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Partners in Mission Committee

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The Partners in Mission Coordinating Committee strengthens and nurtures the Anglican Church of Canada’s relationships with global and ecumenical partners. The committee works with the Office of the Primate and General Secretary and the Public Witness for Social and Ecological Justice to foster initiatives that promote justice, peace and reconciliation, tackle human trafficking and enforced migration and foster covenant companionships with churches in Canada and around the world.

Coordinating committees oversee and coordinate the work of staff, task forces, working groups and commissions. Additional details about this committee are available in its Terms of Reference (section II.3) in Appendix B of the Handbook of the General Synod.

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Membership (2025‑2028)

  • The Rev. Christine Conkin
  • The Rev. Canon Dr. Philip Der
  • Canon Dr. Anita Gittens (chair)
  • The Rev. Eimsook Joung
  • Gia Love (CoGS representative)

The Primate, General Secretary and Prolocutor may also serve as ex-officio members of this committee, as set out in the Constitution of the General Synod (Section III).

Connected work

Acknowledging the land and God’s creation

This acknowledgement is crafted in light of the Principles of Reconciliation by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, as we seek to live faithfully in Christ and in right relationship with all. 

We give thanks to the Creator for this land, its waters, forests and all living beings, and for the abiding presence of Christ among us. From coast to coast to coast, these have been cared for and nurtured by First Nations, Inuit and Métis through countless generations. 

We honour the enduring relationship Indigenous Peoples have cultivated with these lands and waters, and the treaties and agreements that reflect these sacred bonds. We acknowledge the harms caused by colonial expansion, through frameworks like the Doctrine of Discovery and structures like the residential school system. We recognize our past failures as a Church, including disruption of connections to the land and suppression of Indigenous spiritualities. 

Guided by the gospel of Jesus Christ, we confess our need for healing. We commit ourselves to seeking truth, pursuing reconciliation and nurturing harmony with all creation. We place our trust in Christ, through whom all things are reconciled to God. 

May God strengthen us to live faithfully as stewards of the Earth. Let us walk in love, justice and reconciliation, joining in God’s work to restore all creation.