Dear sisters and brothers in Christ Amidst the hustle and bustle, the trappings and wrapping of gifts, it will be good to pause and reflect on the reason for the Christmas season. Let us remember what really happened on that “silent and holy night” as well as that first Christmas morn. The trappings were […]
“He shall judge between the nations and arbitrate for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Not lift up sword against nation, and never shall they learn war anymore “(Isaiah 2: 4). The season of Advent which begins this Sunday calls us to renew and remember the […]
Former South African President and anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela died Thursday, 5 December from complications related to a recurring lung infection. He was 95. The World Methodist Council remembers Mandela as a person who fought for dignity and equality for all, not through violent means, but instead through the moral authority that comes when the […]
After some years of negotiation, and a planning meeting in London, England, at the time of the recent World Methodist Council, the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) has agreed to form an international dialogue with Methodists. The following statement of the aims was agreed: Having been sent by our Lord Jesus Christ to continue the mission […]
It is with great sadness that we report that Bishop Sarah Frances Davis, Vice President of the World Methodist Council, passed away after a brief illness. Bishop Davis was the 126th elected and consecrated Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (A.M.E. Church). Bishop Davis served as the presiding prelate of the16th Episcopal District, […]
From October 30 to November 8, over 8000 persons gathered to celebrate the 10th Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Busan, Korea. Formed in 1948, the World Council of Churches (WCC) is the world’s largest ecumenical body and represents over 500 million Christians in 350 denominations across various Christian communions including Anglicans, Baptists, […]
Knitted sheep are to be put in Newark shops, schools and public places from a week today in a project organised by Christ Church and Hawtonville Methodist Church. The sheep have been knitted by members of the churches for a special challenge. They will be placed in the Grange Road area, across Hawtonville Estate and […]
Like the rest of the world I spent almost half of October in a state of bewilderment and frustration as the United States government and entire legislative process ground to a halt. I watched as members of the Congress and Senate from both major political parties refused to negotiate and instead relied upon cheap political […]
The Methodist Church of Pakistan’s Pastor Adnan and two others have been charged of blasphemy as they allegedly uttering derogatory remarks about Islam. Pastor Adnan, Irfan and Mushtaq Masih have been accused of writing and pronouncing derogatory remarks about Islam while talking about the text “Why have we become Muslims” written by Maulana Ameer Hamza, […]
The World Federation of Methodist and Uniting Church Women will hold their 13th World Assembly concurrently with the World Methodist Conference in Houston, Texas USA. World Methodist Council General Secretary Ivan Abrahams said of the news “We welcome the news that the World Federation of Methodist and Uniting Church Women are holding their meetings during […]
Mark this date in your diary now! For on 24 May 2014 the whole Methodist world is invited to sing to mark the very day— indeed the very hour —that the Methodist mission really began. The Trustees of The New Room in Bristol (the oldest Methodist building in the world) have proposed to the World […]
On October 27, Senior Bishop Thomas L. Hoyt, Jr. was called from his earthly home to his Heavenly reward. Bishop Hoyt was elected the Forty-Eighth Bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in 1994 at the General Conference in Memphis, Tennessee. He was the Presiding Prelate of the Seventh Episcopal District which encompassed the New […]
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