IMG_7118This week Archbishop Foley Beach led a delegation from the Anglican Church in North America for formal ecumenical discussions with the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church. They were received in Moscow by HE Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev, Head of the Department of External Church Relations.  The Anglican Church in North America is the conservative church which has separated from the Episcopal Church of the USA and the Anglican Church of Canada. The delegation also brought greetings from the international orthodox/conservative grouping of Anglicans drawn together by GAFCON.  See a full report here.

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