Methodist Church Nigeria cuts ties with its British counterpart over their support for gay marriage

The Methodist Church Nigeria (MCN) has announced that it has severed all ties with its British counterpart over the latter’s approval of same-sex marriage. MCN expressed displeasure over the development.

The church’s decision was disclosed in a statement released by its Director, Media and Public Relations, Rev. Oladapo Daramola, in Lagos. Daramola from it’s Prelate, His Eminence Chukwumerije Kanu-Uche, in a message he shared with members of the church.

He said that what the British Methodist Conference had done was predicted by John Wesley that, “a time will come when the Methodist Church will exist as a dead sect, having the form of religion and denying the power thereof unless they continue with the spiritual fervency with which they first started.”

The prelate reminded the members that the British Methodist Church was no longer the mother Church of MCN. “She is only a sister Church. MCN gained autonomy in 1962 and became autocephalous in 1963. So, we can part ways with the British Conference and have nothing to lose. I only pity those romancing with them because of pecuniary interest.Suggestion to write or visit the British Methodist Conference is an insult on Methodist church.

“As a remedial measure let every Bishop, and Archbishop tell our members that MCN does not support gay or same-sex marriage,’’ Kanu-Uche said