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New Advent Resources for 2016

Posted on December 2, 2016 by admin in December 2016
New Advent Resources for 2016

These are just a few of the 2016 Advent resources that member churches have published. Have a resource you would like to share? Send it to us at communications@worldmethodistcouncil.org or share on social media using the hashtag #2016WMCAdvent. The African Methodist Episcopal Church http://www.iamame.org/ The United Methodist Church Discipleship http://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/advent-2016-worship-series-overview (home worship) http://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/2016-advent-home-worship (worship resources) http://www.umcdiscipleship.org/leadership-resources/advent-and-christmas-leadership-resources The […]

Argentine Bishop Participates in Latin American Ecumenical Conference

Posted on December 1, 2016 by admin in December 2016
Argentine Bishop Participates in Latin American Ecumenical Conference

  During an ecumenical conference of faith leaders in Latin America and the Caribbean held in San Miguel, Argentina, on 16-18 November, Bishop Frank de Nully Brown said that peace cannot be built from violent relations that imply dominance over others, between families, rich and poor, powerful and weak nations. He also exalted the love […]

Methodist Church in Brazil Bishops Issue Statement to Families of Victims of Deadly Plane Crash

Posted on December 1, 2016 by admin in December 2016
Methodist Church in Brazil Bishops Issue Statement to Families of Victims of Deadly Plane Crash

Following the deadly plane crash in Medellin, Columbia on 29 November, which killed 71 people including members of Futebol Chapacoense, journalists, and the flight crew, the College of Bishops of the Methodist Church in Brazil have issued a statement to the families and loved ones of the victims of this tragic accident.  

Festival of Faiths Promotes Understanding, Peace

Posted on December 1, 2016 by admin in December 2016
Festival of Faiths Promotes Understanding, Peace

A unique festival of faiths was held earlier this month in Victoria, Australia with support from the Uniting Church in Australia’s Synod of Victoria and Tasmania.  The festival seeks to bring together those of different faiths to help build understanding, relationship, and combat all forms of discrimination. Read more at

Churches Call on Government to Aid Aleppo

Posted on December 1, 2016 by admin in December 2016

The Methodist Church in Britain has joined other faith leaders in calling on the UK Government to act on the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid to the war-torn city of Aleppo, to avoid mass starvation. Read the Statement

Methodist Message in Singapore Celebrates 125 Years

Posted on December 1, 2016 by admin in December 2016
Methodist Message in Singapore Celebrates 125 Years

Methodist Message, the official publication of The Methodist Church in Singapore, celebrated 125 years this year. A special celebration was held on 1 October.

Methodist and Wesleyan Studies Collection Available in Global Digital Library

Posted on December 1, 2016 by admin in December 2016
Methodist and Wesleyan Studies Collection Available in Global Digital Library

The Methodist e-Academy would like to inform all scholars of Methodist and Wesleyan studies of the Methodist and Wesleyan Studies Collection at the Global Digital Library for Theology and Ecumenism (GlobeTheoLib). This is a joint project of the GlobeTheoLib and the Methodist e-Academy with the support of the World Methodist Council and is an online […]

Christian Alsted re-elected United Methodist bishop

Posted on December 1, 2016 by admin in December 2016
Christian Alsted re-elected United Methodist bishop

(UMNS story) – http://www.umc.org/news-and-media/christian-alsted-re-elected-united-methodist-bishop By Karl Anders Ellingsen Oct. 21, 2016 | FREDRIKSTAD, Norway (UMNS) Bishop Christian Alsted has been re-elected as a United Methodist episcopal leader by delegates at the Northern Europe and Eurasia Central Conference.Alsted, 54, was re-elected Oct. 21 at the central conference’s quadrennial meeting in Fredrikstad. There were no other candidates. […]

Nascimento Receives promotion at GBHEM

Posted on December 1, 2016 by admin in December 2016
Nascimento Receives promotion at GBHEM

The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) today announced the promotion of Amos Nascimento, Ph.D., as associate general secretary for global education and new initiatives. Nascimento’s promotion is effective immediately. In his new role, Nascimento leads the global connectional strategy for education and ministry at GBHEM. Nascimento oversees and coordinates the development of […]

Greetings from the General Secretary – November 2016

Posted on November 4, 2016 by admin in November 2016
Greetings from the General Secretary – November 2016

Since the World Methodist Conference in Houston, I’ve had a punishing travel schedule visiting churches and attending meetings in Nigeria, South Africa, Italy, England and Sweden. I had the rare privilege of meeting with leaders of the ecumenical family and Pope Francis twice in one month (in Rome at the meeting of Secretaries of World […]

A.M.E. Church Representative Reflects on 21st World Methodist Council

Posted on November 4, 2016 by admin in November 2016
A.M.E. Church Representative Reflects on 21st World Methodist Council

by Presiding Elder Albert D. Tyson III, Columnist for The Christian Recorder The 21st World Methodist Conference and World Methodist Council (WMC) met in Houston, Texas, from August 30 to September 5, 2016 at the Hilton Americas-Houston. Since 1881, the WMC has brought together representatives from most major religious denominations claiming a Wesleyan heritage. Every […]

Methodist Church in Fiji and WWF-Pacific focus on strengthening environmental awareness

Posted on November 4, 2016 by admin in November 2016
Methodist Church in Fiji and WWF-Pacific focus on strengthening environmental awareness

Preparatory works on strengthening environmental awareness through the identification of various tools of communication for the Methodist Church of Fiji and WWF-Pacific is expected to strengthen over the coming months. The commitment comes after WWF-Pacific had organized a one day consultation with the Methodist Church secretariat on the need to create general awareness on Sustainable […]

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