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Lambeth Conferences are so named because the Bishops at the early meetings gathered at Lambeth Palace, the London home of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
In recent decades, as will be the case in 2008, the venue has been the University of Kent in Canterbury.
The campus is an ideal location, not only because of its scale and facilities but also because of its proximity to Canterbury Cathedral. This Cathedral is seen by many as the ‘mother church’ of the whole Anglican Communion. St Augustine, the first Archbishop of Canterbury, built the first cathedral in Canterbury. You will find more information about him on the Cathedral’s web site.
Because Canterbury is the city that hosts the Lambeth Conference, its churches and many other local people are crucial to its planning. A group is set up to oversee the city’s role and responsibilities and liaise with Lambeth Conference staff. The Cathedral, the university chaplaincy, city churches, local police and local government are among those represented on this group.
An 'Ethical' Conference?
Lambeth Conference organisers are delighted that both the University of Kent and Canterbury district have been awarded Fairtrade status by the Fairtrade Foundation. The city is a Fairtrade zone and the university a Fairtrade university.
We are also taking various steps to ensure that the Lambeth and Spouses' conferences are run in an ethical and environmentally friendly way. For information on how we hope to achieve this, download the proposals approved by the conference Design Group from our resources page.
If you want to know more about this aspect of the conference, please contact us at info@lambethconference.org
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