Presentation by Joey Fan at Anglican Consultative Council meeting in Auckland NZ, October 26, 2012

1. The Compass Rose Society
15 Years in supporting the Anglican Communion

2. Who we are
• Established in 1997 following Archbishop George
Carey’s visit to Sudan in 1994
• The mission of the Compass Rose Society is to
support the programs and ministries of the
Archbishop of Canterbury and the Anglican
Consultative Council (ACC)
• Over 300 members worldwide spanning 10
countries in 5 continents
• The Archbishop of Canterbury is the Patron of the
Society and host of our Annual General Meetings

3. Membership Types
• Individual Member
– Individuals and their spouse
• Parish Member
– Parish rectors and parish representatives
• Diocesan Member
– Bishops and diocesan representatives
• Chapter Member
– a group of any size who together contribute membership
and sustaining gifts
• Other institutions
– E.g. Seminaries, colleges

4. How we support the ACC
• The Compass Rose Society supports the Anglican
Consultative Council in three important ways:
 Raising funds for the ministries of the ACC, especially
in its communications efforts by contributing to the
operating budget of ACC
 By designated gifts from members for mission projects
or special initiatives approved by the Secretary
General
 By building a community of persons and parishes who
enthusiastically support the mission and ministry of
the Anglican Consultative Council.

5. Contributions to the ACC
• In the past the Society has contributed over US$5.5
million to the ACC for the following initiatives:
 Communications Department of ACO
 St. Andrew's House
 Endowment of the Anglican Observer at the UN
 Support for the Bible in the Life of the Church project
 Family Network
 Theological textbooks for seminary libraries
 Lambeth Conference Appeal
 NIFCON
 Currently funding the revamp of the Anglican
Communion website

6. Mission Trips
• Each year members participate in mission trips to
different parts of the Communion.
• Each visit provides members the opportunities to
experience the life of the local church and to
witness its ministries.
• Members realize the challenges and shortages
that the area is facing.
• The Society makes a general donation after each
mission trip while members can also make
designated donations to sponsor special projects.

7. Major Initiatives from Mission Trips
• THE DIOCESE OF JERUSALEM
– Assistance to hospitals in Gaza and Nabulus, emergency food and medical supplies,
operating costs, the Spafford Children’s Center and the Bishop Riah Educational Campus
in Ramallah
– Most recently scholarship funds for high school and university students
• THE DIOCESE OF THE HIGHVELD, SOUTH AFRICA
– HIV/AIDS assistance, theological textbooks, Micro Bank
• THE DIOCESE OF KADUNA, NIGERIA
– Construction and operating funds for a bush health clinic near Kateri
• DIOCESE OF MPWAPWA, TANZANIA
– Famine relief, education programs, Micro Bank
• THE DIOCESE OF SOUTHERN MALAWI
– Support for Sunnyside School to refurbish facilities
– Support for tuition
• THE IGREJA EPISCOPAL ANGLICANA DO BRASIL
– Pratina after School Program
– Clergy respite sabbaticals
– Refurbish facility at the Christ the King, in Cidade de Deus (City of God)

8. Diocese of Highveld
Kindling new hopes
in an area weighed
down by the
onslaught HIV/AIDS

9. Mission Trip to Brazil
“We believe that the Society’s visit was very important to us and helped us realize we
belong to an international family, with members of many faces and many tongues. We
also believe that our new friends’ love and care will make us more visible on the map
of the Anglican Communion. Under the canopy of jungle trees and amid the concrete
of big cities there’s a people that belongs to such a big family.”
- Luiz Coelho, a young Brazilian seminarian (now ordained) who served as the
translator for the visiting Society members

10. Experiencing Southern Malawi
A theology of
abundance in the
midst of scarcity
“The vision of Bishop James
Tengatenga, his priests and
staff, have been an
inspiration to all of us.”

11. Our Funding Model
Members’
Initial Membership Members’ Annual
Directed
Fee Contributions
Donations
CRS Grants
CRS Board
Committee
Annual Special
ACC Special Mission Trip
contributions Projects from
Projects Gift
to ACC Mission Trips

12. We are not a social club

13. 15 years of the Society’s work
• Work mothers in childbirth have a better chance of living near
Kaduna Nigeria
• Women have some economic strength thru the CRS "micro banks“
• Education is a little better in a school in Malawi
• The Diocese of the Amazon has more resources for its ministry
• An Anglican hospital in Gaza has cared for people who otherwise
could not have paid for medical care
• Students in the Diocese of Jerusalem from low income family can
receive top quality education in Anglican schools
• The Anglican Consultative Council has resources to put towards
communications in order to tell the story
• Since 1994 we have donated over $7.3 million dollars to put to
use for ministries of the Angican Commnion.

14. To find out more, visit our website at:
http://www.compassrosesociety.org

15. For enquiry, email to:
president@compassrosesociety.org

16. Take part in our ministry