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Home» 2014 » March 2014

March 2014

Christians can learn from Olympic Games

Posted on March 6, 2014 by admin in March 2014
Christians can learn from Olympic Games

Dear Friends, Like many of you, I spent February caught up in the excitement of the Winter Olympics. While the summer games is all about the marvels of what the human body can be pushed to do, the winter games is more about control – athletes that use their gifts and skills to control their […]

Word Methodist Council Staff visits 2016 Conference Site

Posted on March 6, 2014 by admin in March 2014
Word Methodist Council Staff visits 2016 Conference Site

From February 26-28, the headquarters staff of the World Methodist Council traveled to Houston, Texas for a site visit of the Hilton Americas-Houston, the location of the 21st World Methodist Conference in Houston. The staff was also joined by Council CFO and Treasurer Kirby Hickey and the Executive Assistant to the Program Chair, Elizabeth Redman. […]

“For the Expansion of His Kingdom” Methodist Church in Brazil continues to grow

Posted on March 6, 2014 by admin in March 2014
“For the Expansion of His Kingdom” Methodist Church in Brazil continues to grow

As a result of the continued growth of the Methodist Church in Brazil and in particular The  First Methodist Conference in Rio de Janeiro, forty four pastors and six Deaconesses were ordained and consecrated in February 2014. Two ceremonies were held, one on February 15 and another on Feb 22, at Cascadura Methodist Church and […]

Commemoration of Boris Trajkovski, The late President of the Republic of Macedonia and Recipient of the WMC peace Award

Posted on March 6, 2014 by admin in March 2014
Commemoration of Boris Trajkovski, The late President of the Republic of Macedonia and Recipient of the WMC peace Award

By Bishop Heinrich Bolleter February 26, 2014, is the day of remembrance of Trajkovski’s tragic death. It is now ten years that a whole nation and many of the state-leaders around the globe were shocked by the news that the presidential aircraft crashed in the mountains of Bosnia. The President, the staff and the crew […]

World Methodist Council Social Justice Committee Chair Visits Nigeria

Posted on March 6, 2014 by admin in March 2014
World Methodist Council Social Justice Committee Chair Visits Nigeria

Nigerian Inter-Faith Action Association In various parts of the world Christians experience persecution and suffering at the hands of governments that restrict religious freedom, and as a result of strained relationships between differing faith communities. One way to address these difficulties is to foster work in the area of interfaith relations, and the WMC Social […]

The World Methodist Council Remembers Dr. Kenneth Greet

Posted on March 6, 2014 by admin in March 2014
The World Methodist Council Remembers Dr. Kenneth Greet

Former President of the World Methodist Council, Rev Dr. Kenneth Greet, died on February 12.  Dr. Greet served as President of the World Methodist Council from 1976-1981, and was known for the visionary leadership he gave his home church, and the global church, particualrly through his advocacy for social justice and peace. Dr. Greet’s tenure […]

World Methodist Council’s Achieving the Vision Campaign Continues

Posted on March 6, 2014 by admin in March 2014
World Methodist Council’s Achieving the Vision Campaign Continues

Halfway through the World Methodist Council’s Achieving the Vision Campaign, which seeks to establish a $20 million endowment to provide a permanent source of funding for our global ministries, the Council has received gracious donations from many of our member churches including the Wesleyan Methodist Church in New Zealand, the Central and Southern Europe Central […]

Head of Methodist Liasion Office in Palestine Steps Down

Posted on March 6, 2014 by admin in March 2014
Head of Methodist Liasion Office in Palestine Steps Down

(Editor’s note — this communique was issued by Janet Lahr Lewis announcing her leaving the Methodist Liaison Office in Palestine) As some of you know this is my final week in the office. I will be moving back to the U.S. at the end of March in order to be closer to my family. For […]

Bishop Ziphozihle Siwa to lead SACC

Posted on March 6, 2014 by admin in March 2014
Bishop Ziphozihle Siwa to lead SACC

Bishop Ziphozihle Siwa, Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa (MCSA) has been elected the new President of the South African Council of Churches (SACC) at the just ended Triennial Conference which ran from the 25-26 February at the Willow Park Lodge, under the theme “God of Life: Renew, Restore and Transform us […]

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