Profile of Connexional Officers

• President of the Connexion- Rev'd George MacDonald Mulrain
• Secretary of the Connexion - Rev'd Otto Wade
• Vice President of the Connexion - Mr. Randall Robinson
• Treasurer of the Connexion - Mr. Theodore Fahie
• Immediate Past Vice President of the Connexion - Ms. Brenda Armstrong

Rev'd George MacDonald Mulrain

Full Name: George MacDonald MULRAIN

Birthday (dd/mm) 30/03

Country of Birth: Republic of Trinidad & Tobago

Marital Status: Married

Education

Diploma in Ministerial Studies (UTCWI),

BA Theol. (UWI),

Postgraduate Diploma in Pastoral Studies (Birmingham),

MPhil Ed (Birmingham),

PhD (Birmingham)

Publications

• A Witness travelling Britain's Multi-Racial Road in Let's Journey Together, Robinson Milwood, London, Methodist Church Division of Social Responsibility and Zebra Project, 1980
• Theology in Folk Culture - The Theological Significance of Haitian Folk Religion, Frankfurt am Main, Peter Lang, 1984
  Christ Amidst Crisis, in Caribbean Journal of Religious Studies, Vol. 6, No. 2, September 1985
• Baptism and Belief in Spirits, in Caribbean Journal of Religious Studies, Vol. 7, No. 1, April 1986
• Tools for Mission in the Caribbean Culture, in International Review of Mission, Vol. LXXV No. 297, January 1986
• Ripples of Faith: Five Bible Studies, Bridgetown, Caribbean Conference of Churches, 1987
• Facing the Reality of Our Religiously Plural Situation in Caribbean Journal of Religious Studies, Vol.8, No. 1, April 1987
• African Caribbean Christianity in The Journal of the Interdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta, Georgia, 1988
  Christian Faith and Other Faiths in Caribbean Journal of Religious Studies, Vol. 10, No. 1, April 1989
• African Culture and Pastoral Theology in the Caribbean: A Review of Current Practice, in Pastoral Care and Counselling in Africa Today, eds Jean Masamba ma Mpolo and Daisy Nwachuku, Frankfurt am Main, Peter Lang, 1991
• Memories of Teacher Daisy: An Insight into Methodism in Princes Town, Trinidad, 1991
  Hollenweger as Professor of Mission (co-authored with Emmanuel Y. Lartey) in Pentecost, Mission and Ecumenism : Essays on Intercultural Theology, ed Jan A.B. Jongeneel, Frankfurt am Main, Peter Lang, 1992
• Partnership in World Mission in Contemporary Issues in Mission, ed J. Andrew Kirk, Birmingham, Department of Mission, Selly Oak Colleges, 1994
• African Cosmology and Caribbean Christianity in At the Crossroads - African Caribbean Religion and Christianity, ed. Burton Sankeralli, Trinidad, Caribbean Conference of Churches, 1995
• Bereavement Counselling among African Caribbean people in Contact: the Interdisciplinary Journal of Pastoral Studies, No. 118, 1995
• Is there a Calypso Exegesis? in Voices from the Margin, ed. R.S. Sugirtharajah, Orbis/ SPCK, 1995
• Chanting the Calypso Christ in Global Praise - Program and Resource Book, ed. S T Kimbrough, jr., General Board of Global ministries, UMC, 1997
• Chanting the Calypso Christ, in Global Praise 1 Program and Resource Book, ed. S T Kimbrough, jr, New York, General Board of Global Ministries, GBGMusik, 1997
• The Music of Caribbean Theology in Black Theology Journal, 1998
• PCT and Mission Training in Caravan, 1998
• Use of the Senses in Worship in Caribbean Journal of Religious Studies 1998
• Hermeneutics within a Caribbean Context in Vernacular Hermeneutics, ed. R.S. Sugirtharajah, Sheffield Academic Press 1999
• Caribbean Praise, compiler, with ST Kimbrough, editor, and Carlton Young, Music Editor, General Board of Global Ministries, United Methodist Church 2000
• Religion and Plurality in the New Millennium: A Caribbean Perspective in
  Plurality, Power and Mission - Intercontextual Theological Explorations on the Role of Religion in the New Millennium, eds Philip L. Wickeri, Janice K. Wickeri, Damayanthi M.A. Niles, London, The Council for World Mission, 2000
• African Religiosity in the Diaspora: Caribbean Experience - 2001 - http://www.afrikaworld.net/afrel/mulrain.html
  Response to Conference Paper by Dr Diane Jagdeo on "Women's Contribution in Transforming the Caribbean Church" in Groundings, ed. WinnieMcGarry, O.P., Kingston, St Michael's Theological College Publication, Issue 9, September 2002
• Poor Hopes for a New Creation - Papers, Oxford Institute of Methodist Theological Studies, August 2002 - http://www.oxford-institute.org/papers2.html
• African Contribution towards the Development of Caribbean Spirituality, in Groundings, Kingston, St Michael's Theological College, Issue#11, July 2003
• African Caribbean Perspectives on Christian Mission Studies, in Development: Journal for Ministry and Mission, ITLD, Kingston, 2004
• The Caribbean, Chapter 7 in An Introduction to Third World Theologies, ed. John Parratt, Cambridge University Press, 2004
• The Impact of the Psalms on Worship within Methodism, Chapter 13 in Orthodox and Wesleyan Scriptural Understanding and Practice, ed. S T Kimbrough, Jr, New York, St Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2005
• Global Song in the Local Congregation, Chapter 12 in Music and Mission - Toward a Theology and Practice of Global Song, ed. S T Kimbrough, Jr, New York, General Board of Global Ministries, GBGMusik, 2006
• Sermon XLII - Self Denial in eds. Kim Dunnam Reisman & Angela Shier Jones, Forty-Four Sermons to Serve the Present Age, London, Epworth Press, 2007

Professional Associations - International Association of Mission Studies

Year of Candidature - 1969

Stations and Appointments

Port-au-Prince Circuit, Haiti (1973-1976),

Cap Haitien Circuit, Haiti (1976-1977),

Tutor Kingsmead College, Selly Oak (1977-1983),

Lecturer in Comparative Study of Religions, UTCWI (1984-1989),

Principal Kingsmead College (1989-1995),

Methodist Director of Mission Studies, Selly Oak (1995-1997),

Senior Methodist Ministerial Tutor/ Warden, UTCWI (1997-2003),

Connexional President - MCCA (2003 - 2009)

Vision for the Connexion -

A vibrant church, spiritually alert, theologically sound, relevant and contextual in worship, faithfully serving God's people and responding to the felt needs of the region

Hobbies

composing music, singing with guitar, creative writing

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Rev'd Otto Wade

Full Name: Otto Ogden Wade

Birthday (dd/mm): 03/05

Country of Birth: Belize

Personal Commitment: 1964

Marital Status: Married (for 31 Years)

Education: Teachers' Diploma, Diploma in Ministerial Studies, BA (Theology)

Year of Candidature: 1973

Ordination: 26th July, 1979- Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands

Stations and Appointments:

Also:

1. NURTURE - All avenues used to nurture our members so that they know in whom they believe and what they believe. Look forward to Connexional Publications starting with the base- the Church School Curriculum.
2. OUTREACH AND WITNESS. I am convinced that Churches that are content with maintenance and remain within its walls will gradually be irrelevant to its neighbourhood. I have visions of a Church that surveys its community and out of its sets about addressing at least one area of making the Church "Salt" in the community.
3. WORSHIP. I have vision of Corporate Worship as a time when faith in Christ and living in the World intersect and God is glorified thereby. I have visions of persons being called into discipleship. Of persons willing to let the Spirit guide rather that trying to hold God in little boxes of yesteryear. I have visions of a Church where generational differences are acknowledged and appreciated rather than frowned upon.
4. A CHURCH WITH A MISSION. I have a vision of all of us as members of the MCCA acknowledging we are not a Mission Field but a Missionary Church with all that implies for supporting existing endeavours and attempting new ones.

Joys of Ministry:

Inviting others to consider God 's call on their lives, working with young people and Pastoral Care.

Hobbies:

Reading, Gardening, Games/Puzzles which challenge the mind, Sports

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Mr. Randal Robinson

Full Name: Randal Montgomery Robinson

Birthday (dd/mm): 21/06

Country of Birth: Grenada

Marital Status: Married

Education: Associate Degree (Information Technology); Accounting Technician Diploma

Work Experience:
1984 – 1999 Trinidad & Tobago Electricity Commission
2001 – 2006 George F. Huggins and Company (Grenada) Ltd
2006 – present Managing Director – Tourism Services Ltd

Vision for the Connexion:

Hobbies:

Singing, Reading and Cricket

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Mr. Theodore Fahie

Full Name: Theodore Alston Fahie

Birthday (dd/mm): 03/12

Country of Birth: Anegada, British Virgin Islands

Marital Status: Married

Education: BA Accounting, College of the Virgin Islands 1983.

Work Experience:

44 years service with BVI Civil Service, Retired October 2003;

Part-time accounting work with two non profit organizations and one business enterprise.

Vision for the Connexion:

To see the Connexion become financially self sufficient through better support from its eight Districts.

Hobbies:

Reading; listening to Classical Music; Gardening.

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Ms. Brenda Armstrong

1. St. John's College Junior College - Associate of Arts
2. Viterbo University, Wisconsin, USA - Bachelor of Arts - History Major, Education Minor (Magna cum laude)
3. University of North Florida, USA - Masters in Education - Educational Leadership (Magna cum laude)
   
   

Publication(S): Creole poetry

Work Experience:
1972 - 1989 St. Catherine Academy - Caribbean History, Geography, Literature Teacher
1980 - 1989 St. Catherine Academy - Head of Social Sciences Department
1985 - 1987 Belize Technical College Sixth Form - Part-time 'A' Level History Lecturer
1988 - 1989, St. Catherine Academy - Vice-Principal
1989 - Present, Wesley College - Principal
1990 - 1992, Belize Teacher's College, Part-time History Lecturer
1992 - 1995, University College of Belize - Part-time Belizean History Lecturer
2003 - 2007, Wesley Junior College - Dean
2007 - Present, Wesley Junior College - President

Vision For The Connexion:

Hobbies: