and consorted efforts by all peace loving Sudanese.

He further directed ECS to shift its emergency assistance operation during the war time to rehabilitation, reconstruction and development of the war torn southern Sudan now experiencing peace and stability.

In his ten years plan avail today starting from 2008,top priority will be training of clergy, youth and women in various fields, enhancing peace and reconciliation, building of unity for all Sudanese people, promotion of self-reliant ECS church including collection of ten percent tithes from its four million members in the Sudan, reviewed theological training programme in the country, establishment of Sudan theological Universities with three faculties, acquisition of land in Central and Western Equatoria, Yei, Upper Nile, Bhar el Ghazal, Nuba Mountains, Blue Nile and other places of Sudan that are good for agricultural cultivation by the church, building of Hospitals each in Lui, Juba, Malakal, Rumbek, Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile respectively. In addition the church would also endeavour to build more primary and secondary schools in Dioceses, purchase buses and large Lorries including steamers for transportation of goods besides construction of guesthouses for rent and pharmacies centers in Dioceses.

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