The Methodist Church Nigeria has declared in a statement published on Friday, July 2 that they passed a vote of no confidence on the British Methodist Church, over the latter’s approval of same-sex marriage.
The statement was officially issued by the Director, Media and Public Relations, Oladapo Daramola of the Nigerian variant of the church.
According to Daramola, the position of MCN was made known by its Prelate, Chukwumerije Kanu-Uche, in a message shared with members on Friday, NAN News gathered.
Kanu-Uche had explained that MCN was cutting formal ties with the British Methodist Church due to the latter’s decision to vote in favour of same-sex marriage at the just-concluded conference.
He also noted that the current stance of the British Methodist Conference 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.
