American conservatives 'are not bank-rolling Gafcon'

Thursday, 26th June 2008
By George Conger

JERUSALEM: Claims the Global Anglican Future Conference is being underwritten by American conservative money is false, conference leaders tell ReligiousIntelligence.com

Gafcon is the first pan-Anglican congress that is African-led and self-sufficient Archbishop Peter Akinola told delegates, or “pilgrims” to the June 22 to 29 conference in Jerusalem.

During the opening session on June 22, Archbishop Akinola stated the £2.5 million in costs for the June 22-29 conference had been raised in five months, with £1.2 million coming from the Church of Nigeria. Bishop-elect AkinTunde Popoola, the Church of Nigeria’s press spokesman said two donors gave the bulk of the funds. While they were given anonymously, he could confirm they were Nigerian nationals resident in the country, and were not American supporters of CANA. the rest