by Steve | Mar 4, 2022 | Front Page News, Home Page Hero Slider
Global Methodist Church
March 3, 2022
With humility, hope and joy, a 17 member body of theologically conservative Methodist clergy and laity, known as the Transitional Leadership Council, is pleased to announce the Global Methodist Church will officially launch on May 1, 2022.
Supported by fervent prayers, faithful discernment, and a sure hope for the future, the Global Methodist Church is a Holy Spirit inspired movement committed to making disciples of Jesus Christ who worship passionately, love extravagantly, and witness boldly to the ends of the earth.
Thousands of Methodist clergy and laity from around the world have worked together for over three years to lay the groundwork for a new, theologically conservative Methodist denomination steeped in the great ecumenical and evangelical confessions of the Christian faith. They envision a church fired by a warm hearted, Wesleyan expression of that faith that is dedicated to sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ in word and deed.
“The Global Methodist Church will warmly welcome people eager to join others in fulfilling its mission,” said the Rev. Keith Boyette, Chairman of the Transitional Leadership Council and President of the Wesleyan Covenant Association. “We have heard the truth of Jesus Christ, experienced the forgiveness of his grace and love, and so bear witness to his transforming power. We long to take our place alongside brothers and sisters in the church universal who seek to live out their faith everyday so that others might come to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.”
After having worked for years to renew and reform The United Methodist Church, in late 2019, theological conservatives faithfully joined leading UM Church bishops, and leaders of centrist and progressive advocacy groups to hammer out an amicable and orderly plan to divide the UM denomination.
That plan, known as the Protocol of Reconciliation and Grace through Separation, rapidly gained the support of people across the UM connection, and it appeared headed for approval at the denomination’s May 2020 General Conference. Unfortunately, after two previous postponements, UM Church officials have announced that they are postponing the conference for a third time. Their inability to find ways to help international delegates gain access to Covid-19 vaccinations and secure U.S. entry visas led to the cancellation.
Consequently, the Protocol cannot be adopted this year, so faithful and patient United Methodists will not be afforded the opportunity to part ways with the UM Church according to the Protocol’s terms. Under its provisions, every theologically conservative local church and annual conference would be allowed to join the Global Methodist Church with clear title to all of their property and assets in perpetuity.
“Many United Methodists have grown impatient with a denomination clearly struggling to function effectively at the general church level,” said Boyette. “Theologically conservative local churches and annual conferences want to be free of divisive and destructive debates, and to have the freedom to move forward together. We are confident many existing congregations will join the new Global Methodist Church in waves over the next few years, and new church plants will sprout up as faithful members exit the UM Church and coalesce into new congregations.”
It is anticipated that some theologically conservative local churches will find annual conferences willing to negotiate fair and just exit provisions, while others will unfortunately face obstacles placed in their paths. The Transitional Leadership Council decided it was time to launch the Global Methodist Church, so those who can leave early will have a place to land, to begin building and growing, and making room for others to join later.
Boyette said, “For theologically conservative local churches deciding to remain in the UM Church for a time, we are confident Africa Initiative, Good News, the Confessing Movement, UMAction, and the Wesleyan Covenant Association will continue to vociferously advocate for the ultimate passage of the Protocol. Every theologically conservative local congregation and annual conference should have the right to join the Global Methodist Church with all of their property and assets intact.”
Over the past two years the Transitional Leadership Council has met on almost a weekly basis to create a Global Methodist Church in formation. Informed by the work of the Wesleyan Covenant Association’s Global Council, Legislative Assembly, and dozens of task force teams that prepared white papers covering a host of issues, the members prepared a Transitional Book of Doctrines and Discipline. The book will govern the church during a transitional period prior to a convening General Conference to be held in the next 12 to 18 months. The Transitional Book of Doctrines and Discipline and much of the Transitional Leadership Council’s work can be found on the new church’s website and in Crossroads, the weekly e-newsletter it publishes. Persons and churches interested in aligning with the Global Methodist Church may express their interest through the new church’s website.
“As we embark on this great venture, we know we will stumble and fall at times,” said Boyette. “But with the great prophet Isaiah, we also firmly believe we will, in God’s good time, ‘run and not be weary,’ and ‘walk [in the way of the Lord] and not faint!’”
by Steve | Mar 4, 2022 | Front Page News, Home Page Hero Slider
Commission on the General Conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 3, 2022
Nashville, Tenn.: As the pandemic continues and the wait time for visas stretches to over two years in some countries, the Commission on the General Conference announced today that the 2020 General Conference cannot be held in 2022 due to COVID-related and governmental policies/constraints.
Commission members received a report based on conversations with multiple officials of the U. S. Department of State outlining the massive backlog of visa applications in some areas. This backlog has led to wait times up to 800+ days for scheduling an initial interview. In addition, commission members described an increasingly complex interview process in some areas requiring two or three interviews, which also creates a roadblock that would preclude participation by many delegates outside the United States of America.
Commission chairperson Kim Simpson said the decision to postpone once again was an exceedingly difficult one, with many factors to consider — including visas and passports, the health and safety of delegates, volunteers and other attendees, vaccination rates, and the need for provisions for quarantine or medical care should any delegates contract COVID-19.
To read the entire press release, click HERE
by Steve | Mar 2, 2022 | Front Page News
By Dennis W. Derr
Ash Wednesday is a most unusual day. It begins the season of Lent, a 40 day period before Easter Sunday (excluding Sundays). It is a religious season of fasting and prayer arising from the ancient Jewish tradition of penance and fasting. The lection from Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 reaches back to that tradition. Ashes are placed on the forehead in the sign of the cross – a symbol of grief, grief that we have sinned and caused a separation of ourselves from God. Ash Wednesday opens Lent. But neither Lent nor Ash Wednesday is mentioned in the Bible. So why observe this most unusual day in a United Methodist Church?
As a child, I remember going to school on Ash Wednesday (just another day for we Protestants), and the Catholic kids would show up with an ashen cross on their foreheads. They’d been to early mass – it was a Catholic thing. In that era, no Protestant church in my community kept the observance. Many years later, after 10 years serving as a United Methodist pastor, I was in an area where the only other churches were a Lutheran and Catholic Church. There I participated in my first Ash Wednesday service with the imposition of ashes, thanks to my Lutheran colleague. It was a strange and foreign thing to me.
After more than 40 years in ministry, Ash Wednesday is still strange and foreign. A few years after participating in my first service with the imposition of ashes, I was in a community that was largely Catholic. My five United Methodist colleagues thought that during our annual joint United Methodist Lenten services – which always began on Ash Wednesday (with no ashes, but rather Holy Communion) – we should offer the imposition of ashes. They asked if anyone had any experience with ashes. I was the only one – thanks to my Lutheran neighbor years before. And so it was that I became the designated “imposer” for the 16 years I served in that community.
I’ll never forget the first time ashes were offered. As people came forward to receive Holy Communion at either side of the chancel, those desiring the mark of the cross came to the center where I marked their forehead with the ashen cross, saying, “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” We pastors thought a few people might decide to receive the mark of the cross before receiving Holy Communion. Oh we of little faith. We were all surprised. Nearly every person in attendance, more than one hundred, came to be marked. Tears were streaming down the faces of worshippers and pastors alike as the meaning of Ash Wednesday took root in our souls. It was not a Catholic thing, it was a faithful remembrance of God’s grace.
After those evening Ash Wednesday services, it was not uncommon to find many of the United Methodist worshippers at the nearby Giant grocery store with the mark of the cross upon their foreheads. Some of us commented about our childhood days in school when we’d mock the Catholic kids with dirty foreheads. Sometimes the Catholic kids made comments that made us Protestant kids think we were going to Hell because we didn’t have an ashen cross on our forehead. Sometimes we all have ways of degrading others with our religious beliefs.
Too often our religion gets in the way. And all the while, God, like a good parent, is patiently coaxing the childish ways out of us. More than 20 years ago, God began coaxing the childish thoughts and ways regarding Ash Wednesday out of six United Methodist pastors in Central Pennsylvania. God showed us the foolishness of our childish ways and our overdue need for repentance. We began to talk about moving our Ash Wednesday service earlier in the day so that we had the opportunity to bear the mark of the cross and be a witness to the grace of God throughout our work day.
In my last appointment, I added a noon-time service to our Ash Wednesday schedule, and many folks who did not like to drive after dark came for the imposition of ashes. In the world in which we live, churches that want to make an impact upon lives for Christ will find ways to make the strange and foreign practices of faith meaningful. We must provide these opportunities for connecting the bruised and broken spirits of people in our communities to the God who loves them, who forgives sin, and heals all brokenness. We must provide alternate options and locations for the holy to break in upon the busy world around us.
However, there is a serious warning, which our Lord Jesus gives in his teaching known as the Sermon on the Mount. This is the second lection from the Gospel of Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21. It is a warning about not letting any spiritual discipline become a source of spiritual pride. Of course, no religious ritual can make our heart right with God. Some who receive that ashen mark may be tempted to wear it proudly. Some may feel a profound and silent connection with others they see who have also received ashes this day. I have found that embracing this ritual, too often forgotten in most Protestant traditions, has added to my keeping of a faithful Lent. For me, the ashen cross is not a badge of pride or honor. It is a mark of love, grace, and forgiveness, a reminder of my impending mortality and death, and the hope of resurrection and new life.
It is good for us to repent of our sin, but that is something we should do each day – not just on Ash Wednesday. It is good to clearly identify as a Christian. But again this should be an everyday identification. In a world marked by division, discord, and racial and religious hatred where Christian values and individuals are often targeted, now is the time to stand up and clearly identify ourselves as “Cross People!” It is time to live boldly for Jesus Christ! We belong to God. When on Ash Wednesday we voluntarily receive the mark of the cross, we identify ourselves publicly as Christians. God has marked us. The liturgical words heard in many churches on this day are: “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” These words remind us of the brevity of our life, and the weight our relationship with God carries. Yes, we are all dust. But we are more than that. Our life matters!
Too many people are overcome by feelings of inadequacy or worry about matters of little consequence. This unnecessary stress, at the end of our days, will seem like specks of dust in the vast expanse of infinite time and space. The writer of Ecclesiastes seems to understand this line of thinking, asserting, “Everything is hevel.” “Everything is meaningless,” as some English translations say it. A more accurate translation is vapor, vanity, or dust. “All we are is dust in the wind,” as the song by the group Kansas says. Kerry Livgren, the songwriter, is a Christian.
But we are also the crown of creation. Grace Slick (to my knowledge not a Christian) of Jefferson Airplane, sang “You are the crown of creation.” And she was right. We humans are the crown of God’s creation. God has given us dominion over all the earth. And we have fouled it up. A brief channel surfing of the evening news starkly lets us know how badly we humans have fouled things up.
Ash Wednesday calls us to repent for the way we have treated ourselves, our fellow human beings, and our fellow creation. St. Francis and other theologians did not view Nature as “Mother Earth,” but as our “sister” – not a goddess to be worshipped, but a “sister” to be admired and protected.
As God said to Abraham, “Look at the stars…” When you look at the stars, what are you that God should care for you? You are dust. Ah, but you are also the crown of creation. Look at the stars, how vast the universe is, and how small even our whole galaxy is in comparison to all of space. If the Milky Way is but a speck, how small Earth is, and how much smaller is our aching heart. Truly we are dust.
And yet, in the midst of that existential realization, know that God still cares for you! Our God cares about sparrows and lilies. They matter to God. And people matter even more. All that God created matters. God created people from the dust of the earth and breathed into us the breath of life.
No matter how small a speck of dust you are, God loves you. You matter to God. You are the crown of creation. Oh, we are blessed to be dust – the dust from which God created us in his image, the dust to which God gave dominion for the earth, the dust to whom God offers life eternal, the dust that God loved so much to redeem through his only Beloved Son.
And that is what Ash Wednesday is about. This strange and foreign religious ritual is a mark of faith in God. You are dust, and yes you will someday die physically, but you shall live eternally. You are loved. You are special. You are the crown of God’s creation. Oh, you are dust now, and to dust you will return. But even so, you are more precious than gold. You are a beloved child of God!
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Dennis W. Derr is a retired elder in the Susquehanna Conference. He resides in coastal Delaware and serves as a Director of Travel Ministry with Educational Opportunities. This article originally appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of Good News.
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by Steve | Feb 25, 2022 | Front Page News
The Wesleyan Covenant Association is pleased to announce that the Rev. Rob Renfroe, President of Good News Magazine, will address its Sixth Global Gathering – More Than Conquerors – in Indianapolis, Indiana on Saturday, May 7, 2022.
“Rob has been at the center of so much that has happened among theologically conservative United Methodists over the past 20 years,” said the Rev. Keith Boyette, President of the WCA. “He tirelessly worked across theological lines for ways to resolve disputes in the UM Church that were fair for all concerned. And when it became apparent that the denomination could not hold together, he has faithfully championed plans that would allow local churches to separate in an orderly and amicable manner.”
Renfroe, the Lead Pastor at The Woodlands Methodist Church’s Loft Campus (The Woodlands, Texas), is a graduate of Rice University (Houston, Texas) and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (Hamilton, Massachusetts). He is widely regarded as one of the best preachers in the denomination and is often invited to speak at gatherings of theologically conservative clergy and laity. He writes regularly for Good News Magazine, and he has authored several books, most recently, Unfailing: Standing Strong on God’s Promises in the Uncertainties of Life.
“Rob is among the best treasures of this renewal movement. Deeply faithful, courageous, loyal to the call, he is a solid leader and a fruitful witness. When he shares, we all know it is coming from a place of deep knowing,” said the Rev. Dr. Carolyn Moore, Chairwoman of the WCA’s Global Council and Lead Pastor at Mosaic Church in Evans, Georgia. “His inspired and creative leadership, and his wisdom and wit have blessed our movement from its inception.”
Taking as his text some of the greatest verses from Romans, chapter eight, Renfroe will focus on Paul’s claim that we are only more than conquerors because of God’s love and grace made manifest in Christ Jesus our Lord.
“I can think of no better speaker to begin our day in Indianapolis this year,” said Boyette, “It is no exaggeration to say Rob was instrumental in the founding and launch of the Wesleyan Covenant Association, so it’s fitting to have him address us in these days filled with uncertainty and hope.”
The Sixth Global Gathering will be held at Kingsway Christian Church with seating for 1,260 people. People wanting to attend the gathering at the host site should register as soon as possible. In addition to the host site there will be numerous simulcast sites across the United States where people can also participate in the WCA’s Sixth Global Gathering.
To learn much more about the gathering and to register to attend, visit More Than Conquerors online.
by Steve | Feb 23, 2022 | Front Page News, Home Page Hero Slider
By Thomas Lambrecht
In a letter sent this week to members of the Commission on the General Conference, the leaders of the Africa Initiative (AI) call on the Commission to hold an in-person General Conference as scheduled in August-September 2022. The conference was postponed from May 2020 until August 2021, and then again to this coming August. The General Conference meeting is essential for many critical functions of the global denomination, particularly a decision to adopt a plan of amicable separation to resolve decades of theological conflict.
Amid the uncertainty of the Covid pandemic, the possibility exists that the Commission could decide once again to postpone General Conference at its meeting this week or in March. A critical factor in that decision will be the ability of delegates from outside the U.S., and particularly from Africa, to attend and participate in the conference.
For more than a decade, the Africa Initiative has served as an “association of African leaders, both clergy and laity who are committed to fostering partnership, network and fellowship.” It meets a felt “need for a forum that would help build the capacity of African leaders toward a more functional role in global United Methodism.” Many AI leaders currently serve as delegates to General Conference.
In his letter to the Commission on behalf of AI, General Coordinator the Rev. Dr. Jerry Kulah reported “that the three Central Conferences of Africa are ready to participate in the 2022 General Conference through its elected delegates to this global gathering.”
Kulah noted that, “Over the past six months, leaders of the Africa Initiative within the three Central Conferences of Africa have worked assiduously to carry out research surveys among” African General Conference delegates. The survey found that “about ninety percent of delegates have taken their COVID vaccines, and the remaining ten percent … are expected to take their vaccine shots before May, 2022.”
The U.S. government has imposed a vaccination requirement for travelers from outside the country to visit the U.S. Most delegates who desired to be vaccinated in Africa have access to vaccines and have taken advantage of that access in order to be able to travel to the U.S. for General Conference. Some delegates, particularly in the Congo Central Conference, have access challenges that are being addressed by the Renewal and Reform Coalition partners (Wesleyan Covenant Association, Good News, the Confessing Movement, and UM Action). This effort was undertaken at the request of a Congolese bishop and other African leaders. Despite reported opposition by at least one other Congolese bishop to his delegates receiving the vaccine, all delegates who desire access to a vaccine will have that opportunity.
Kulah acknowledges that, during the height of the pandemic, “booking appointments for visa interviews at most U.S. consular sections was a huge challenge, and travel into the U.S. was highly restricted. But of recent,” Kulah continues, “that challenge has been significantly resolved. Coordinators of Africa Initiative within annual and provisional annual conferences have confirmed that visa application links are now opened at most American embassies across Africa. In fact, some delegates have begun booking their appointments for interviews. Given that we have a little more than five months to the holding of the 2022 General Conference, … we should all be able to secure our visas far in advance of the scheduled 2022 General Conference.”
For Kulah and the Africa Initiative leaders, the bottom line is this: “We will be greatly disappointed, and many within our global connection will be equally disappointed, if the Commission on General Conference or any group uses vaccine or visa challenges to African delegates as reasons to further postpone 2022 General Conference. Absolutely no one should use Africa’s perceived challenges as reasons to further delay the holding of this much anticipated 2022 General Conference. We are ready to participate!”
Kulah advances the intriguing proposal that, “If conditions in the United States render it difficult or impossible for the hosting of the General Conference, Africa will be more than happy to play host to the 2022 General Conference.” He suggests that facilities exist that could host General Conference in Harare, Zimbabwe; Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire; Nairobi, Kenya; or Johannesburg, South Africa.
As someone who has travelled to Nairobi in September 2021, I can vouch for the fact that travel to Africa is possible and relatively easy for people from the U.S. and Europe. I am sure that Africa would be delighted to provide a venue to host General Conference. The short lead-time would make such an option very difficult for the General Conference staff to pursue, but it shows the enthusiasm with which African leaders desire to contribute as equals to our global church.
Kulah’s letter concludes, “We urge the Commission on General Conference to do all within its power to facilitate the hosting of 2022 General Conference. Further delay of this global gathering would do much harm to progressives and conservatives alike, who are deeply convinced about moving forward to do ministry as they know and understand it, based on their convictions. By hosting the 2022 General Conference, we will abort further decline of the church’s membership, the pain and anguish many currently bear as a result of the two postponements we have already suffered. Furthermore, various wings of the church will be at peace with each other and will endeavor to do ministry together in ways that will be mutually benefitting, following the much-anticipated gracious separation.”
Some leaders – primarily within the U.S. church – have been reluctant about holding General Conference this year, due to the challenges for non-U.S. delegates to obtain the needed vaccination and visas. In fact, one group of General Conference delegates has proposed to the Commission that General Conference not be held until the normal scheduled dates in 2024! However, Kulah’s good news about the situation in Africa for their delegates makes such a postponement unnecessary. The vast majority of non-U.S. delegates are able and eager to participate in a 2022 General Conference. We join them in their fervent request.
The Commission on General Conference is scheduled to meet tomorrow, February 24. At that meeting, it may decide whether to hold the 2022 General Conference as scheduled. UM News Service and Good News will update you on any decision that comes out of that meeting.
Thomas Lambrecht is a United Methodist clergyperson and the vice president of Good News. Photo:
Photo: The Rev. Jerry Kulah, general coordinator of the Africa Initiative, speaking at the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Florida. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
by Steve | Feb 23, 2022 | Front Page News
Introduction
As we prepare for the holding of our bi-quadrennial “Prayer and Leadership Summit”, scheduled for May, 2022, and as the Commission on General Conference prepares for its upcoming meetings as part of its preparation for hosting of the 2022 General Conference, it is our pleasing duty to inform the Commission on General Conference and the Council of Bishops of the global United Methodist Church that the three Central Conferences of Africa are ready to participate in the 2022 General Conference through its elected delegates to this global gathering.
We are deeply saddened by the fact that, due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission on General Conference was constrained to postpone the General Conference initially scheduled for 2020 and 2021 respectively. We are however delighted that significant efforts have been made by the international community and many national governments to make COVID vaccines available to many of its citizens, including African delegates to the 2022 General Conference.
Over the past six months, leaders of the Africa Initiative within the three Central Conferences of Africa have worked assiduously to carry out research surveys among members of the about two hundred and eighty-six (286) delegates expected from the three Central Conferences of Africa to attend the 2022 General Conference. The purpose of the survey was to determine their readiness to participate in the scheduled 2022 General Conference.
The survey was centered around two major issues: the accessibility of COVID vaccines in their areas, and the possibility of applying for a US Visa. Of the thirteen episcopal areas within our three central conferences, about ninety percent of delegates have taken their COVID vaccines, and the remaining ten percent (10%) comprising of few delegates in Burundi, parts of the D. R. Congo, and Nigeria are expected to take their vaccine shots before May, 2022 as that is a prerequisite for their participation in the bi-quadrennial prayer and leadership summit of the Africa Initiative. We therefore want to make it unequivocally clear that majority delegates from Africa are ready to participate in the events of 2022 General Conference, and the remaining delegates should be ready shortly.
We will be greatly disappointed, and many within our global connection will be equally disappointed if the Commission on General Conference or any group uses vaccine or visa challenges to African delegates as reasons to further postpone 2022 General Conference. Absolutely no one should use Africa’s perceived challenges as reasons to further delay the holding of this much anticipated 2022 General Conference. We are ready to participate!
Due to the severity of the COVID pandemic about two years ago, booking appointments for visa interviews at most US consular sections was a huge challenge, and travels into the US was highly restricted. But of recent, that challenge has been significantly resolved. Coordinators of Africa Initiative within annual and provisional annual conferences have confirmed that visa application links are now opened at most American embassies across Africa. In fact, some delegates have begun booking their appointments for interviews. Given that we have a little more than five months to the holding of the 2022 General Conference, we humbly urge the Secretary of the General Conference to make invitation letters available to all delegates and alternate delegates in Africa in the soonest possible time, as well as to delegates in other parts of the globe. We should all be able to secure our visas far in advance of the scheduled 2022 General Conference. We therefore reiterate, on behalf of the majority of African delegates to the General Conference that we are ready for 2022 General Conference and foresee no reasons for further delay of General Conference.
Given the experiences we have all had with the COVID pandemic over the past two years, and the challenges it still poses in some parts of the world, we can only learn to live with this reality until the pandemic is totally eradicated someday. But life must go on. We must all take the necessary health measures to ensure that we keep safe and ensure the safety of our neighbors. Thus, the continued presence of the COVID pandemic in some parts of the world should not a reason for another postponement of General Conference.
If, however, conditions in the United States render it difficult or impossible for the hosting of the General Conference, Africa will be more than happy to play host to the 2022 General Conference. We have done some venue research, and we can confirm that if the need for an alternative venue becomes necessary, Africa will be glad to host the General Conference. In Africa, the 2022 General Conference could be hosted in Harare, Zimbabwe; Abidjan, la Cote D’Ivoire; Nairobi, Kenya; or Johannesburg, South Africa.
Conclusion
The Africa Initiative remains grateful to members of the Commission on General Conference for the great task of planning for the hosting of the 2022 General Conference. The Commission is in our thoughts and prayers as she prepares to meet this Thursday, 24th February, 2022 for its global meeting. It is our hope that all African delegates to this Commission will be invited and provided the Zoom link to the meeting, as well as the needed resources to enable them to purchase needed internet data to effectively participate in the Meeting. The provision of a data package in place of plane tickets that should have been purchased for each member to fly into the US for the upcoming meeting, under normal condition, should be a welcome initiative by the leadership of this Commission.
As we conclude this position statement on behalf of the UMC Africa Initiative, we once again urge the Commission on General Conference to do all within its power to facilitate the hosting of 2022 General Conference. Further delay of this global gathering would do much harm to progressives and conservatives alike who are deeply convinced about moving forward to do ministry as they know and understand it based on their convictions. By hosting the 2022 General Conference, we will abort further decline of the church’s membership, the pain and anguish many currently bear as a result of the two postponements we have already suffered. Furthermore, various wings of the church will be at peace with each other and will endeavor to do ministry together in ways that will be mutually benefitting following the much-anticipated gracious separation.
Rev. Dr. Jerry P. Kulah
General Coordinator
UMC Africa Initiative
Jerry.kulah@gmail.com
Phone#:+231886520399
02/21/2022
