Europe: Anglican network plants over one church a month

Josep Rosselló. Source: ANiE

Lydia Houghton World 7 Nov 2026

A Biblically orthodox Anglican movement has continued to grow since its launch, planting, on average, more than one church every month.

The Anglican Network in Europe (ANiE) was founded in 2020 with 30 congregations, but now has more than 120, according to official data from its dioceses. It’s “a move that has held steady enough to become something of a talking point,” says evangelical bishop Josep Rosselló.

ANiE was formed to serve Anglicans across continental Europe “who felt increasingly at odds with the more liberal direction taken by parts of the wider Anglican Communion, including the Church of England”, Rosselló explains. ANiE is not part of the Church of England, but is instead supported by Gafcon – an alliance of conservative Bible-based Anglicans.

“Not every new congregation represents a church built from scratch,” Rosselló continues. “The total blends genuine church plants with existing congregations that later chose to affiliate with the Anglican Network in Europe. However, church-planting has become the main focus in recent years.” In one month, this summer, ANiE launched six new churches. It is reported that the network now has six active bishops, more than 160 clergy and over 6,000 annual attendances in 12 countries in Europe.

The Anglican church of La Iglesia Cristo Rey (Church of Christ the King), which en reported on earlier this year, is now present in five locations across Spain, Rosselló says.

Lydia works full-time for en as a multimedia journalist; she is also en's audience engagement officer, meaning she creates content for social media, among other things. She has degrees in broadcast journalism and creative writing.