UMC bishops assign team to supervise Nigeria Episcopal Area

 In consultation with the West Africa College of Bishops and the chair of the West Africa Committee on Episcopacy, the UMC bishops approved the assignment of Bishop John Schol, Bishop Eben Nhiwatiwa and Bishop Patrick Streiff as the interim episcopal team to serve the Nigeria Episcopal Area through December 2024. Bishop Schol will serve as the lead bishop, and Bishop Nhiwatiwa will join Bishop Schol when he travels to Nigeria.

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United Methodists in Nigeria mark 100 years in mission

United Methodists in Nigeria mark 100 years in mission

Church leaders and members of the Nigeria Episcopal Area celebrate milestone with a street rally, worship services and outreach.
As part of the festivities, the church’s United Methodist Rural Health Program offered free medical services for two days in each of the four Nigeria annual conferences.

UMCOR aids flood-ravaged Nigeria

UMCOR aids flood-ravaged Nigeria

Flood survivors in the Nigeria Episcopal Area are getting much needed food and other support through a $150,000 grant from the United Methodist Committee on Relief.

2022 North East Nigeria Annual Conference Report

The sixth session of the North East Nigeria Annual Conference was held at Wudompy Charge in Karim Ecclesiastical District, under the leadership of Bishop John Wesley Yohanna.

Nearly 300 accredited clergy and laity participated in the meeting, which had the theme “And Know that I Am God,” drawing from Psalms 46:10.

United Methodist hospital in Nigeria expands

United Methodist hospital in Nigeria expands

Striving to spread the gospel through humanitarian assistance, the Rural Health Program of The United Methodist Church in Nigeria recently added to Jalingo United Methodist Hospital by building an accident and emergency/VIP ward to enhance services.

United Methodists in Nigeria distribute 50 tricycles

United Methodists in Nigeria distribute 50 tricycles

A partnership between the United Methodist Southern Nigeria Conference and the Beautiful Gate Handicap Center recently improved the lives of people with mobility issues.

Fifty tricycles were donated through the conference’s ministries with the disabled.

Without the bikes, people who cannot use their legs get around by dragging themselves on the ground or crawling on their knees. The tricycles allow riders to put their hands on the pedals to move the wheels.