Introduction

The Salisbury – Sudan partnership has celebrated half a century of friendship and commitment in 2022.

Founded on mutual prayer and fellowship, the dioceses of the Episcopal Church in Sudan and South Sudan provinces are sustained and grown by a blend of ongoing dialogue, Christian fellowship, and practical support. This work is overseen by a committee, (The Salisbury Sudan's Partnership).

A message from Canon Ian Woodward, Chairman of our Salisbury Sudans Partnership

The Diocese of Salisbury has one of the most active diocesan partnerships in the Church of England and links Sudan and South Sudan (comprising over 70 dioceses.)

Not all of these dioceses have close active relationships with the Diocese of Salisbury – that would be a monumental challenge and one we are passionate about improving.  In our diocese we have 21 deaneries and 15 of them have parishes with active links with the Sudan dioceses. Through this website and the Diocese of Salisbury's social media we are looking to strengthen the bonds we make and share, and constantly hold the Episcopal churches in our prayers the foundation of our partnership.

A unique feature of our partnership is our Medical Link, mainly in Western Equatoria province in South Sudan which supports parish-based health care clinics with the supply of basic medications and has growing expertise in neo-natal care. This is especially important as the Sudans have amongst the highest numbers neonatal deaths – one in four babies and one in six mothers.

We welcome contributions from across our diocese and updates on what our deaneries and parishes, and their individual links in the Sudans are up to.

Bishop Stephen Lake and his wife Carol take a very supportive and hands-on approach to our partnership as part of the Diocesan vision of Making Jesus Known.