The Protestant Churches of Egypt (PCE), a body representing Presbyterian and other Protestant denominations (also known as the Evangelical Church Association), said that the court’s decision confirmed that the diocese of Egypt could not operate independently of the PCE. The ruling effectively subsumed the diocese of Egypt with North Africa & the Horn of Africa into the Protestant body. He said that “the Episcopal/Anglican Province of Alexandria is an Anglican Church and an integral part of the Anglican Communion” and always had been. Last week’s court ruling had arisen out of a case “raised by an individual member of the Anglican Church in his personal capacity. Asked what the Christians around the world could do to support the Anglican Church in Egypt, he replied: “Pray for us.”

Source: The North Africa Journal July 23, 2020 23:03 UTC