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Anglicans For Life (AFL) is the only Life-Affirming ministry in the Anglican Communion. AFL educates and provides pastoral resources on the issues of abortion, assisted suicide, adoption, sexual risk avoidance, and bioethics. AFL is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that relies on the generosity of donors. All donations are tax-deductible.

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Relevant & Newsworthy

We’ve researched and found the most relevant and worthy articles to educate and equip you in affirming and protecting life. We encourage you to share these stories and updates on social media. Make sure you bookmark this page and come back weekly for updated news. To read past articles, click here.

Disability, Suffering, and Struggle: the Church's Witness in a Culture of Convenience

This commentary provides a great reminder about the way God uses suffering but also why its incumbent on the Church to welcome those who struggle daily with suffering.

Researchers: Mom’s Brain is ‘Sculpted’ During Pregnancy, Revealing ‘Underlying beauty’

Understanding God’s creation of the human body during pregnancy is an under-researched area of wonder. This article pulls back the curtain on some exciting research for new momma’s that help you appreciate God’s plan to equip you for motherhood.

Man Who Was Declared Brain Dead, Woke up Before Organ Retrieval

Warnings about patients still being alive as they are being prepared to have their organs harvested is often met with disbelief, but, as this article notes, it is a real problem and families must be diligent when dealing with these types of crisis decisions.

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Through the grace of God, over the past 5 years our ministry has grown to see…

Resources distributed internationally

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Anglican Churches Accept the Declaration of Life Statement

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Getting involved with AFL’s Life-Affirming ministry can be a multi-faceted approach. Some people wish to get-involved from an individualistic approach, while others want to be in the heat of advocacy and church planning. That’s why we’ve made it easy for you to navigate the various ways to get involved through our leadership opportunities, resources, events, and blog.

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“Jesus Christ called His disciples to be light in the world. Light pushes back darkness & shows the way. Anglicans For Life is just such a ministry. It stands for the unchanging standard of God’s gift of life from conception.”

Archbishop Ray Sutton

“We honor God as the creator of life. For this reason, I support AFL, whose mission is to equip & engage the Church in fulfilling Scripture’s mandate to care for the unborn, the elderly, & the vulnerable.”

Bishop John Guernsey

“I’m grateful for the ministry of Anglicans For Life. Their mission to inform the Church & engage the culture reminds those of us in the Anglican Communion, and all Christian people, of our duty to defend the Sanctity of Life.”

Archbishop Foley Beach

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Jun 1, 2023 | Abortion, Abstinence, Adoption, AFL Publications, After Abortion Care, Bioethics, End of Life, Orphan Care, Pregnancy, Sanctity of Life

Often when I talk to people about Anglicans For Life, I list the five main topics we address; Abortion, Abstinence, Adoption, Euthanasia, and Bioethical Research. Recently, in the midst of telling a group of people the five topics that AFL covers, I realized sharing the five subjects doesn’t capture the breadth and depth of the many issues we teach, preach and counsel on!