The Rev. Samuel Ogutu said, "Our churches had been turned into political arenas in which politicians would only come to talk to the people in the service to beg for their votes. I am happy that it has been stopped.''

Saul Gituyi a lay leader at St James Church in Central Kenya said, "I support the archbishop's directive. Places of worship should not be turned into market places."

On Monday, members of the Evangelical Fellowship within the Church in Wales expressed formal disagreement with the vote.

In a statement, EFCW addressed the Church in Wales Governing Body, asking for more "clarity and consistency" in the plan to protect and care for dissenting churches and leaders.

EFCW is calling for a new bishop, whom it said, can represent those who "hold to an understanding of the doctrine of marriage as only being between a man and a woman."

In August, the dioceses had announced they were launching a formal process "to explore ways to deepen cooperation and coordination." At the leaders' inaugural meeting last week, "conversation focused on congregations, specifically how the diocese might better equip them to share the Gospel and serve Christ in their communities," they said in a press release. "There was enthusiastic discussion seeking new ideas and dreams of what could be developed for the 21st century and beyond."

Fawzi explained that his visit comes to launch the No. 41 region of the world's Anglican Episcopal Church, which has the name of Alexandria, due to the prominent position of Alexandria in the ancient Christian world, playing a pivotal role in heritage and heritage. The global Christian thought that the region would include 10 countries, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Mauritania, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia and currently headed by Egypt.