Presidential Legacy Circle
The Presidential Legacy Circle has been established to
- Remember and honour the leaders of the World Methodist Council who have served as its presidents,
- Highlight the influence of the men and women from around the globe who have carried forward the story of Methodism and Wesley influence through the office of its Presidency,
- Raise awareness to the financial requirements of the World Methodist Council’s missions and ministries and to generate funding to meet these needs now and into the future.
For more information, please contact developmentofficer@worldmethodistcouncil.org
Give to the Presidential Legacy Circle in honour or memory of one of the following presidents. Recognize the great contributions of these individuals to Methodism through your gift, which may be one-time or on-going, by cash or check, stocks or bonds, or through a will or trust.
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Past Presidents
1881 | Rev. E.E. Jenkins | United Kingdom (British Wesleyan Church) |
Bishop Matthew Simpson | United States (Methodist Episcopal Church | |
1891 | Bishop John F. Hurst | United States (Methodist Episcopal Church) |
1901 | Rev. W. T. Davidson | United Kingdom (Wesleyan Methodist Church) |
Bishop John F. Hurst | United States (Methodist Episcopal Church) | |
1911 | Bishop E. E. Hoss | United States (Methodist Episcopal Church, South) |
1921 | Rev. John E. Wakerley | United Kingdom (Wesleyan Methodist Church) |
Bishop J.W. Hamilton | United States (Methodist Episcopal Church) | |
1931 | Rev. F. Luke Wiseman | United Kingdom (Wesleyan Methodist Church) |
Bishop F.D. Leete | United States (Methodist Episcopal Church) | |
1947 | Rev. Wilbert F. Howard | United Kingdom (Wesleyan Methodist Church) |
Bishop Ivan Lee Holt | United States (The Methodist Church) | |
1951 | Bishop Ivan Lee Holt | United States (The Methodist Church) |
1956 | Rev. Dr. Harold Roberts | United Kingdom (The Methodist Church) |
1961 | Bishop Fred Pierce Corson | United States (The Methodist Church) |
1966 | Bishop Odd Hagen | Sweden (United Methodist Church) |
1970 | Dr. Charles C. Parlin | United States (United Methodist Church) |
1971 | Bishop Prince A. Taylor | United States (United Methodist Church) |
1976 | Rev. Dr. Kenneth Greet | United Kingdom (The Methodist Church) |
1981 | Bishop William R. Cannon | United States (United Methodist Church) |
1986 | Bishop Lawi Imathiu | Kenya (Methodist Church in Kenya) |
1991 | Rev. Dr. Donald English | United Kingdom (The Methodist Church) |
1996 | Dr. Frances Alguire | United States (United Methodist Church) |
2001 | His Eminence Sunday Mbang | Nigeria (Methodist Church of Nigeria) |
2006 | Rev. Dr. John C.A. Barett | United Kingdom (The Methodist Church) |
2011 | Bishop Paulo de Tarso Oliveira Lockmann | The Methodist Church of Brazil |
2016 Rev. Dr. Jong Chun Park Korea (Korean Methodist Church)