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Welcome to the website of the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas (MCCA). It is my hope that you will find this site informative, inspirational and educational. Read Full Welcome by Rev'd. Dr. George Mulrain, Connexional President En français
MCCA News02-Dec-2011 Death of Rev'd. Therenia Nicholls10-Nov-2011 Caribbean Evangelism-Mission Seminar24-Oct-2011 Two Presbyters ordained in Barbados14-Oct-2011 Bereavement Notice07-Oct-2011 Special Offering in Ministries MonthMCCA E-TributesPlease take a moment to Write an E-Tribute to those who have contributed to the life and growth of the MCCA. The latest posted E-Tributes: 14-Jan-2012
Sister Terry touched my life when we attended Scarritt College together. We lived in the same dorm, and she was a blessing and support to me the two y. . .Read Full Tribute
Kathy Brandt
(Windom, United States) 11-Jan-2012
Sis Terry. What can I saw about our relationship? Sis Terry and I worked at the Congregation, Circuit, National and District level. Both strong in ou. . .Read Full Tribute
Deborah Grant
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 HighlightsInformation for District Conferences:You can now view some of the information sent to District Conferences for discussion and action. Click on the link below to view these documents. <<Go to 2012 District Conference information>>New Year greetings from the Connexional PresidentThe Connexional President, Rev'd. Dr. George MacD. Mulrain, has sent New Year greetings to the members of the MCCA. Click on the link below to read the message from the Connexional President. <> >>"MCCA in Focus" now availableVolume 4 / Issue 1 (December 2011 - February 2012) of the e-magazine "MCCA in Focus" is now available on this website. This issue focuses on the work of the Church with children. Go to the 'Our Church' tab above or click on the link below to go to the latest edition and past issues of the e-magazine. Please let us know your feedback on this publication by completing the online comment form. Happy reading! Go to MCCA in Focus now! >> >>Remembering Sister TerryAn e-tribute page has been opened to receive your tributes for the late Rev'd. (Sister) Therenia Nicholls. You may post your e-tribute by going to the link below. Post your e-tribute >> >>Follow the Caribbean Evangelism-Mission Seminar live!You can now be part of the seminar as it occurs in Jamaica. Click on the link below and you can be part of this important event in the life of the MCCA. Go to the Seminar >> >>Caribbean Evangelism-Mission Seminar being held in Jamaica
Read more>> >>Traveling with the Connexional PresidentShare in the travels of the Connexional President as he journeys around the MCCA and represents the MCCA around the world. Read the latest update>> >>Remembering Dr. Grace Allen-YoungThe Methodist family throughout the Caribbean and the Americas gives thanks to God for the life, witness and ministry of Dr. Grace Allen-Young. Dr. Allen-Young died recently in Jamaica. She was the wife of Rev'd. Dr. Rupert Young, Supernumerary residing in the Coke Circuit of the Jamaica District. We celebrate her life! Join us to celebrate her life by making an e-tribute to the late Dr. Allen-Young on this website. Write an e-tribute for Dr. Grace Allen-Young >> >>Two Presbyters Ordained in BarbadosThe James Street Methodist Chapel was packed to capacity on the evening of Sunday 23rd October 2011 for the ordination of two Barbadian presbyters, the Rev. Anthony Sobers and the Rev. Roslyn Harper-Johnson. Read more >> >>MCCA Deacons meet in Convocation
Read more>> >>Special Offering in Ministries MonthThe month of October is observed in the MCCA as Ministries Month. As part of this observance all Congregations and Circuits during this Ministries' Month are encouraged to receive an offering that should be given to the Ministerial Training Fund. Read more>>October is Ministries MonthEach year during the month of October the MCCA observes "Ministries Month." It is a time in which we remind ourselves that all baptised members of the Church are called into ministry and that God also calls persons to be set apart in the ordained ministry. It is a time to affirm the call that God has placed on all God's people to continue the work of Jesus. It is also a time to pray for those who are contemplating the ordained ministry and to encourage them to offer themselves. Go to the "Serving" section of this website to learn more about the various ways you can respond to the call of God on your life. Go to "Serving" section>>Presbyter Ordained in HaitiThe Connexional President, Rev'd. Dr. George MacD. Mulrain, ordained Rev'd. Jacki Sincere to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament on Sunday, September 4, 2011, at the Port au Prince Methodist Church in Haiti. Officiating at the Ordination serve were the Connexional President, Rev'd. Dr George Mulrain, the District President, Rev'd. Gesner Paul and the Secretary of the District Conference, Rev'd. Marco Dépestre, Jr. Assisting them in the laying-on of hands ceremony were Rev'd. Fede Jean-Pierre, Rev'd. Jean Ablamy Lataillade, Rev'd. Jean-Lesly Dorcely and Rev'd. Chrisnel Lelièvre. Read more>>Remembering Mrs. Cislyn ChambersIt is with sadness that we announce the passing of Mrs Cislyn Chambers, wife of the Rev. Dr Byron K. Chambers, Supernumerary Minister, former President of the Jamaica Methodist District. Mrs Chambers suffered a stroke following a period of illness and went to her eternal rest on the first day of September, 2011. Apart from her supportive role in the ministry of her husband and her duties as mother of two children, she will be remembered for the leadership given especially to MCCA women. Write an e-Tribute to Mrs. ChambersLatest Edition of MCCA in Focus now availableVolume 3 / Issue 3 (July - September 2011) of the e-magazine "MCCA in Focus" is now available on this website. Go to the 'Our Church' tab above or click on the link below to go to the latest edition and past issues of the e-magazine. Please let us know your feedback on this publication by completing the online comment form. Go to MCCA in Focus>>Two Presbyters to be OrdainedThe Connexional President, Rev'd. Dr. George MacD. Mulrain, will ordain the Rev'd Jessie Murdock as an Itinerant Presbyter and the Rev'd Franklyn Smith as a Local Presbyter at 4:00 pm on Sunday, July 17, 2011, at the Portmore Methodist Church, Jamaica. The prayers of the entire Connexion is being requested for the Reverends Murdock and Smith as they prepare to make their ordination vows and to take their part and place in the ordained ministry of the Church universal. Remembering Mrs. Esme SwappThe Methodist family throughout the Caribbean and the Americas gives thanks to God for the life, witness and ministry of Mrs. Esme C. Swapp. She was the wife of Rev'd. Bruce B. Swapp, Superitendent of the Coke Circuit in the Jamaica District, Secretary of the Commission on Ministry and immediate past Connexional President. Mrs. Swapp died today, Sunday, July 3, 2011, in Jamaica. We celebrate her life! Join us to celebrate her life by making an e-tribute to Mrs. Swapp on this website. Write an e-tribute to Mrs Swapp >> Ministerial AttireThe Connexional Council, at its meeting in May 2011, agreed that ministerial stoles should only be worn by ordained ministers. The Council also agreed that the document produced by Rev'd. Dr. George Mulrain on liturgical colours and ministerial garb should be made available for the guidance of the Church. This document is now available on this website. Please follow the link below to access the document. View document on ministerial garb>>>MCCA Women NewsletterThe executive of MCCA Women has published the latest edition of the MCCA Women Newsletter. You can view this publication by clicking on the link below. Go to the newsletter>>>Deacons to meet in Convocation in October 2011
Read more>>E-TributesYou can now post tributes to the ministers who will be making transitions in their ministry at the end of the Church Year. Go to e-tributes>> New Publishing Officer to be appointed!The recently held Connexional Council noted that Rev'd. Paul Douglas Walfall, the Connexional Publishing Officer, has asked not to be reappointed when his current tenure ends on August 31, 2011. Consequently, a new Publishing Officer is to be appointed. Read more>>>Rev'd. Otto Wade designated President of the Connexional ConferenceThe Connexional Council has named the Rev'd Otto O. Wade to be President-Designate of the Connexional Conference. The expectation is that at the 37th Connexional Conference, to be held in 2012, he will be appointed Connexional President. Rev'd. Wade is currently the Connexional Secretary and has served as Chairman of the Belize/Honduras District and as Secretary of the Commission of Ministry. Rev'd. Dr. George Mulrain will demit office next year having served the maximum term of 9 years as President of the Connexional Conference. In related news the Council has nominated Rev'd. Patmore Henry and Sis. Muriel Smith (Leeward Islands District) to the Connexional Conference to be the Connexional Secretary and Vice President respectively. Bro. Theodore Fahie was nominated to continue as Treasurer of the Conference Funds. Our Church NurturingGrowing in Fullness Education is a lifelong process, beginning at birth and ending with the grave. The ministry of the Church School is to guide the Christian education of persons by using the Bible as the basis of instruction to enable the transformation of lives through education. A Voice for the YouthThe umbrella organisation for all youth groups, youth fellowships, youth choirs, and other youth organisations, at the Connexional level will be MCCA Youth and will mean that the voice of the youth from the Caribbean and the Americas will also have a place in the administration of the church and in the international Methodist and Christian youth forum. Our Church ServingA Call to ServiceAll members of the Church are called upon to serve Christ in the world. At baptism the individual becomes a member of the Body of Christ and so is called upon to serve and be involved in ministry. |
Upcoming Events23 JAN District Conference - Guyana District: Georgetown Circuit - 04:00 PM 24 JAN District Conference - Haiti District: Petion Ville Circuit - 04:00 PM 22 FEB Ash Wednesday: All congregations - 04:00 AM 26 FEB MCCA Men's Lord's Day: - 04:00 AM
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Dear Friends:
About one hundred persons drawn from seven of the eight MCCA Districts assembled in Ocho Rios, Jamaica for the Caribbean Evangelism Seminar which is part of the 250th Anniversary Celebrations of Methodist Witness in the region. Dr Winston Worrell, Director of the World Methodism Evangelism Institute welcomed participants to what promises to be a meaningful experience of lectures, workshops on evangelism and evangelistic services to be held in local communities. The Seminar runs from November 5 - 15, 2011.
Members of the Wesley Diaconal Community of the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas met in Convocation from October 3rd to 10th in St Maarten, Netherlands Antilles. Sessions took place at the Philipsburg Methodist Church, with accommodation at the nearby Sea View Hotel. Under a theme taken from Exodus 4, verse 2 "what is that in your hand?" various aspects of the deacons' call to spheres of service were explored.
The triennial gathering or Convocation of the Wesley Diaconal Community-MCCA will be held in the St. Maarten Circuit, Leeward Islands District from October 3-10, 2011. The Diaconal Commuinity is a community of the Deacons of the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas. The Convocation will be held under the theme, "What do You Have in Your Hand?"
