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Home» 2015 » February 2015

February 2015

From the General Secretary

Posted on February 6, 2015 by admin in February 2015
From the General Secretary

Friends, Watch night and Covenant Services were celebrated in many of our churches to usher in the New Year. I am often awestruck by the renewal of the Covenant Prayer in which we boldly commit to be part of God’s dream for the world; I am no longer my own, but Yours. Put me to […]

World Methodist Council Officers Meet in London

Posted on February 6, 2015 by admin in February 2015
World Methodist Council Officers Meet in London

In anticipation of a busy 2015, the World Methodist Council’s Officers met at Methodist House in London, UK from February 2nd-4th. Among the items discussed was the nominations process for the 2016-2021 quinquennium, the Council’s finances and an update on the planning of the 2016 World Methodist Conference in Houston, Texas. The Officers also met […]

Methodists Help Make an Anglican Bishop

Posted on February 6, 2015 by admin in February 2015
Methodists Help Make an Anglican Bishop

Our regular readers will remember that we reported (FFN August 2014 ) on the significant beginning to the new connexional year for the Methodist Church in Ireland, when in the installation of its new President, the Revd Peter Murray, in addition to the laying-on of hands of the usual Methodist participants, three Anglican bishops’ hands […]

Nazarene Leaders provide update on Ebola response

Posted on February 6, 2015 by admin in February 2015
Nazarene Leaders provide update on Ebola response

As the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa enters its 10th month, the Church of the Nazarene continues to respond with food, hygiene supplies, and prevention materials. Nzerekore, Guinea-Conakry, is just one city away from the epicenter of the Ebola virus in West Africa. Pastor George Thea reported the denomination’s pioneer work in the area now […]

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in Rome: a Methodist perspective

Posted on February 6, 2015 by admin in February 2015
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in Rome: a Methodist perspective

My first time in the city for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18-25 January) was a very busy one, including two Sundays when Ponte Sant`Angelo Methodist Church Rome invited preachers from different  traditions to come on successive Sundays. The first Sunday, we enjoyed the visit of Rev Tara Curlewis, formerly General Secretary of […]

Third International Conference of The Wesleyan Church Concludes

Posted on February 6, 2015 by admin in February 2015
Third International Conference of The Wesleyan Church Concludes

The International Conference of The Wesleyan Church convened in Orlando, Florida, January 11-13, with delegates attending from many nations. Following a parade of flags representing more than 90 nations, delegates heard Dr. Delia Nüesch-Olver, area director for Latin America for the Free Methodist Church, give a keynote address about “Unfinished Frontiers.” Dr. Alberto Patacsil, General […]

International Council Appoints Bishop Efraim Tendero as Next Secretary General / CEO of the WEA

Posted on February 6, 2015 by admin in February 2015
International Council Appoints Bishop Efraim Tendero as Next Secretary General / CEO of the WEA

The International Council (IC) of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) is pleased to announce that it has, by unanimous vote, appointed Bishop Efraim Tendero as the next Secretary General and CEO of the WEA. Bishop Tendero who currently serves as the National Director of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches. “We acknowledged from the onset […]

Promoting interreligious dialogue after Paris attacks

Posted on February 6, 2015 by admin in February 2015
Promoting interreligious dialogue after Paris attacks

The month before the deadly attacks on a Paris magazine office and a Jewish market, a small group of United Methodist and Muslim young adults in Norway discovered they had more in common than they realized. Interaction with representatives of the Tauheed Mosque in Oslo was a key part of the first United Methodist Ecumenical […]

WMC Communications Director Leaving

Posted on February 6, 2015 by admin in February 2015
WMC Communications Director Leaving

After two and a half years serving as Communications Director for the World Methodist Council, Jason Bugg is leaving the organization. Citing a desire to return to his previous career as a journalist, Jason announced his intention to pursue other endeavors in late January. “For nearly three years I’ve dedicated myself to helping the Council […]

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