Breaking the Chains: Responding to Christian Persecution & Human Trafficking Conference
In the midst of Eastertide and alleluias, we might struggle to maintain space for the grief that arrives every time we come face to face with suffering in this world. News reports, movies, documentaries, and podcasts give regular updates on evil’s victories.
Christians are experiencing growing persecution.
More than 388 million Christians face high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith. That's one in seven Christians, worldwide. (Open Doors)
Human Trafficking is being reported as one of the fastest-growing global criminal enterprises.
Human Trafficking generates over $200 BILLION a year, and Sexual Exploitation alone generates 73% of Forced Labor profits. (Agape International Missions)
It is far too easy to look away in overwhelm. What can we possibly do?
Join New Wineskins Networks: Anglican Persecuted Church and Anglican Freedom Network at the Breaking the Chains: Responding to Persecution and Human Trafficking at All Saints Anglican in Woodbridge, Virginia – September 18-19, 2026. We will worship, pray, advocate, and hear from experts in the field who will help each of us strategize on what role we can play.
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before you. (Psalm 89:14 ESV)
As we learn more about the problems of persecution and human trafficking, what does it look like to seek the Lord and respond with love and faithfulness that reflects His heart?
As a recovering perfectionist with a love for coffee and tea, Anthea Kotlan has dedicated over a decade to serving her Diocese as a women’s ministry leader. Her desire to see women leaders receive training and encouragement led her to join the Women’s Leadership Network team under the Next Generation Leadership Initiative with the ACNA (Anglican Church in North America).
In 2015, her awareness of the problem of human trafficking led to the formation of a group at St. Timothy’s Anglican Church in Spring, Texas. This group met monthly for five years to pray. They also hosted various awareness events and partnered with Houston-area anti-human trafficking organizations to raise funds. Once a year, this group hosted a Prayer Service on Super Bowl Sunday, bringing people from multiple parishes and the local area together to intercede and worship.
Anthea is a proud mother to two incredible adult daughters, wife to a bi-vocational Anglican priest, and grandmother to three wonderful grandchildren. She serves on a church plant team with her husband at All Saints in Conroe, Texas.
