Fulcrum: Short History of Fulcrum
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Short History of Fulcrum

(for a longer history see 'Founding of Fulcrum'
by Graham Kings, August Newsletter 2006)

• July 2002, Rowan Williams appointed Archbishop of Canterbury

• October 2002, concerning the attack from some conservative evangelicals on the appointment of Rowan Williams, quotation from Graham Kings in The Times, letter from Francis Bridger, Tim Dakin, Antony Thistelton, David Atkinson, and Nick Baines in The Guardian, resignation of Christina Rees from the Church of England Evangelical Council

• October 2002, first 'proto-Fulcrum' meeting, in Twyford, near Reading, concerning an informal network

• November 2002, article by Francis Bridger and Christina Rees in The Church Times on NEAC4 and the importance of inviting Rowan Williams, and letter from Graham Kings and Tim Dakin in The Church of England Newspaper about NEAC4

• November 2002, February, April and July 2003, further meetings in Islington

• 3 September 2003, meeting in Islington, agreement to: the name of Fulcrum; the informal launch as an organisation at NEAC 4; the setting up a web page, with articles by Graham Kings and Andrew Goddard; the appointments of Francis Bridger as chair, Elaine Storkey and Tim Dakin as vice chairs, Graham Kings as Theological Secretary and Rod Green as Administrator

• 19-23 September 2003, informal launch of Fulcrum at NEAC 4 in the bar at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, over 4 evenings

• October 2003, article on, and response to, emergency Primates' Meeting at Lambeth

• 5 November 2003, press conference and official launch of Fulcrum at Holy Trinity Church, Clapham, with sermon by Tom Wright, Bishop of Durham

• May 2004, Fulcrum submission to the Lambeth Commission

• October 2004, Fulcrum response to the Windsor Report

• April 2005, Fulcrum Conference Islington, 'Inciting Insight: the Holy Spirit', with talks by Tom Wright, and Jane Williams

• July 2005, first of Fulcrum newsletters

• April 2006, Fulcrum Conference Islington, 'Gospel in Context', with talks by John Sentamu and David Ford

• July 2006, first of Oliver O'Donovan's seven monthly Fulcrum web sermons