Cote D'ivoire Episcopal Area

Council of Bishops President Tracy S. Malone (center) addresses the council during its Nov. 3-8 fall meeting. Sitting beside Malone is Bishop L. Jonathan Holston (left), Council of Bishops secretary, and Bishop Ruben Saenz Jr., president-designate. Malone leads the Indiana Conference, Holston leads the North Alabama and Alabama-West Florida conferences, and Saenz leads what will be the Horizon Texas Conference starting Jan. 1. Photo by Rick Wolcott, Council of Bishops.

Bishops urge halt to Côte d’Ivoire funding

The United Methodist Council of Bishops is asking the denomination’s finance agency to suspend all funding for bishop compensation and related expenses in Côte d’Ivoire.

Central Conferences

Edmond Assamoi directs the choir at the then newly opened United Methodist church in Gouabo, Côte d'Ivoire, in 2018. File photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Slideshow: A look back at Côte d’Ivoire

After the 2024 General Conference, the Côte d’Ivoire Conference has voted to leave The United Methodist Church. UM News photographer Mike Dubose looks back our shared ministry and mission.

General Church

Church members walk in a parade to greet visitors at Temple Bethel United Methodist Church in the Abobo-Baoule neighborhood of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, in 2015. The Côte d'Ivoire Conference voted May 28 to leave The United Methodist Church, but it has not left yet. File photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Côte d’Ivoire Conference votes to leave denomination

Citing actions taken by the recent General Conference, the Côte d’Ivoire Conference has voted to leave The United Methodist Church. But the conference has not left yet and is still working on next steps.

Social Concerns

A pedestrian passes one of The United Methodist Church’s billboards calling for peace in the community of Abobo, Côte d’Ivoire. The United Methodist Church and its partners organized a communication campaign asking that the population and the authorities show restraint during the electoral period. The caravan crisscrossed several towns and hamlets in Côte d’Ivoire. Photo by Isaac Broune, UM News.

Amid post-election crisis, Côte d’Ivoire church calls for peace

The United Methodist Church in Côte d’Ivoire works to ease tensions amid protests and unrest after the country’s presidential election.

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