The Episcopal Church of South Sudan (ECSS), through the leadership of the Primate Justin Badi Arama, on Saturday honored Retired Bishop Nathaniel Garang Anyieth with an award for evangelism and his work in the church.

Primate Justin Badi Arama announced the award during the service presided over by the Archbishop of Canterbury at the All Saints Cathedral in Juba.

“In recognition of his evangelistic ministry in the Episcopal Church of South Sudan, we nominated him for the accent Award of Evangelism. We are glad that the Archbishop of Canterbury with his committee, honored our nomination and approved the award for Nathaniel Garang,” Badi said.

Garang was the first Diocesan Bishop of Bor in Jonglei and the first South Sudanese bishop to receive from the Anglican communion.

“Today, on this fourth day of the month of February, in the year 2023, I the most Rev. Dr. Justin Badi, honor our beloved in the Lord, the Rt. Rev. Nathaniel Garang Anyieth, by handing over this accent Award for Evangelism, in the name of God the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,” Badi presided.

He described Bishop Garang as a man of great passion saying, “During the liberation struggle, he dedicated himself to spreading the gospel among the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), and all traditional practitioners in Jonglei.”

Bishop Nathaniel retired in 2011 after nearly 30 years of service as the Bishop of Bor Diocese, a position he has held since 1986.

He was consecrated in 1984.

Source: Radio Tamazuj