The World Methodist Council wishes a blessed Advent and Christmas to each of our readers. As a way of highlighting what other Methodists and Wesleyans around the world are using for their Advent celebrations, we share the following resources noted by the World and Liturgy and the Family Life Committees: Advent 2017 WMC Family Life […]
In a global campaign, the World Council of Churches invites people across the globe to extend “A Light of Peace” for the Korean Peninsula and for a world free from nuclear weapons. On the first Sunday in Advent – 3 December – the WCC invites the global Christian fellowship to express solidarity for the Korean […]
By Dr. Carol T. Taylor Mitchell Delice, Haiti, was the site of the realization of a vision fulfilled in the life of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Senior Bishop McKinley Young, Connectional Women’s Missionary Society International President Dr. Shirley Cason Reed, and many witnesses gathered on top of the mountain and shared testimony to […]
To commemorate the centenary of the death of Henry James Piggott, British Methodist Minister and founder of Wesleyan Missions in Italy in 1861, Methodists were joined by Catholics, Anglicans and Waldensians in the chapel of the Cimitero acattolico (Protestant Cemetery) in Rome to hear a welcome from Pastor Mirella Manocchio, President of OPCEMI (Methodist […]
From Kimberly D. Reisman ~ World Methodist Evangelism Most of us can look back on our lives and point to an experience that was instrumental in shaping us into the persons we are today. Maybe it was a conversation or encounter with another person that transformed the way we looked at things. Maybe it was an event or incident […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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