World Methodist Council
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Extension and Organization
The World Methodist council comprises 76 member denominations in 132 countries and representing about 75 million people, which makes Methodism one of the bigger protestant denominations worldwide, among them the United Methodist Church, the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the United Church of Canada, the British Methodist Church, the Uniting Church of Australia, the Wesleyan Church, and the Church of the Nazarene.Affiliated organizations are the World Fellowship of Methodist and Uniting Churches, the Oxford-Institute of Methodist Theological Studies, the World Methodist Historical Society, the World Federation of Methodist and Uniting Church Women and the - The General Commission on Archives and History.
The highest organ of the World Methodist Council is the World Methodist Conference meeting every five years. The next conference will be held in Seoul, Korea, July 20 to July 24 2006.
The headquarters have offices in Lake Junaluska, North Carolina, Nashville, Tennessee, and Atlanta, Georgia
Current officers are:
- General Secretary: George H. Freeman.
- Chairperson: His Eminence Sunday C. Mbang
- Vice-Chairperson: Rev Dr. John C. A. Barrett
- Honorary President: Dr. Frances M. Alguire
- Geneva Secretary: Dr. Denis C. Dutton
- Treasurer: Dr. James W. Holsinger, Jr.
Activities
Continuous activities
The World Methodist Council has eight standing committees:- Ecumenics and Dialogue is engaged in ecumenical dialogue with the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, the Lutheran World Federation and the World Alliance of Reformed Churches. It is also working towards a dialogue with the Orthodox Church and with the Pentecostal Churches.
- Education is concerned with education in churches and with Methodist educational institutions. It has organized an international Association of Methodist Schools, Colleges, and Universities promoting quality and value-centered education. The association links representatives from over 700 Methodist related schools and colleges all over the world.
- Evangelism is coordinating worldwide evangelism efforts of Methodist churches
- Family Life is concerned with applying Christian values to issues like relationships in marriage, rights of children, rights of the aged, prevalence of violence and changing roles of women and men in society;
- Social and International Affairs is focusing currently on economic justice or injustice. It has worked out the World Methodist Social Affirmation which was approved in 1986 and is part of the literature of several Methodist denominations.
- Theological Education focuses on training for ministry based on basic Christian beliefs and distinctive emphases from the Wesleyan tradition.
- Worship and Liturgy encourages the study of liturgy and forms of worship, especially issues as language and culture, corporate and private worship, music and liturgy, cultural influences, and balancing Christian tradition with local emphasis. Develops hymnals and resources.
- Youth focuses on empowering young people, taking its motto from 1st Timothy 4;12 and Ephesians 4:12-13: "Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set and example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. To equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ."
World Methodist Peace Award
The World Methodist Peace Award is the highest honor bestowed by Methodists around the world. Since 1977, it is given annually by the World Methodist Council.This award is given to individuals or groups "who have made significant contributions to peace, reconciliation and justice", considering courage, creativity and consistency in awarding it.
Recipients of the World Methodist Peace Award include: Habitat for Humanity International, Nelson Mandela, Jimmy Carter, Boris Trajkovski, former President of Macedonia; the Community of Sant'Egidio in Rome, and the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo in Argentina.
World Methodist Evangelism Institute
One ministry of the World Methodist Council is the World Methodist Evangelism Institute in Atlanta, Georgia. It is as an educational institution one of its kind in Christianity, being committed to the task of world evangelization and being connected to a major university: Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.Members
Churches
- African Methodist - Southern Africa
- African Methodist Church - Zimbabwe
- African Methodist Episcopal Church
- African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church - Charlotte, NC
- Central Congo United Methodist Church
- Chinese Methodist Church - Australia
- Christian Methodist Episcopal Church - Dallas, TX
- Church of Christ - Hong Kong & Peoples Republic of China - http://www.hkcccc.org
- Church of North India
- Church of South India
- Church of the Nazarene - Kansas City, MO - http://www.nazarene.org
- Evangelical Church of the Dominican Republic - http://pagina.de/ied
- Evangelical Church of Uruguay
- Evangelical Methodist Church of Argentina
- Evangelical Methodist Church of Bolivia
- Evangelical Methodist Church of Costa Rica
- Evangelical Methodist Church of Panama
- Evangelical Methodist Church of Philippines - http://www.iemelif.org
- Evangelical Methodist Church of Portugal - http://www.igreja-metodista.pt
- Evangelical Methodist Community - Paraguay
- Evangelical United Church - Ecuador
- Finnish United Methodist Church - Finland - http://www.metodistkirkko.fi
- Free Wesleyan Church - Tonga
- Methodist Church in Ireland - http://www.irishmethodist.org
- Methodist Church in Singapore - http://www.methodist.org.sg
- Methodist Church of Bangladesh
- Methodist Church of Brazil
- Methodist Church of the Caribbean and Americas
- Methodist Church of Chile
- Methodist Church of Colombia - http://www.metodista.org.co
- Methodist Church of Cuba
- Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma
- Methodist Church of Ghana - http://www.methodistchurchghana.org
- Methodist Church of Great Britain - http://www.methodist.org.uk
- Methodist Church of Hong Kong & Peoples Republic of China - http://www.methodist.org.hk
- Methodist Church of India
- Methodist Church of Indonesia - http://www.gbgm-umc.org/rdum-gmi
- Methodist Church of Italy
- Methodist Church of Kenya
- Methodist Church of Korea - http://www.kmc.or.kr/eng
- Methodist Church in Malaysia - http://www.methodistchurch.org.my
- Methodist Church of Mexico
- Methodist Church of New Zealand - http://www.methodist.org.nz
- Methodist Church of Nigeria
- Methodist Church of Peru
- Methodist Church of Puerto Rico
- Methodist Church of Republic of China - http://www.methodist.org.tw
- Methodist Church of Samoa
- Methodist Church of Sierra Leone
- Methodist Church of Southern Africa
- Methodist Church of Sri Lanka
- Methodist Church of Togo
- Methodist Church of Zimbabwe
- Methodist Church of (Lower) Myanmar
- Methodist Church of (Upper)Myanmar
- North Katanga United Methodist Church - Kitwe Zambia
- Protestant Methodist Church - Benin
- Protestant Methodist Church - Côte d’Ivoire
- South Congo United Methodist Church
- Swedish United Methodist Church - Finland - http://www.metodistikirkko.fi
- The Church of Pakistan
- The Evangelical Church - Spain - http://www.iee-es.org
- The Free Methodist Church - North America
- The United Church of Canada - http://www.united-church.ca
- The United Methodist Church of Latvia
- The United Methodist Church of Russia - http://www.gbgm-umc.org/europe/russia
- The Wesleyan Church - Indianapolis IN
- United Church - Zambia
- United Church of Christ of Philippines
- United Methodist Church - http://infoserv.umc.org
- United Methodist Church of Albania - http://www.umc-europe.org/albania_e.php
- United Methodist Church of Algeria/Tunisia - http://www.umc-europe.org/north_africa_e.php
- United Methodist Church of Austria - http://www.emk.at/
- United Methodist Church of Bosnia and Herzegowina
- United Methodist Church of Bulgaria - http://bg.umc-europe.org/
- United Methodist Church of Burundi
- United Methodist Church of Czech Republic - http://www.umc.cz/
- United Methodist Church of Denmark - http://www.metodistkirken.dk
- United Methodist Church of East Angola
- United Methodist Church of Estonia - http://www.metodistikirik.ee
- United Methodist Church of France - http://www.umc-europe.org/ueem
- United Methodist Church of Germany - http://www.emk.de
- United Methodist Church of Hungary - http://www.metodista.hu/
- United Methodist Church of Kroatia - http://www.metodisti.hr/
- United Methodist Church of Liberia
- United Methodist Church of Lithuania - http://www.gbgm-umc.org/lithuania/
- United Methodist Church of Macedonia - http://www.umc-europe.org/macedonia_e.php
- United Methodist Church of Mozambique
- United Methodist Church of Nigeria
- United Methodist Church of Norway - http://www.metodistkirken.no
- United Methodist Church of Poland - http://www.kem.com.pl
- United Methodist Church of Serbia and Montenegro - http://www.umc-europe.org/serbia-montenegro_e.php
- United Methodist Church of Sierra Loene
- United Methodist Church of Slovak Republic - http://slovakia.umc-europe.org
- United Methodist Church of Sweden - http://www.metodistkyrkan.fi
- United Methodist Church of Switzerland - http://ch.umc-europe.org
- United Methodist Church of West Angola
- United Methodist Church of Zimbabwe
- United Protestant Church of Belgium - http://www.protestanet.be
- Uniting Church of Australia
- West Africa African Methodist - Philadelphia PA
- West African Methodist Church - Sierra Leone
References
- [Statement on "Wesleyan/Methodist Witness In Christian and Islamic Cultures"] 2004
- [Brochure World Evangelism Emphasis], 2004
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