First woman elected Chair of Anglican national indigenous body inAustralia

Posted by Kendall Harmon

The Revd Gloria Shipp, from the Gamilaroi tribe in New South Wales, has been elected Chair of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Anglican Council (NATSIAC) by members at their Annual Gathering in Brisbane.

Ms Shipp, the Indigenous Ministry Coordinator and Chaplain at Orana Juvenile Justice Centre in the Parish of Dubbo (Diocese of Bathurst), is the first woman to be elected as Chair, having previously held the Treasurer’s position.

She said she was “excited and honoured” to be elected Chair.

Read it all.

Filed under: * Anglican - EpiscopalAnglican ProvincesAnglican Church of Australia

0 Comments
Posted October 8, 2012 at 6:30 am [Printer Friendly] [Print w/ comments]
Registered members must log in to comment.




Next entry (above): Unique church agreement signed between Methodists and Anglicans in North Yorkshire

Previous entry (below): TEC Bishop of California Marc Andrus—My experience at the installation of Archbishop Cordileone

Return to blog homepage

Return to Mobile view (headlines)