GAFCON (Global Anglican Future Conference)
Conservative Anglican alliance (founded 2008) of provinces opposing LGBT+ inclusion. Substantial Global South membership including Nigerian Anglican Church.
CLCI radar
BITE breakdown
0 — conservative Anglican alliance opposing LGBT+ inclusion; mainstream low-moderate control.
Profile facts
In context
GAFCON formed in response to the Episcopal Church's 2003 consecration of Gene Robinson. Aligns conservative Anglican provinces (Nigeria, Uganda, Sydney) with breakaway North American jurisdictions (ACNA). Conservative theological discipline; not high-control compared to specific NRMs.
Recovery resources
- ICSA (International Cultic Studies Association) — General referral and cult-aware therapist directory.
- INFORM (Information Network on Religious Movements) — LSE-founded UK research-based information service covering new religious movements.
- Freedom of Mind Resource Center — Steven Hassan's organisation; BITE-model resources and family-side exit guidance.
See the full curated list at /resources.
Evidence by BITE axis
- Strict opposition to LGBT+ inclusion
- Severance from mainline Anglican provinces
- mainstream low-moderate control
Timeline
- 2008First GAFCON conference Jerusalem
Evidence matrix
Structured sources cross-linked to the claims they document. Tiered per the source hierarchy. For free-text citations see the Sources section below.
Sources
- Various GAFCON publications search ↗
- North to South: A Reappraisal of Anglican Communion Membership Figures — Journal of Anglican Studies (2015) — https://doi.org/10.1017%2FS1740355315000212 open ↗
- Gafcon pulls back from electing rival to Archbishop of Canterbury as head of Anglican Church — https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62ddy7qwqzo open ↗
- Constructing the boundaries of Anglican orthodoxy: An analysis of the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON) — http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WWN-509Y43M-1&_user=10&_coverDate=07%2F31%2F2010&_rdoc=8&_fmt=high&_orig=browse&_origin=browse&_zone=rslt_list_item&_srch=doc-info(%23toc%237135%232010%23999599996%232229848%23FLA%23display%23Volume open ↗
- Jensen blames 'homosexual crisis' for Anglican rift — https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-06-30/jensen-blames-homosexual-crisis-for-anglican-rift/2488524 open ↗
- Anglicans seeking tradition faced with Gay Pride — http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7476604.stm open ↗
- Archbishop of Canterbury makes Kenya detour on way to Iceland — https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-24600619 open ↗
- Conservative Anglicans Call for Break With Archbishop of Canterbury Over Same-Sex Blessings — https://www.wsj.com/articles/conservative-anglicans-call-for-break-with-archbishop-of-canterbury-over-same-sex-blessings-2564937b open ↗
- An Anglican Crisis of Comparison: Intersections of Race, Gender, and Religious Authority, with Particular Reference to the Church of Nigeria — https://academic.oup.com/jaar/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/jaarel/lfh033 open ↗
- An Anglican Crisis of Comparison: Intersections of Race, Gender, and Religious Authority, with Particular Reference to the Church of Nigeria — Journal of the American Academy of Religion (2004) — https://dx.doi.org/10.1093%2Fjaarel%2Flfh033 open ↗
- Gay Bishop vs. Straight Bishop — http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1812623,00.html open ↗
- La Communion anglicane veut éviter le schisme — http://www.la-croix.com/photo2/index.jsp?docId=2343813&rubId=4085 open ↗
- Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams criticised over stance on homosexuality — https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2179633/Archbishop-of-Canterbury-Dr-Rowan-Williams-criticised-over-stance-on-homosexuality.html open ↗
We cite sources by name and outlet rather than fabricating links. Where a source includes its own URL, the open ↗ link opens it directly; otherwise search ↗ runs a Google Scholar query for the cited title — useful for verifying academic sources. For news outlets, search the outlet's own archive.
Change history
Substantive edits logged per the score-updates policy.
- 2026-05-29Phase 1 Batch J: per-group recovery resources applied via programmatic palette (closest-fit by category + subCategory + score). Palette: Mainstream-comparator lighter.
- 2026-05-20Score band scheme migrated from 4 bands to 5 (Minimal 0–5 / Low 6–12 / Moderate 13–20 / High 21–30 / Extreme 31–40). No CLCI value changed; the new Minimal band was carved out of the bottom of the previous Low band.
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