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Gordon Kuhrt
Gordon Wilfred Kuhrt (born 15 February 1941) is an Anglican priest and author. He was the Archdeacon of Lewisham from 1989 to 1996. He has served a member of the General Synod of the Church of England from 1986 to 1996. Afterwards, he was Director of Ministry for the Archbishops' Council of the Church of England. He is now retired, married to Olive Kuhrt and has 3 sons and 10 grandchildren. Kuhrt was educated at Colfe's School, Colfe's Grammar School, London University and Middlesex University. He was ordained in 1967 and served Curate, curacies at Illogan and Wallington, London, Wallington.Crockford's clerical directory, Crockfords (London, Church House, 1995) He held Vicar, incumbencies at St John the Baptist Shenstone, Staffordshire, Shenstone and Emmanuel, South Croydon. Early life In his autobiographical book, ''Life's Not Always Easy,'' Kuhrt tells of his childhood. He was born in the Indian city of Madras during the Second World War, which prevented his parents from r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of the largest branches of Christianity, with around 110 million adherents worldwide . Adherents of Anglicanism are called ''Anglicans''; they are also called ''Episcopalians'' in some countries. The majority of Anglicans are members of national or regional ecclesiastical provinces of the international Anglican Communion, which forms the third-largest Christian communion in the world, after the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. These provinces are in full communion with the See of Canterbury and thus with the Archbishop of Canterbury, whom the communion refers to as its '' primus inter pares'' (Latin, 'first among equals'). The Archbishop calls the decennial Lambeth Conference, chairs the meeting of primates, and is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
