Tuesday, 28 April via Zoom.
The AGM will start with a short business meeting at 7.30 pm and at approximately 8pm General Secretary, World Methodist Council, Rev Dr Reynaldo Ferreira Leão Neto will speak on: Ecumenism within and without: a global perspective.
Rev Dr Leão is a Methodist minister who comes from Brazil. A son of the manse, he first ministered in Methodist educational institutions and in churches in poor areas of big cities like São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. He joined the Methodist Church in Great Britain in 1996 and in his last post with them, he was the Connexional Officer at the ecumenical and inter-religious desk and the Global Communities Officer for the diverse languages and cultures groups in Britain. This involved shared oversight for more than 600 Local Ecumenical Partnerships and also the creation of language-specific congregations within the Connexion.
As General Secretary of the World Methodist Council, his vision is for the Council to be an Association of member churches rooted in Christ and grounded in love (Ephesians 3:17); the expression of which would be a Connexion of Connexions, supportive and accountable to each other, built as a fellowship/community, reconciled with each other and respectful of differences, united and connected in mission worldwide.
Please feel free to join the meeting at 8 pm for Rev Dr Leão’s talk. For details of the Zoom link please contact the SfES secretary.
The Society for Ecumenical Studies is a Charity and Network in Association with Churches Together in England.