- Korede Akintunde
- February 7, 2024
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The General Synod passed a Resolution on the operations and functions of the Foreign Missions of the Church of Nigeria in order to bring all Foreign Missions within the Constitutional Provisions of the Church of Nigeria and under the supervision of the Office of the Primate and the Directorate of Missions [Foreign]. Effectively, Dioceses created outside the jurisdiction of the Church of Nigeria were dissolved and reverted to Missionary Dioceses and Areas. This is in line with the Fundamental principle of juridical policy in the Anglican Communion. The Church of Nigeria has the right to own Missions and Convocations outside her geographic Jurisdiction and share in partnership in Missions with Dioceses and Provinces that share her Doctrinal and Missional convictions.
The Implementation of the Resolution on CONNAM has begun. The necessary Consultations and putting the necessary Structures in place have also been effected.
- The CONNAM Missionary Regions have been delineated and Assigned to the Bishops.
- Mission Areas have been created and we have appointed the Canon Missioners who will supervise these areas under the Bishops of the Regions.
- The Legal Officers for CONNAM have been appointed and they are as follows:
1. Attorney Muyiwa Sobo – Chancellor
2. Attorney Okey Dike – Deputy Chancellor
3. Attorney Emeka Nwankwo – Deputy Chancellor
4. Attorney Henry Nnabugwu – Registrar
5. Attorney Taiye Iyasere – Deputy Registrar
- Other CONNAM Officers:
- Chaplain to the Council of Knights, Dames and Ladies
- The CONNAM Communicator
- The Coordinating Team for Prayer and Spirituality
CONNAM MISSIONARY REGIONS, AREAS
AND
MISSIONARY BISHOPS/CANON MISSIONERS
| S/NO | MISSIONARY REGIONS | AREAS | HEADQUARTERS | MISSIONARY BISHOP CANON MISSIONERS |
| 1 | SOUTHWEST MISSIONARY REGION | Area 1: West of Harris County, Western Texas Counties, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. | Holy Trinity Church, Houston, TX. | The Ven. Chukwuma Ubadinobi |
| Area 2: East of Harris County, Eastern Texas Counties, Oklahoma, Kansas, Louisiana, and Hawaii. | All Saints’ Church, Houston, TX. | The Ven. Ugochukwu Okoroafor | ||
| 2. | SOUTHEAST MISSIONARY REGION | Area 1: Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and Tennessee | Christ’s Church, Marietta GA | The Rt Rev’d Celestine Ironna |
| Area 2: Missouri, Arkansas, and Mississippi | The New Evangelical Church, Columbia, MO | The Ven. Yinka Eniade | ||
| 3. | GREAT LAKES MISSIONARY REGION | Area 1: Indiana, Michigan, Iowa, and Minnesota | Church of the Resurrection, Indianapolis, IN | The Ven. Sunday Bolarin |
| Area 2: Illinois, Wisconsin, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota | Mount Zion Church, Chicago, Ill. | Vacant | ||
| 4. | NORTH ATLANTIC MISSIONARY REGION | Area 1: New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania | Anglican Church of Transformation, Mayslanding, NJ | The Rt Rev’d Augustine Unuigbe |
| Area 2: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhodes Island, Maine, and Vermont | All Saints’ Church, Boston, MA | The Ven. Femi Adetoro | ||
| 5. | SOUTH ATLANTIC MISSIONARY REGION | Area 1: Maryland, Delaware Washington DC, Virginia, and West Virginia | All Saint’s Anglican Church, Hyattsville, MD | The Ven. Tunde Shabi |
| Area 2: North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, and Kentucky | Emmanuel Church, Raleigh, NC | The Rt. Rev’d Martyn Anagbogu | ||
| 6. | PACIFIC MISSIONARY REGION | Area 1: Western Los Angeles counties, Southern California, Idaho, and Montana | Christ’s Church, Los Angeles, CA | The Ven. Ikechukwu Nwafor |
| Area 2: Eastern Los Angeles counties, Washington, and Nevada | Holy Trinity Church, Los Angeles, CA | The Ven. Chris Odoemena | ||
| Area 3: Northern California, Oregon, and Alaska | All Saints Church, Sacramento, CA | The Ven. Aaron Ajoku | ||
| 7. | CANADA MISSIONARY REGION | Area 1: Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia | Anglican Church of the Redeemer, Regina | The Ven. Matthew Olajide |
| Area 2: Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, and Labrador | Anglican Church of the Annunciation, Toronto | The Ven. Loveday Chuks Elezie | ||
| Area 3: British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon | Anglican Church of the Trinity, New Westminster, BC | The Ven. Temidayo Fasan |
We must thank and commend all our Bishops, Clergy, and Laity for their sacrifice, cooperation, and teamwork in working out the demands of the Resolution. We have faced some challenges such as misinformation and misunderstanding of the purpose of the Resolution. However, consultations with different Groups have helped us. We are still working to sort out some of the issues.
Generally, we have made much progress and all our people are in support of the restructuring and resetting of Missions as the main focus of CONNAM. The future is bright and we are set to move to the next stage of the Task, through collective Visioning, Missions, Training, and Reorientation, Church-planting and Discipleship. The Clergy of CONNAM are eligible to be elected as Bishops of the Church of Nigeria. CONNAM is part and parcel of the Church of Nigeria and shall not be handed over to anyone or group. We shall work in partnership with other Christian Mission organizations and churches that share our Doctrinal convictions and passion for Mission.
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