By Rev. Dr. J. C. Park, President of World Methodist Council Dear sisters and brothers in Christ! As I have come back home from the General Council of World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) which took place in Leipzig, Germany from June 29 to July 7 , 2017 , I would like to […]
August 2017
General Secretary Reflects on Mandela Day

On 18 July, Nelson Mandela would have been 99 years old. Across the world, people celebrated the iconic statesman’s birthday and legacy by volunteering 67 minutes (to honor the 67 years he spent fighting for social justice and democracy) of their time to heed his call to the next generation of leaders to pick […]
In Memoriam

The World Methodist Council wishes to extend its condolences to the families and loved ones of individuals who have recently passed on to glory: Ms. Miriam Mwenya Tshibind died on June 22, 2017, in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo, after a short illness. Ms. Tshibind was the fiance of Bishop Kasap Owan Tshibang of The South Congo […]
Methodist Missions Society in Singapore Celebrates Achievements, Embraces Challenges

from Methodist Message (Singapore) – July 2017 In every aspect of our lives, change is inevitable. The same can be said of missions. People will change and how we do things to achieve our missional objectives may change due to context and circumstances. But what never changes is the message of salvation, God’s faithfulness and […]
Global Digital Library on Theology and Ecumenism (GlobeTheoLib)

For more than five years now, GlobeTheoLib (http://www.globethics.net/web/gtl), the Global Digital Library on Theology and Ecumenism and a joint project of Globethics.net and the World Council of Churches, has been offering a steadily growing wealth of free online resources to theological students, scholars and researchers worldwide. The library currently holds over two million documents for […]
Highlights from Nazarene General Assembly 2017

The Church of the Nazarene concluded their 2017 General Assembly on 30 June. See the highlights here.
First Fijian Ordained in The United Methodist Church

Rev. Tikiko Namata Lesuma is the first Fijian person to be ordained an elder in The United Methodist Church (UMC) http://www.cnumc.org/news/8794101
Albanian United Methodist Church Holds National Convention

July 14, 2017 | GJINAR, Albania (UMNS) The United Methodist Church in Albania’s first national church convention provided a time of fellowship for about 140 participants from Elbasan, Durrës, Pogradec and Tirana. On July 2, the day after the convention, the first United Methodist worship was held in the first United Methodist church in Durrës. […]