IAF - Summer 2025

The Rev. Canon Edward Ihde Executive Director—IAF

THE IAF LEGACY

The International Anglican Fellowship LLC was established in early 1980 by the late Archbishop Louis Falk of the Anglican Church in America. It was Archbishop Falk’s desire to provide financial assistance to churches worldwide as a missionary outreach program of the Anglican Church in America (ACA). In 1988, the ACA and many of the worldwide Traditional Anglican Churches, some supported in part by the International Anglican Fellowship, voted to become members of the newly formed Traditional Anglican Communion (recently repurposed as the Traditional Angli-can Church) with Archbishop Louis Falk (ACA) elected as its first Primate. It was in this way, that the IAF became the missionary arm of the Traditional Anglican Church.

The International Anglican Fellowship is managed day-to-day by an Executive Director. Archbishop Louis Falk was the founder and IAF’s first Executive Director. Bishop Tex Hudson (ACA) became the second Executive Director, followed by Mr. Walter Killian, a prominent New Hampshire businessman. Upon the passing of Walter Killian in late 2007, the position of IAF Executive Director was taken up by Mr. Peter Thomas, of Conway, New Hampshire. From its early inception the base of operations of the IAF was centered in New Hampshire, but in 2011, the IAF Board of Directors moved the IAF center of operations to Montana in the ACA Diocese of the West under the direction of Erv Lischke. Upon Erv’s retirement, and in consultation with the TAC worldwide College of Bishops, the IAF moved again, this time to New York where it is now based in West Seneca under the direction of The Very Rev. Canon Edward Ihde, Regional Dean of New York and Rec-tor of Saint Nicholas Anglican Church in Williamsville, NY.

The work of the International Anglican fellowship is charitable in nature, to which donators’ gifts are fully deductible under the IRS rules through its 501c(3) status. The IAF’s primary function is in connecting donors who are interested in worldwide mission to traditional Anglican jurisdictions and other churches in need of supplementary income for the purposes of continuing mission, clergy education and Christian development.

The IAF is governed by a Board of Directors including TAC bishops, priests, deacons and laypeople currently resident in the U.S. and Canada. The current President of the Board of Directors is Bishop Brian Marsh (ACA). Helping to facilitate the transfer of IAF funding is the Bank of Rhode Island whose corporate presence in New York is known as Citizens Bank N.A. It is through Citizens Bank and a supplementary bank, Bank of America, that funds are received in several different currencies from many countries of the world, accounted for, and then transmitted in U.S. Dollars through bank-to-bank wire transfers and registered mail to IAF recipients. It is the job of the Executive Director to manage IAF funds by collecting and distributing funds in the most cost-effective way possible.

Besides the standard IAF sponsored church groups, over the years there have been special ‘designated’ projects that have recently gained the attention of many of our IAF donors. The designated program began with the special earthquake funding in Puerto Rico five years ago but today has begun to receive the attention of jurisdictions outside the Traditional Anglican Church as well, including the G3 group, the Anglican Church of North America (ACNA) and the Orthodox Anglican Church as well as the Baptist Church in America. It is through these unaffiliated groups that the IAF has been able to initiate several new projects including our new Disaster Fund spurred by recent Hurricanes in the U.S., a new Anglican Church plant in Uganda for Sudan War refugees, and a Farsi Speaking Anglican Church plant in Indonesia. It is possible that this year – 2025 - we will see donations and gift revenue for standard and special IAF project assistance exceed $100,000.00 for the first time in IAF history. This accomplishment is a validation of the trust our donors have in the IAF today, compared to the less than $2,000 revenue gathered in 2012, which was the lowest point in IAF financial history.

Please continue to pray for this vital ministry of the Traditional Anglican Church and . . . of course, donate to it as you are able. 97% of all do-nations go directly to help churches, programs and people in need.

Blessings to all,

Canon Edward H. Ihde

Executive Director—IAF

July 2025 IAF News.pdf

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