August arrived and gave way to September in such a hurry that I feel as though I’ve barely been able to catch my breath. During the past month I traveled to the Oxford Institute for Methodist Theological Studies’ 2013 meeting in the United Kingdom where met some of the brightest minds in our Methodist/Wesleyan family. […]

The quiet and hallowed halls of Wesley’s Chapel in London are preparing to be filled with the sounds of fellowship, the cacophony of multiple languages being spoken and for business that is different from the building’s normal existence in the heart of London. The World Methodist Council is meeting. Comprised of delegates from the Methodist, […]

Marion and Anita Way, husband and wife missionaries known for their work in Angola and Brazil are the winners of the 2013 World Methodist Peace Award. The award will be presented on September 12, 2013 at Wesley’s Chapel in London, United Kingdom during the World Methodist Council’s 2013 meeting. As missionaries in Angola and Brazil, […]

Attendees of the 2013 World Methodist Council meeting in London will be in for a history lesson, courtesy of the Rev. Dr. Leslie Griffiths, minister at Wesley’s Chapel. Lord Griffiths is scheduled to welcome attendees to the meeting on the opening day, and provide a historical perspective on the Chapel. The chapel was opened in […]

For those not on the World Methodist Council or unable to attend the 2013 meeting in London, there will be many ways to follow the sights, sounds and events of the meeting. For social media users, the Council will provide photos and select quotes from the event on our Facebook page (facebook.com/WorldMethodistCouncil) . The World […]

In June the cities of Uttarakhand, Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, and Garhwal in the state of Uttarkhand, India suffered through catastrophic flash floods. The calamity resulted in landslides that left more than 5000 dead persons, over 1750 houses damaged, 147 bridges swept away, and more than 1307 roads completely damaged. Approximately 8,000 people are still stranded […]