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The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) – commonly called The Anglican Church of Nigeria – is a constituent member of the world-wide Anglican Communion. The Anglican Communion has its origins in the Church of England and has approximately 85 million members around the world. The Anglican Church of Nigeria has approximately 18 million members, making it the second largest (after the Church of England) national Anglican Churches in the world.
For more information about Church of Nigeria, go to: anglican-nig.org For more information about the Anglican Communion, go to: www.anglicancommunion.org |
Main Partners: Diocese of Kaduna, Kafanchan and Gusau
Our main Mission partners are the local Anglican Dioceses in Nigeria: The Diocese of Kaduna, The Diocese of Kafanchan and the Diocese of Gusau. We contribute funds and a few volunteers. They contribute year-round staffing and management of the clinics, as well as hundreds of volunteers for the intensive medical outreach missions each year.
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Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut
– Millennium Development Grants – Mission Travel Grants – Church Missions Publishing Company Grants |
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Anglican Global Mission Partners (AGMP)
AGMP is a voluntary network of 30+ Anglican global mission-committed organizations that include churches, dioceses, mission agencies, and institutions (including Kateri Medical Services) throughout North America which are connected to world-wide Anglican Communion partners. To learn more about AGMP, go to: www.agmp-ng.org |
Other Organizations who support our mission
Medical Partners
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On the ground we have partnered with a church-based volunteer effort in Kaduna, called Cornerstone Health Foundation, founded by Yohana Iko, a high school science teacher. He organizes volunteer doctors, nurses, denies and others to provide free medical care to poor urban and rural people.
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Since 2008, we have partnered with FaithCare to conduct intensive Medical mission for two weeks each summer. FaithCare is based in Hartford, Connecticut but has an affiliate chapter in Nigeria. Through this partnership with FaithCare, we are able to recruit 40 to 50 healthcare professionals from Nigeria each year. During our intensive summer missions, we are able to help many more people than is possible at our Kateri Clinic during the year. In 2015, we helped 7,708 people with a variety of medical services, including surgery, dental care, eye care and general medical consultancy. With FaithCare, we are able to leverage the personal resources that are present in our regular medical clinic all year long. www.Faithcare.net
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New Wineskins Missionary Network
A network which helps Anglicans to be more knowledgeable, active and effective in fulfilling the Lord’s Great Commission to make disciples of all nations. Their activities include:
For more information, go to: www.newwineskins.org |
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In October of 2016, Rev. Tom Furrer and his wife Maryjane became Associate Missionaries with SAMS. This means that they will work under the sponsorship of SAMS in relating to Anglican Dioceses in Nigeria to establish medical missions in cooperation with the local dioceses. They will spend most of their time in the United States raising funds for the clinics, but will sped significant time each year working in Nigeria with or local partners.
To learn more about SAMS , go to www.samsusa.org |
Partnering American Churches |
In addition to our international partners, we have many local churches (small and large) who have helped to support us over many years. We are very grateful for these partners in our work.
See a List of past Partnering Churches |
Awards
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Community of the Cross of Nails was founded by the Dean of Coventry Cathedral in the aftermath of World War 2 to foster reconciliation between English and German Christians. Coventry Cathedral had been destroyed by German bombs in the war. The Dean founded the Community of the Cross of Nails in an attempt to build bridges of reconciliation with German Christians, whose churches and cities had also been destroyed in the war. It is an international network of churches, individuals and Christian organizations who are committed to work for peace, justice and reconciliation. For more information about the Community of the Cross of Nails, go to: www.crossofnails-na.org
On Sunday, May 31, 2015, The Very Reverend John Whitcombe, Dean of Coventry Cathedral came to Trinity Church in Tariffville to recognize the work of Kateri Medical Services in building bridges of reconciliation between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria. See article below for more information. Trinity Receives Cross of Nails Award |
