Methodist Church in Peru Takes Steps Toward Climate Justice
2016
A Firsthand Glimpse of the “Ecumenical World”
Former WMC Staff Reflects on AME Church’s Ecumenical Legacy By Mr. John Thomas III, Editor of The Christian Recorder The World Methodist Council (WMC) is composed of 80 denominations in 132 countries who trace their theological lineage to John Wesley and the Methodist movement. The WMC headquarters is located in Lake Junaluska, North Carolina. From August […]
Ecumenical Relationships a Focal Point at World Methodist Conference
Methodist-Roman Catholic Dialogue Report Launched at World Methodist Conference The Methodist-Roman Catholic Dialogue Report was recently presented at the 21st World Methodist Conference during the workshop The Call to Holiness: Methodists and Roman Catholics in Dialogue. The report, titled The Call to Holiness: From Glory to Glory is the culmination of nearly 50 years of dialogue […]
Churches Mobilize for Recovery Following Hurricane Matthew
Leaving a trail of destruction in its wake, Hurricane Matthew made landfall on Tuesday, October 4, overwhelming Haiti, Cuba and the Dominican Republic, and causing extensive damage and flooding in Jamaica, the Bahamas, and Florida. As the massive hurricane makes its way up the east coast of the United S, many of our member churches […]
Freedom Sunday is October 16 – End human trafficking
You can raise awareness about modern slavery / human trafficking this month on Freedom Sunday, October 16. A helpful resource packet has been developed for Christian communities which provides resources for information, worship services, and action. The main resource packet may be downloaded at http://www.stopthetraffik.org/download.php?type=resource&id=1087. It was developed by an organization in the United Kingdom, but […]
Methodist Church in Zimbabwe Urges Peaceful Dialogue
Committed to the biblical call to prayer, peace loving and humility as shown in 2 Chronicles 7:14 which reads; “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sins and […]
Jo Anne Lyon Named 2015 World Methodist Peace Award Recipient
On the final day of the 21st World Methodist Conference, Rev. Dr. Jo Anne Lyon was presented with the 2015 World Methodist Peace Award. Although Dr. Lyon is the former general superintendent of The Wesleyan Church denomination, the award recognized her as founder and longtime leader of World Hope International, a ministry that she started in her […]
Building Momentum Toward a Successful Conference
In the light of the increased interest expressed in the 21st World Methodist Conference in Houston, August 31- September 3, 2016, we publish a Special edition of the First Friday Letter to share something of the work and witness of the World Methodist Council. This year marks the 131st birthday of the Council. When the […]
JUNE UPDATE: 21st World Methodist Conference
Planning to attend the 21st World Methodist Conference? Still trying to decide? Here is some information about what the Conference is, and a bit about its history and organizers. Download the PDF
African Methodist Episcopal Church works to establish a presence in Brazil
By Mr. John Thomas III, Ph.D. Student, Department of Political Science, University of Chicago From July 11-13, 2016 a delegation from the African Methodist Episcopal Church visited the 2 Comunidade Cristã Metodista (CCM) – Christian Methodist Community – in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ‘The Comunidade Cristã Metodista (Christian Methodist Community – CCM) is pastored by […]
Federico Pagura of Argentina Passes
It is with great sadness that WMC received the news that Bishop Emeritus Federico J Pagura passed away on 6 June, 2016, in Argentina. The former bishop of the Evangelical Methodist Church of Argentina was an advocate for peace and human rights. He was the WCCPresident from 1998-2006. He also served for 17 years as president of the Latin […]