Dear people called Methodists! Sisters and brothers in the one family of God! Grace and peace to you from Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead! When I was visiting Gothenburg, Sweden, last month, the officers of WMC fell into deep sorrow because of a terror at Westminster, London. […]
April 2017
Ecumenical Activities and Resources

Receptive Ecumenism Conference The 4th International Conference on Receptive Ecumenism will be held at University house, Australian National University, Canberra, from Monday 6 to Thursday 9 November, 2017. The context, in terms of both place and time, will make the Fourth International Conference on Receptive Ecumenism an extremely significant event. It will be the first […]
Easter Sunrise Service Broadcast from Sydney Opera House

Easter Sunday Sunrise Service, 16 April Sydney Opera House As the sun rises on Easter Day, songs of praise from the iconic Sydney Opera House will echo across Sydney Harbour. Hundreds of people from all walks of life will join together to celebrate the power of Jesus’ resurrection. The service will be led by Wesley […]
Harald Rückert Elected Incoming Bishop for Germany Central Conference of the UMC

The soon retiring German UMC Bishop Rosemarie Wenner will be succeeded by Harald Rückert. The 58-year-old theologian who was elected as bishop for the Germany Central Conference of the United Methodist Church in Hamburg this Wednesday [15 March 2017] after reaching the required two-thirds majority in the fourth round. “We are a church together”, said the newly elected […]
Dr. Harold Crowder, Methodist Collector and Museum Supporter, dies

It is with great sadness that we share with you that Dr. Harold Crowder, long-time World Methodist Museum supporter, passed away on 27 March 2017. His daughter Catherine reported the news with great sorrow, adding that “he died peacefully here at home with Mom and three of his children surrounding him.” The funeral service was held on […]
GlobeTheoLib Releases 2016 Annual Report

GlobeTheoLib is a project of Globethics.net and the World Council of Churches. It is an online digital library for Theology and Ecumenism. In 2016, the GlobeTheoLib projected celebrated its 5th anniversary when the consortium met in September. During that time, a major publication and global digital collection on Ecotheology, Climate Justice and Food Security was […]
East Africa Famine Appeal – A Race Against Time

More than 7 million people are at serious risk of starvation in Yemen, and millions more are severely malnourished in Somalia and South Sudan – chronic food insecurity across these nations has led to the grim reality that a huge number of people are at serious risk of dying of hunger. All We Can and […]