Anglicanism in the Middle East and Global South
A Weekend with Archbishop Mouneer Anis
Friday, May 30 – 31 | Location Crozet Baptist Church
Hosted by Church of the Holy Cross
Free and Open to the Public
Childcare available.
Featured Speaker
The Most Reverend Dr Mouneer Hanna Anis
Former Chairman of the Global South Anglicans of the Anglican Communion
First Anglican Archbishop of Alexandria
About the Mini-Conference
Join us for a special weekend with Archbishop Mouneer Anis, former Archbishop of Alexandria (Egypt) and Bishop of Jerusalem and the Middle East in the Anglican Communion. With decades of experience in ministry, global leadership, and medicine, Archbishop Mouneer brings a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing Christianity and Anglicanism in the Middle East and the Global South.
Over Friday Evening and Saturday morning, Archbishop Anis will explore questions at the heart of the Church’s global mission:
How is the Global South reshaping the future of Christianity and Anglicanism?
How should Christians engage with Muslims in a spirit of truth and love?
What lessons can we learn from Christians in the Middle East and Global South?
What does faithful witness look like under pressure?
Drawing on his experience as physician and hospital director, priest, and archbishop in Egypt, Archbishop Mouneer will share stories that testify to the power of the Gospel in difficult places, showing us signs of hope in the midst of hardship
This mini-conference is open to the public. We warmly welcome anyone interested in global Christianity, Anglicanism, mission, and faithful discipleship.
Event Schedule
Friday, May 30
6:00 p.m. – Evening Prayer
6:30 p.m. – Talk 1: “Anglicanism in the Global South”
Q&A and Reception to follow
Saturday, May 31
8:00 a.m. – Refreshments
8:30 a.m. – Morning Prayer
9:00 a.m. – Talk 2: “How Should Christians Relate to Muslims?”
9:45 a.m. – Break
10:00 a.m. – Talk 3: “My Life as a Christian in the Middle East”
Q&A to follow
Sunday, June 1
10:00 a.m. – Holy Communion at Church of the Holy Cross (Meeting at Brownsville Elementary School: 5870 Rockfish Gap Turnpike, Crozet, VA 22932 ), Archbishop Anis preaching
Speaker Biography
The Most Reverend Dr Mouneer Hanna Anis is a leader in the Anglican Global South and former chairman of the Global South Anglican Fellowship. He served as the Archbishop of the Episcopal/Anglican Province of Alexandria, and previously as the President Bishop of the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East.
Originally trained as a medical doctor, Archbishop Mouneer received his M.B.B.Ch. from Cairo University in 1974 and served as Director of Harpur Memorial Hospital in Menouf, Egypt. He was ordained in 1999 and later elected Bishop of Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa. His theological training spans Moore Theological College (Australia), the Diocese of Canterbury (UK), and Nashotah House (USA).
He was instrumental in the establishment of the new Province of Alexandria and retired in 2021. His life and work bear witness to faithful Christian leadership in a complex region.