United Methodist Church in Sierra Leone

The Weslayen Methodist Church Mission started in 1792 after a request of converted settlers from Nova Scotia. The work was under the care of the British Methodists. The first Wesleyan missionary was Dr. George Warren arrived to Sierra Leone in 1811. It become autonomous in 1967. Work continued in Freetown and spread to the interior of the country. It has 50,000 members, 244 congregations and 14 schools. A members of the World Methodist Council.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/methodist-church-sierra-leone
  2. ↑ http://worldmethodistcouncil.org/about/member-churches/africa/
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