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Edward L. Massaquoi broadcasts on ELUM, The United Methodist Church's radio station in Monrovia, Liberia, in 2017. Massaquoi was among more than 40 communicators from across Africa and the Philippines who gathered Nov. 18-20 for the United Methodist Broadcast Network annual meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe, as the network celebrated its 10th anniversary. File photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Broadcast network marks decade of amplifying Gospel

United Methodist Broadcast Network celebrates growth and achievements at 10-year anniversary gathering.

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.

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.

Evangelism

Bishop Benjamin Boni and Lydie Flore Magba, Central African Republic ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire, initial the framework agreement for technical and economic cooperation in education between The United Methodist Church in Côte d’Ivoire and the Central African Republic. The agreement aims to revitalize the Central African education system, which has been disorganized by years of successive socio-political and economic crises. Photo by Isaac Broune, UM News.

Côte d’Ivoire church to help build schools in central Africa

The initiative aims to replicate the United Methodist schools model of Côte d’Ivoire by building 12 school complexes in 12 cities in the Central African Republic.

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