Latin America/Caribbean

Leaders of the Council of Evangelical Methodist Churches in Latin America and the Caribbean say the historic autonomy of churches in the region has helped the council navigate divisions within The United Methodist Church. Pictured from left are Bishops Juan de Dios Peña (president of CIEMAL) and Frank de Nully Brown (vice president) and Horacio Mesones, the council’s executive secretary. Photo illustration by the Rev. Gustavo Vásquez, UM News.

Latin American Methodists stress unity amid church changes

CIEMAL leaders say the historic autonomy of churches in Latin America and the Caribbean has helped the region navigate divisions within The United Methodist Church without deep regional fractures.

Mission and Ministry

Bishop Rubén Saenz (center) prays for delegates to the annual meeting of the United Methodist Mission in Honduras during the closing session on March 18 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Saenz is the mission’s newly appointed episcopal leader. Photo by the Rev. Gustavo Vasquez, UM News.

Honduras mission welcomes new leader, sets goals

Bishop Rubén Saenz sets a vision for the United Methodist mission at its first annual meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mission and Ministry

A woman sings and prays during a Dec. 2, 2023, worship service in the Gante Methodist Church in Mexico City, part of a larger celebration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Methodist Church of Mexico. The denomination observed the anniversary with a conference Nov. 30 to Dec. 3 in Mexico City looking at how its Wesleyan heritage can better equip the church to face current challenges. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UM News.

Celebrating 150 years of Methodism in Mexico

The Nov. 30-Dec. 3 anniversary conference offered a time for reflection and looking ahead at ways to navigate the challenges facing Methodists. United Methodist Bishops Sally Dyck and Héctor A. Burgos-Núñez attended the event.

Immigration

Maj. Gerardo Ortiz (left), leader of the Salvation Army in Tijuana, Mexico, and Bishop Felipe Ruiz, episcopal leader of the Northwest Annual Conference of the Methodist Church of Mexico A.R., have been working collaboratively to serve immigrant communities on the border, and they are now serving refugees from Ukraine. Photo courtesy of Bishop Felipe Ruiz, Methodist Church of Mexico A.R.

Methodists help Ukrainian refugees in Tijuana

The Methodist Church of Mexico A.R., together with other churches, civil organizations and the support of the United Methodist Committee on Relief, is providing food and other aid to refugee applicants from Ukraine.

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