Nigeria Episcopal Area

Members of the Boys Brigade brass band of The United Methodist Church in Nigeria welcome Bishop Ande Emmanuel (center with purple stole) and Taraba State Governor Kefas Agbu (right) at a Feb. 22 thanksgiving service at Jatutu Memorial Cathedral in Jalingo, Nigeria. The United Methodist sanctuary was closed by the government at the height of internal conflicts in the denomination in 2016. The United Methodist Church in Nigeria is celebrating a March 30 high court ruling that declares the church’s deregistration by a breakaway group in 2024 “null and void.” Photo courtesy of UMCN Communications.

Court victory for United Methodists in Nigeria

The country’s high court has ruled in favor of The United Methodist Church in Nigeria, declaring the church’s deregistration by a breakaway group in 2024 “null and void.”

Mission and Ministry

Bishop Ande I. Emmanuel, who leads The United Methodist Church in Nigeria, presides over a historic joint conference for the church’s five annual conferences, including the reunified Southern Conference. About 1,600 delegates and 2,000 observers attended the December gathering in Jalingo, Nigeria. Photo courtesy of UMCN Communications.

United Methodists in Nigeria celebrate growth, unity

With a focus on evangelism and income-generating projects, United Methodist bishop says church is thriving spiritually and economically.

Disaster Relief

Community members affected by a violent attack in Karim Lamido, Nigeria, gather to receive aid from The United Methodist Church on June 4. The Nigeria Episcopal Area provided food, bedding and other supplies to survivors of the attack on local farmers, which left more than 40 dead, including 24 United Methodists. Photo by the Rev. Filibus Bakari Auta, UM News.

24 United Methodists killed in Nigeria attack

United Methodist Bishop Ande I. Emmanuel said fellow church members were among more than 40 killed by attackers suspected to be Fulani herders.

Mission and Ministry

Alice Samuel (second from left), Northern Nigeria Conference women’s coordinator, distributes food during an outreach event in Yapilo Village in the Chonge District of the Shongom Local Government Area of Gombe State on March 29. In addition to providing relief supplies and free medical services, the women preached the Gospel and led prayer sessions in the community. Photo by Ibrahim Babangida, UM News.

Women’s group in Nigeria offers free medical care

More than 100 people received health care, medicine, food and other supplies during a day of outreach in the Northern Nigeria Conference.

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