Central Conferences

Bishop John Schol (right), who has been serving as the lead bishop of the Nigeria Episcopal Area since August, speaks after the Rev. Ande Ikimun Emmanuel is elected bishop on the first ballot during The United Methodist Church’s West Africa Central Conference meeting at the Best Western Premier Hotel in Accra, Ghana, on Dec. 7. Photo by Eveline Chikwanah, UM News.

West Africa elects Ande Ikimun Emmanuel as bishop

The longtime leader in the Southern Nigeria Conference was the first bishop elected at the West Africa Central Conference.

Bishops

Philippines reelects Acdal, Estrella, Painit

United Methodists in the Philippines have reelected three bishops and assigned them to continue in the episcopal areas that they had been leading.

Central Conferences

Nigeria church yearns for reconciliation

A change in leadership represents a long-awaited remedy for decades of conflict, writes the Rev. Dr. Eunice Iliya.

Central Conferences

Central Congo Bishop Daniel O. Lunge (from right), East Congo Bishop Gabriel Yemba Unda and other episcopal leaders pray for members of the Africa University community during a worship service Sept. 4 in the Kwang Lim Chapel on campus at the Africa Colleges of Bishops retreat in Mutare, Zimbabwe. During the Sept. 2-5 meeting, 11 episcopal leaders from the continent pledged their support for worldwide regionalization and expressed a commitment to remain in The United Methodist Church. Photo by Eveline Chikwanah, UM News.

African bishops commit to church unity

During the Africa Colleges of Bishops meeting, 11 episcopal leaders from the African continent pledged their support for worldwide regionalization and expressed a commitment to stay in the United Methodist connection.

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