Calling all Anglicans!

A charity has offered £1,000 to a blessed individual who can answer the question: ‘Why I am an Anglican and believe I shall remain so’.

The winning submission, which must be 5,000 words, will receive the award from St Boniface Trust, a Christian organisation with Anglican beliefs.

St Boniface Trust has been concerned that yet more divisions are being created within both the Anglican and the Roman Catholic Churches.

Its response is to run the competition, which is open to both lay people and clergy of all ages.

In a statement, a spokesperson for the Trust said: “The Trust feels that more attention needs to be paid to the understanding of Anglicanism as a distinctive witness in a time when its self understanding is at a low ebb.

“There is a degree of urgency and to further this understanding it is offering a prize of £1,000 which will go to the writer of an essay of about 5,000 words on the subject ‘Why I am an Anglican and believe I shall remain so’.

“Essay submissions by lay people and clergy of all ages must be received by 1 January 2012 and entries will be judged by two senior clergy.

"The result will be announced next Easter and the winning essay placed on our website together with other significant contributions.”

The St Boniface Trust was established following the closure in 1969 of St Boniface College, Warminster.

Originally founded in 1860 as a missionary college, from 1948 to 1969 the college was used as the fourth year of training for ordination candidates who were graduates of King’s College London, England.

If you are interested in entering the competition please contact the Trust secretary for further details at secretary@stbonifacetrust.org.uk or write to David Prior, Secretary, St Boniface Trust 4 Cley View, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 8NS, UK