World Methodist Council

Young Methodists from around the world sing at the Korea Peace Night gathering held Aug. 15 during the World Methodist Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden. More than 250 young adults and Methodist church leaders came together to speak out against wars and racism and call for peace. Photo by the Rev. Thomas E. Kim, United Methodist News.

World Methodists gather for Korea Peace Night

More than 250 young adults and Methodist church leaders joined to speak out against wars and racism during the World Methodist Conference.

Mission and Ministry

The organization Rise Up for Life and for Rights, led by United Methodist deaconess Norma P. Dollaga, holds a demonstration advocating for human rights in the Philippines on Valentine’s Day 2019. Dollaga, who has championed the rights of poor and marginalized persons in the Philippines for four decades, has been named the 2024 recipient of the World Methodist Council’s prestigious World Methodist Peace Award. File photo by Paul Jeffrey.

Filipino deaconess receives peace award

United Methodist Norma P. Dollaga is the recipient of the World Methodist Peace Award for her four decades of service focusing on peace and justice.

Mission and Ministry

Participants of the Fourth Roundtable for Peace on the Korean Peninsula make a sign of love with their fingers. The event, hosted by the Korean Methodist Church, The United Methodist Church and the World Methodist Council, was held Aug. 28-29 at the Ambassador Hotel and Kwanglim Methodist Church in Seoul, South Korea. Photo by the Rev. Thomas E. Kim, UM News.

Faith leaders advocate for peace and reunification of Koreas

The Fourth Roundtable for Peace on the Korean Peninsula, hosted by the Korean Methodist Church, The United Methodist Church and the World Methodist Council, was held Aug. 28-29 in Seoul, South Korea.

Bishops

Archbishop Michael Kehinde Stephen presents the posthumous World Methodist Peace Award to Millicent Yambasu, wife of late Sierra Leone Bishop John K. Yambasu, during a Service of Remembrance and Resurrection in Bo, Sierra Leone. Bishop Yambasu received the award for his work as a leader and peacemaker in Sierra Leone and The United Methodist Church. Photo by E Julu Swen, UM News.

Bishop Yambasu receives posthumous peace award

The late Sierra Leone bishop was honored by the World Methodist Council for his work as a bridge builder at home and across the United Methodist connection.

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