Christmas 2025
At Christmas we are drawn, year after year, to a simple but world‑shaping scene of a child lying in a manger. It is so familiar that we can miss its sheer audacity. The baby is helpless, poor, and unremarkable by worldly standards, but this child is the King. More than that, He is God with […]
Cameroon: A Church Growing in Grace
In early December 2025, James Stileman made his first visit to the Diocese of Cameroon as Regional Relationship Manager for the Internal Province of West Africa. His journey, though short, offered deep insight into a diocese striving to serve its people with energy, creativity and Gospel hope. Cameroon is not often on the radar when […]
Flourishing Faith and Enterprise: Strengthening the Estímulo Partnership in Brazil
In December, Daniel Magagnin, Relay Trust’s Chief Relationship Officer, travelled to Brazil to meet with key partners involved in the Estímulo project. It was a visit that marked another really encouraging step in a growing collaboration between church and community development. The Estímulo model is simple yet powerful. Across Brazil, it has supported thousands of […]
From Guinea to The Gambia: Strengthening Ties and Shaping Training
James Stileman recently returned from a vital visit to Guinea and The Gambia, two dioceses within the Internal Province of West Africa (IpWA). The journey, which spanned the end of October and the beginning of November 2025, was packed with moments of celebration, strategic conversations, and first-hand insights into church life and training needs across […]
Walking Together in South Sudan: Strengthening Relationships and Laying Foundations for Growth
South Sudan holds a special place in the heart of the Relay Trust. This November, a joint delegation from Relay Trust, Anglican Aid, and the Church Association of Sudan and South Sudan (CASSS) visited the Episcopal Church of South Sudan (ECSS), further deepening ties and reaffirming our shared commitment to building grassroots leadership in the […]
Standing Firm in Faith: The Church in Sudan Amid War and Displacement
Doug Ingram, our CEO, met recently with several bishops from Sudan ahead of the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches (GSFA) Bishop’s Retreat in Lwesa, Uganda. It was the first time in more than three years that they had been able to gather. The reunion brought both joy and sorrow as they shared stories from […]
Building the Church Across Africa: SEAN Africa and The Relay Trust Working Hand in Hand
In October 2025, Doug Ingram visited Uganda to spend time with Daniel Muwanguzi, the national coordinator of SEAN Uganda and the lead for SEAN’s work across Africa. The meeting, held just outside Kampala, provided an opportunity to see first-hand how SEAN Africa is helping to strengthen the Church’s capacity for training and discipleship across the […]
Training and Gospel Growth in Chad
In July 2025, the Anglican Church in Chad hosted the third session of the BUILD programme. Thirty-five students gathered, opening their Bibles, lifting their voices in prayer, and encouraging one another as they studied modules five and six. A new liturgy, recently adopted by the Province of Alexandria, is now in use. It has already […]
The Anglican Church in Walikale: A Year of Growth and Hope
Last year we shared the story of the remarkable evangelism campaign in Walikale, Democratic Republic of Congo, which sparked new growth in the Anglican Church (read here). One year on, the seeds planted during those early gatherings have borne fruit in ways that show the power of the Gospel to transform both hearts and communities. […]
Carrying Africa’s Voice to the Nations: A Reflection from New Wineskins 2025
The hills of North Carolina were green and full of late-summer warmth as the Relay team arrived for the New Wineskins Global Mission Conference. It was the Trust’s first time attending this remarkable gathering, though we’d heard of it many times, of its scale, its passion, its deep commitment to proclaiming Christ among the nations. […]