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2021 Sierra Leone Annual Conference
Officiating bishops: Interim Bishop Warner H. Brown and retired Bishop Joseph C. Humper. The conference met in-person in the later part of April because of the movement of interim Bishop Brown from the United States to Freetown, Sierra Leone. The 141st annual session of the conference also did not start with its usual parade in the streets due to coronavirus pandemic and government restrictions.
African bishops not united on church future
Three African bishops have lately said they and their conferences will leave The United Methodist Church and organize with other traditionalists if the denomination splits over whether to remove bans on same-sex marriage and ordination of “self-avowed practicing” gay clergy.
Bishop calls for dialogue on police reform in Nigeria
“The current protest going on in many major cities of this country is a sign that Nigerians need true police reform that will end police brutality in this country,” he said. “I want to call on the government at all levels to use dialogue as a means of settling this protest (rather) than police and military force.
Sheltering in Love grant alleviates hunger
The church in Nigeria received a Sheltering in Love grant from the United Methodist Committee on Relief’s COVID-19 Response Fund. Through that fund and additional support from its parent agency, the Board of Global Ministries, some $2.3 million was distributed through 230 Sheltering in Love grants. The program was created to help United Methodists and denominational partners support local communities during the pandemic.
Groundbreaking first step for Nigerian church radio
“The mission of this radio station is to provide a platform that will provide information, education and entertainment for communities in Taraba State and beyond. We are very glad for this turn of events and we ask that God will give us the ability, power and the capacity to accomplish his mandate here on earth,” Yohanna said.
Women clergy extend hand to patients, prisoners
Under the leadership of the Rev. Lami Hussaini and accompanied by the Rev. Titus Ibrahim Loh, director of the board of evangelism and discipleship for the North East Nigeria Conference, the women visited the private Sauki Clinic and a government-run maternity clinic and prison yard in Karim Lamido.
New drilling machine boosts clean water efforts
About 60 million Nigerians, 30% of the population, lack access to safe drinking water, according to a report by UNICEF and the World Health Organization. The lack of clean water contributes to a high prevalence of waterborne diseases, threatens the livelihoods of small-scale farmers, and contributes to low levels of school enrollment, especially among girls.
