Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Once more the Holy Season of Lent is upon us! Lent is the penitential season of the Church! It calls for introspection, penance, prayer and fasting. Lent is an ideal time to pratice these Christian disciplines and especially make quiet reflection part of your daily routine. Marcus Aurelius, who ruled […]

On 20 February, 2015, the President of the Methodist Church in Fiji took part in launching the Fiji Solidarity Movement for West Papua’s Freedom at the 2015 Social Justice Day held by the Ecumenical Center for Reasearch Education and Advocacy, Fiji Council of Churches (FCC) Pacific Conference of Churches and Youngsalwara Fiji. Under the theme of  “Stand Up […]

From The Methodist Liaison Office in Jerusalem The Methodist Liaison Office in Jerusalem has provided a 2015 Lenten devotional online. The office, officially launched in October 2012, is a partnership of the World Methodist Council, the Methodist Church of Britain and the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church. Its purpose is […]

Oldest Methodist Building in the World Receives Heritage Grant The New Room (John Wesley’s Chapel) in Bristol has been awarded a grant of £2.5 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The historic 276-year-old Grade 1 listed building, in The Horsefair, is known as “the cradle of Methodism”. In 1739, preacher and priest John Wesley […]

On February 26, 2015, The World Methodist Council released a prayer request for kidnapping victim Rev. Phyllis Sorter and other abducted Christians. The following expressions of solidarity for Rev. Sorter and her family were received.   Bishop Abrahams and Friends, we thank you for calling the global Wesleyan-Methodist family to join in prayer for Rev. Phyllis […]

Wesley House Cambridge announces they are still receiving international applications for the year 2015-16.  There is still time to join the pioneering international cohort in September 2015.  We have places for people preparing for ministry and for those engaged in research, and those on sabbatical. Scholarships are available to those who will play key roles […]

The Rt Revd Humphrey S Peters, of the Church of Pakistan, recently led various Christian political leaders, elders, and religious leaders in condemning the publication of blasphemous cartoons by the French media. This procession and protest rally was widely covered by the print and electronic media, and thus protected by a large number of police. […]

The World Methodist Museum, a ministry of the World Methodist Council, continues to share the story of Methodism and its founder John Wesley. Located in Western North Carolina, USA the museum houses hundreds of busts, paintings and lithographs; Staffordshire pottery, a 50-volume Christian Library edited by John Wesley with The  First edition printed in 1749-1755; […]

Members of the Baptist World Alliance and the World Methodist Council met February 5 to 10 at the Covenant Community Methodist Church at Methodist Girls’ School, Singapore. The meeting was the second round of conversations of the international dialogue between Baptists and Methodists. The overall theme of the dialogue is faith working through love. The delegations […]