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| ], among others.<ref>http://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/regions/africa/nigeria/methodist-church-nigeria.html</ref> It also belongs to the ].<ref>http://www.oikoumene.org/gr/member-churches/regions/africa/nigeria/ccn.html</ref> The church was founded in 1842 by British Wesleyan Methodist missionaries and gained autonomy from the British Methodist Conference in 1962.<ref>http://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/regions/africa/nigeria/methodist-church-nigeria.html</ref> It has an episcopal structure with a prelate, eight archbishops and 44 bishops.<ref>http://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/regions/africa/nigeria/methodist-church-nigeria.html</ref> It does charitable work.<ref>http://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/regions/africa/nigeria/methodist-church-nigeria.html</ref> Around the turn of the millennium it has grown quickly.<ref>http://www.lifecoalition.com/index_files/Page472.htm</ref> | ], among others.<ref>http://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/regions/africa/nigeria/methodist-church-nigeria.html</ref> It also belongs to the ].<ref>http://www.oikoumene.org/gr/member-churches/regions/africa/nigeria/ccn.html</ref> The church was founded in 1842 by British Wesleyan Methodist missionaries and gained autonomy from the British Methodist Conference in 1962.<ref>http://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/regions/africa/nigeria/methodist-church-nigeria.html</ref> It has an episcopal structure with a prelate, eight archbishops and 44 bishops.<ref>http://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/regions/africa/nigeria/methodist-church-nigeria.html</ref> It does charitable work.<ref>http://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/regions/africa/nigeria/methodist-church-nigeria.html</ref> Around the turn of the millennium it has grown quickly.<ref>http://www.lifecoalition.com/index_files/Page472.htm</ref> | ||
| S. C. K. Uche succeeded Sunday Ola Makande as Prelate of Methodist Church Nigeria. | |||
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| ] is the current Prelate of Methodist Church Nigeria. He succeeded ]. | |||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
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Methodist Church Nigeria is a major Christian denomination of Nigeria. It has about 2 million members. It is a member of the World Council of Churches as well as the World Methodist Council, among others. It also belongs to the Christian Council of Nigeria. The church was founded in 1842 by British Wesleyan Methodist missionaries and gained autonomy from the British Methodist Conference in 1962. It has an episcopal structure with a prelate, eight archbishops and 44 bishops. It does charitable work. Around the turn of the millennium it has grown quickly.
S. C. K. Uche succeeded Sunday Ola Makande as Prelate of Methodist Church Nigeria.
See also
The Prelate of Methodist Church Nigeria is Sunday Ola Makinde.
References
- http://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/regions/africa/nigeria/methodist-church-nigeria.html
- http://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/regions/africa/nigeria/methodist-church-nigeria.html
- http://www.oikoumene.org/gr/member-churches/regions/africa/nigeria/ccn.html
- http://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/regions/africa/nigeria/methodist-church-nigeria.html
- http://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/regions/africa/nigeria/methodist-church-nigeria.html
- http://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/regions/africa/nigeria/methodist-church-nigeria.html
- http://www.lifecoalition.com/index_files/Page472.htm