The Anglican Church of Southern Africa (ACSA)

The Anglican Church of Southern Africa (ACSA) is the oldest self-governing Anglican Church in Africa. Military chaplains came in alongside British troops in 1795. The Revd William Wright, the first SPG missionary, arrived in 1821 and opened a church and school in Cape Town. Initially South Africa was part of the enormous Diocese of Calcutta, remaining until 1847 when Robert Gray was consecrated as the first Bishop of Cape Town. The province was formed in 1870.

ACSA is comprised of South Africa, Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini (Swaziland) and Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha.

The Anglican Church of Southern Africa worked actively to end the system of apartheid in South Africa, led tirelessly by the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.

The current Archbishop Thabo Cecil Makgoba was installed as metropolitan of the Church in 2008.

USPG accompanies the Church in leadership, theological education, and Church and Community mobilisation in Eswatini and Zululand.

Website: https://anglicanchurchsa.org

ACSA also took part in USPG's 2021 Communion Day of Prayer. You can watch their contribution below.