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Welcome to the Ekklesia Society Website
Ekklesia is an international society committed to making disciples of Jesus Christ, conforming to the Lambeth Quadrilateral, affirming:
- The authority of the Scriptures
- The faith of the historic Creeds
- The Sacraments as instituted by Jesus
- Historic Apostolic Ministry
The Ekklesia Society was established in 1996 as a result of the drift of the western Anglican churches from Biblical faith. Ekklesia has fostered better links of communication between leaders in the global south and churches still aligned with orthodox theology and practice in North America.
In May of 2000, a group of Primates invited Ekklesia to re-organize under their aurhtority. They called Canon Bill Atwood to leave parish ministry to serve full time as Ekklesia's General Secretary. Ekklesia's Primates Council is led by Archbishops Drexel Gomez and Greg Venables. Other Primates involved have included Archbishops David Gitari, Donald Mtetemela, Henry Orombi, Bernard Malango, and Benjamin Nzimbi. Several new Primates agreed to join the Council when they came into office.
In June 2007, Canon Atwood was elected and confirmed as Suffragan Bishop for International Affairs in the All Saints Cathedral Diocese in Nairobi under Archbishop Benjamin Nzimbi, Primate of the Anglican Church of Kenya. Bishop Atwood continues to serve as General Secretary of Ekklesia in addition to looking after clergy and congregations under Kenyan jurisdiction in North America along with Bishop Bill Murdoch. Bishops Atwood and Murdoch were consecrated in Nairobi in August 2007 by a dozen Archbishops/Primates and a host of other bishops. More Archbishops participated in the consecration than any other in Anglican history.
Ekklesia member bishops oversee more than 40 million of the world's Anglicans in over thirty countries. He has ministered extensively in Kenya and many other African nations. Ekklesia holds conferences for advancing the Christian faith and is involved in many development projects such as equipment and supplies for medical clinics, bicycles for clergy, radio stations, and many tons of grains for famine relief. Ekklesia has also provided commercial fishing boats in Central Africa and communications projects in many places.
