Myanmar
Friendship and Partnership with the Anglican Province of Myanmar
In 2014, Archbishop Stephen Than Myint Oo of the Province of Myanmar invited Bishop Morales and the Diocese of Quincy into a sister diocese relationship with of the Province of Myanmar, a member of the Anglican Communion.
Since then, Archbishop Stephen and Bp. Morales have developed both a close friendship and a good working relationship, as they have served the Karen congregations in the Diocese of Quincy.
Over the last year, Bp. Morales and several of our priests and lay people have visited Myanmar, spending time, listening and learning, and sharing fellowship with the clergy and people there.
We are developing partnerships of prayer and support with orphanages and clergy in Myanmar, working with Archbishop Stephen and Bishop Mark Doe.
It is a joy to do Kingdom work with our brothers and sisters from Myanmar, and it is our hope that our relationship will continue to flourish to the glory of God, long into the future.
How You Can Get Involved
Support for Clergy Myanmar
The clergy who serve in Myanmar have a great need for financial support. Only $35/month ($420/year) will supply one clergy person with his basic needs.
When clergy retire, they have no retirement and no place to live. They become essentially homeless. A small house can be built for only $8,000 to give these priests a place to live in their retirement. Please consider donating to help these men of God. Donate to the Myanmar Retired Priest Housing Fund here.
Saint Andrews Church and Orphanage
We work across the Diocese to support the St. Andrew’s Orphanage, led by The Rev. Canon. San Day. The children there have hope for a future because of the dedication of Cn. San Day and his family.
Quincy families have joined into this mission, sponsoring children and pouring their time, talent, and treasure into the futures of the boys and girls who live there.
St. Paul’s Church, Mae Ra Moe Camp
The Diocese of Quincy has a sister-diocese relationship with the Diocese of Hpa-an, which extends from east of Yangon out to the Thai border.
One of the parishes, St. Paul’s, in the Mae Ra Moe refugee camp, is in dire need of money for food.
As the Burmese military have planted landmines in and around villages, parents are sending their children away to refugee camps on the border of Myanmar and Thailand to be safely sheltered and receive schooling.
The children are being taken in at St. Paul’s to be cared for, but St. Paul’s isn’t receiving funding from the UNHCR and is running low on food. You can help with a small donation. Donate to St. Paul's Refugee Camp in Thailand here.
About Myanmar
The Church of the Province of Myanmar was created in 1970, nine years after Buddhism was declared the state religion, and four years after the government forced all foreign missionaries to leave.
Starting in the early 1800s, Anglican chaplains and missionaries worked in Burma (now called Myanmar), which was ruled by Britain from 1824 to 1948. Today the province has an estimated 70,000 members.
Regional conflicts in Myanmar (formerly Burma), have forced hundreds of thousands of refugees from their homes. On the eastern side of Myanmar, over 100,000 are in refugee camps on the Thai border, and over 100,000 have fled violence in their homeland and found sanctuary on our shores.
Many of these refugees are Anglican, and many have found their way into the Diocese of Quincy. They are largely from the Karen State of Myanmar and speak the Karen language.
