Cytûn

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Cytûn is the ecumenical Christian organisation of Churches Together in Wales. It was formed in 1990 and is the successor of the former Council of Churches for Wales. The office is located in Richmond Road, Cardiff.

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UK Interchurch Affinity (formerly British Evangelical Council)  • site Churches Together in Britain & Ireland  • site Evangelical Alliance, UK • site locate Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches  • site Churches Together in England  • site Action of Churches Together, Scotland (ACTS)  • site Associating Evangelical Churches of Wales  • site Churches Together in Wales  • site Evangelical Movement of Wales  • site Anglican Church of England  • site Free Church of England • site Church of Ireland  • site Scottish Episcopal Church  • site Church in Wales  • site Catholic Roman Catholicism England & Walessite Irelandsite Scotland • site Old Catholicism British Old Catholic Church  • site Old Catholic Church in Europe  • site Old Catholic Mariavite Church  • site Old Catholic Church of Great Britain  • site Traditional Catholic Orthodox Church  • site United Ecumenical Catholic Church  • site Baptists Baptist Union of Great Britain  • site Baptist Union of Scotland  • site Baptist Union of Wales  • site Grace Baptist Assembly  • site Old Baptist Union  • site Holiness & Pietist Christian Outreach Centre  • site Church of the Nazarene • nth , sth British Moravian Church • site Salvation Army  • site Seventh-day Adventist Church  • site Wesleyan Holiness Church • site Methodist & Wesleyan Free Methodist of the UK • site Methodist Church in Ireland  • site Methodist Church of Great Britain  • site Wesleyan Reform Union  • site Orthodox Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of G.B. • site Russian Orthodox Diocese, G.B. & Ire. • site Russian Tradition Vicariate, G.B. & Ire.  • site Non-Chalcedonic Orthodox British Orthodox Church  • site Celtic Orthodox Church  • site Pentecostal Assemblies of God  • G.Bri Ire Church of God in Christ • site Elim Pentecostal Church • site Foursquare Gospel Church  • site Ichthus Christian Fellowship • site Newfrontiers • site Pioneer Church • site Worldwide Church of God • site Presbyterian & Reformed Associated Presbyterian Churches, Scotland • site Church of Scotland]] • site Congregational Federation • site Evangelical Presbyterian Church  • site Free Church of Scotland  • site Free Church of Scotland (Continuing)  • site Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland  • site Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster  • site Non-subscribing Presbyterian, Ireland  • site Presbyterian Church in Ireland  • site Presbyterian Church of Wales  • site Reformed Presbyterian Church  • N.Ire, Scot United Free Church of Scotland  • site United Reformed Church • site Other Brethren in Christ • site Churches of Christ • site Fellowship of Ind. Evangelical Churches • site Quakers/ Britain Yearly Meeting • site Quakers/ Ireland Yearly Meeting • site Vineyard Churches UK  • site

Contents 1 Members 2 Chief Executive 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Members

The full members of Cytûn are:

• Baptist Union of Wales
• Church in Wales
• Congregational Federation
• Covenanted Baptist Churches (BUGB)
• German-speaking Lutheran Church in South Wales
• Methodist Church
• Presbyterian Church of Wales
• Religious Society of Friends
• Roman Catholic Church
• Salvation Army
• Union of Welsh Independents
• United Reformed Church

The observers are:

• Black Majority Churches in Wales
• Churches Together in Britain and Ireland
• Free Church Council of Wales
• Lutheran Council of Great Britain
• Orthodox Churches
• Seventh-day Adventists

[edit] Chief Executive

The Chief Executive of Cytûn is Revd Aled Edwards. Previously he was the Cytûn National Assembly for Wales Liaison Officer. He was ordained in the Church in Wales Diocese of Bangor in 1979. For eight years (1985-93) he served as rector of a joint Anglican/Presbyterian Local Ecumenical Project on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd before becoming Vicar of the key Welsh language parish of Eglwys Dewi Sant in the centre of Cardiff. He also chairs a number of voluntary bodies including the Welsh Refugee Council and Displaced People in Action. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Welsh Affairs. The Revd Aled Edwards succeeded the Revd Gethin Abraham-Williams.

[edit] See also

• Action of Churches Together in Scotland
• Churches Together in Britain and Ireland
• Churches Together in England
• Conference of European Churches

[edit] External links

• Cytûn website
• Cytûn Llandudno Churches Together