President's Blog

On Thursday night I was asked on Twitter if the Methodist Church had made any statement in the light of remarks made by Pastor McConnell. We had made a brief statement in response to a question from the Nolan Show and I promised to post it.  The statement is as follows:

"While The Methodist Church in Ireland along with other Christian churches would appeal for the removal of the death penalty on the young woman in Sudan who converted from Islam to Christianity, it would nevertheless never seek to denigrate or demonise all Muslims or their faith."

I was sad  to hear the news of the fire at Whiteabbey Methodist. The Church is not the building, but buildings hold meaning and that building is well used in the life of its community. So this happening is very tough for the Methodist people in Whiteabbey and a lot of hard work lies ahead.

With the wonderful Volunteers In Mission team who are working very hard at Forthspring. The television in the background was donated through fund raising by young people from Burnt Hills United Methodist Church

On May 10th  legislation on interchangeability of ministry was passed at the Church of Ireland General Synod. The equivalent legislation has already been approved by the Methodist Church in Ireland. This is a truly significant moment on the history of both traditions