I am still trying to catch my breath after a rollercoaster month! We held our Steering Committee Meeting in Rome, celebrated the Golden Jubilee of dialogue with the Roman Catholic Church and had an audience with Pope Francis. A few days later I was privileged to celebrate 40 years of ministry with family and friends followed by […]

This article is re-posted from iglesiametodista.org.ar. An English translation is below the original. 1. EEE: Seguramente estos días han sido de mucha emoción y movilización, tanto personal como familiar. ¿Cómo estás y cómo te sentís? Estos días han sido muy movilizadores y de mucha oración. Hace tiempo que veníamos orando sabiendo que mi nombre era levantado […]

The World Methodist Council mourns the death of Rt. Rev Albert S. Beah, Bishop of the Methodist Church, Sierra Leone, who passed away on 28 Sept. Vigils and Funeral services were held from 17-22 October. The Council wishes to extend its condolences to the family of Rev Beah as well as to the his colleagues […]

Nyinatase, Ghana — When a group of women on the Ghana Midland District recently organized a women’s ministry, they had no idea it would lead to a new church. The women’s ministry began with five churches as a way to strengthen their homes and families. This initiative was led by Comfort Akomaning, wife of the district superintendent, Alex Akomaning. Their purpose and vision […]

The Church of the Nazarene in Cambodia was reorganized in 2012 after six years of crisis, making it the newest district in Southeast Asia. Nearly 70 percent of Cambodians are under the age of 30 years old, and many of them learn about Jesus through the more than 50 Nazarene churches in the Kampong Thom, Banteay Meanchey, […]

A Joint Statement from – All We Can, Methodist relief and development (Britain) – United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR, USA) – UnitingWorld (Australia) – Irish Methodist World Development & Relief We are committed to standing together in solidarity as Methodist and affiliated international development and relief agencies bringing urgent emergency assistance to the Rohingya […]

This article has been re-printed from www.anglicannews.org/news. October 31, 2017 — An agreement between the Lutheran and Roman Catholic Churches which settled one of the historic disagreement at the centre of the Reformation was the focus of a special service at Westminster Abbey today. On this day 500 years ago, Martin Luther kick-started the Reformation by posting […]

19 October 2017 — Rome, Italy A delegation consisting of the World Methodist Council (WMC) Steering Committee, Pastor Mirella Manocchio – President of L’Opera per le Chiese Evangeliche Metodiste in Italia (OPCEMI) , as well as members of the Methodist Roman Catholic International Commission for dialogue (MERCIC) met with Pope Francis in the Consistory Hall […]

The National Council of Churches 2017 Christian Unity Gathering will be held in Washington DC 8-9 November. https://nationalcouncilofchurches.us/cug/ Council member, Bishop W. Darin Moore, will preach the opening worship service.

Story and photos by Kathy L. Gilbert Aug. 29, 2017 | TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras  (UMNS) The Rev. Héctor Mauricio Rodríguez Lainez, pastor at Aposento Alto United Methodist in Fuerzas Unidas, Honduras, often goes walking around his dangerous neighborhood. If he sees young girls and boys, he stops and prays with them. Prayers are especially needed in Fuerzas […]

By James Bhagwan, Fiji Last Thursday, I attended the last of the 2017 Public Lecture Series organised by the Pacific Theological College’s Institute for Mission and Research, the University of the South Pacific’s Faculty of Arts, Law and Education and the Pacific Regional Seminary around the theme “Churches in Conversation with Society on Issues that […]

By Rev. Shawin Reynolds, 16th Episcopal District When the African Methodist Episcopal Church formed as a denomination they formalized their expansion goals which included Africa, Canada, and the Southern United States (particularly the Carolinas and Florida, West of the Allegheny), and the West Indies. While their vision may not have included Brazil, it was in the […]