Worldwide association of Methodist, Wesleyan and related Uniting and United Churches

We believe, at this particular time, God is calling us to be the church in a new way. In the spirit of Pentecost, churches of the Methodist tradition gathered recently outside London. We were called together by the World Methodist Council to explore concerns among churches that were being formed by migrants in their new lands and concerns of longstanding churches in the host countries. In essence, we were called to explore what John Wesley really meant when he said “The world is my parish.” Together, this unlikely group of people from the global Methodist family with different roles from

The World Methodist Council (WMC) strongly condemns the terror attacks on worshippers gathered for Easter Sunday Services on the holiest day of the Christian calendar in Sri Lanka. Churches in Kochichika, Negombo, and Batticaloa as well as hotels in the capital, Colombo were targeted. The General Secretary of the WMC, Bishop Ivan Abrahams said; “these attacks at Easter is a cowardly deed against innocent civilians. The WMC stands in solidarity with the people of Sri Lanka.” He further conveyed sincere condolences to the families who lost loved ones, wished all injured a speedy recovery and called for prayers for all

The officers and members of the World Methodist Council condemn unequivocally the shootings at Masjid al Noor and at the Linwood mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is appalling that believers, gathered for worship, should be gunned down in such a deliberate, callous and calculated manner. As those who follow a God whose name and nature is love, we offer our love and support to all affected by this tragedy. We further offer heartfelt prayers for those who have been bereaved and injured in this atrocity, praying for their healing and comfort. In condemning these violent actions on innocent and

On Tuesday, January 15 the world witnessed a cowardly attack by Al-Shabaab, an affiliate of Al-Qaeda on holidaymakers and office workers at the DusirD2 hotel complex in Nairobi, Kenya that claimed the lives of 14 people. The terrorist assault comes three years to the day after the attack on an African Union base at El Adde, Somalia in which an undisclosed number of Kenyan soldiers were killed and a day after a Kenyan court ordered three members of Al-Shabaab be tried for a raid on a Nairobi shopping mall in September 2013 in which 67 people died. The Officers and

A Christmas video message from General Secretary Ivan Abrahams.