Nigeria Episcopal Area

Annual Conferences
Bishop Samuel J. Quire Jr. (right), who leads The United Methodist Church’s Liberia Conference, walks beside Bishop James Boye-Caulker of the Sierra Leone Conference during the 192nd session of the Liberia Annual Conference, held Feb. 10-16 in Gbarnga, Liberia. Quire said the church was fighting for control of several sanctuaries in Liberia that were seized by members of the Global Methodist Church following the annual conference session. Photo by Priscilla Muzerengwa, United Methodist Communications.

Fights erupt over West Africa church property

United Methodist leaders in Nigeria and Liberia are caught in legal battles with the new Global Methodist Church over the ownership of United Methodist properties.
General Church
United Methodists cheer at a service recognizing newly elected Bishop Ande I. Emmanuel at the Christian Association of Nigeria Secretariat in Jalingo, Taraba State, after his election at the West Africa Central Conference in Ghana Dec. 5-8. Emmanuel has been holding listening sessions across Nigeria’s regional conferences to seek unity and hear concerns from members. Photo by Ibrahim Babangida, UM News.

United Methodists in Nigeria move forward

The United Methodist Church has taken steps toward uniting members, while awaiting recourse from the courts regarding properties and other legal matters.
Violence
A map shows the Karim Lamido local government area in Taraba State, Nigeria, where clashes between members of The United Methodist Church and Global Methodist Church escalated on Dec. 15 in the Munga Dosso community, leaving three United Methodists dead. Maps courtesy of Google; graphic by Laurens Glass, UM News.

3 United Methodists killed in Nigeria

A young adult church member was shot and two toddlers died in a fire as fighting between members of The United Methodist Church and the breakaway Global Methodist Church escalated in rural Nigeria.
Central Conferences
The Rev. Dr. Eunice Iliya Photo courtesy of the author.

Nigeria church yearns for reconciliation

A change in leadership represents a long-awaited remedy for decades of conflict, writes the Rev. Dr. Eunice Iliya.

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