Global Connections
Through WMP, the Methodist Church in Ireland connects with churches around the world.
who we WORK WITH:
METHODIST CHURCH GHANA
The Methodist Church in Ireland has had a long association with Methodist Church Ghana (MCG). MCG was established in 1835 when local Christians requested British missionaries. Becoming autonomous in 1961, it now has over 800,000 members spread across 21 Diocese (Districts). MCG’s priority is evangelism and it also has a strong social witness, including hospitals and schools.
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN POLAND
(Kościół Ewangelicko-Metodystyczny w Polsce)
Protestants make up just 0.2% of the Polish population and yet the United Methodist Church in Poland has around 3000 members spread across 50 congregations with 25 ministers. As in Ireland, some groups are growing and others are struggling. There is a general openness to welcoming ‘the stranger’ with the influx of migrants from Russia and the Ukraine.
METHODIST CHURCH TOGO
(Église Méthodiste du Togo)
Methodist Church in Ireland’s relationship with Methodist Church Togo started in 2007 when an Irish group visited. MCT is a growing church, currently with 150,000 members. Evangelism and church planting into the north, where there is Islam and animism, is a priority. As well as people’s spiritual needs, the church also responds to the social needs of its communities e.g. schools, clinics and agricultural training.
METHODIST CHURCH UPPER MYANMAR
Through World Mission Partnership, the Methodist Church in Ireland has developed a strong relationship with the Methodist Church Upper Myanmar (MCUM) over recent years. This has included two-way Presidential visits and a group from the Methodist Women in Ireland (MWI) also visited the church in Myanmar. WMP supports MCUM’s indigenous evangelists working in Animist and Buddhist areas.
METHODIST CHURCH IN BRITAIN
WMP works closely with our counterparts in the Methodist Church in Britain (Global Relationships team). We meet regularly and share programmes, resources and learning.
WMP also maintains relationships with the Methodist Church of Southern Africa, the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas, the Methodist Church in Brazil, Methodist Church Sierra Leone and the Methodist Church of Chile.