Pioneer Annual Conference
South Central Provisional Annual Conference
- Organized Free Methodist Churches: 45
- FMC Membership: 5,564
- Ordained Ministers: 28
- Ministerial Candidates: 44
Origins
Rev. Titus Akpan and other Nigerian Christians left their denomination in the early 1960s because animal sacrifices were included in worship services. They were determined to form a spiritual, New Testament church in southeast Nigeria. In 1962 some of the leaders ran across a tract bearing the name “Free Methodist Church.” They liked the name and decided to call the new group, “Christ Free Methodist Church of Nigeria.” For years efforts were made to affiliate with the Free Methodists in North America but it was not until 1988 that official meetings took place. In October of that year this Nigerian group, some 1,800 people, were invited to become an official Mission District of the Free Methodist World Missions. Present Ministries
The church is maturing in leadership and in their concept of what it means to be a church grounded in the Word. Training materials on various subjects for leaders and church members have been developed and published. Leaders are trained through Theological Education by Extension, a modular Bible school and in cooperation with West Africa Theological Seminary. More efforts are being made to serve our churches in discipleship, evangelism and development projects in the city of Uyo. Church plants are located in the major cities of Lagos, Owerri, Port Harcourt, Aba and Oron. Hope Academy, sponsored by International Child Care Ministries, opened in September 2001 to minister to young people in Ikot Ekpe. A second school serves the children of Fulani herdsmen in the north. The Fulani, the world’s largest nomadic people, are almost all Muslim. Opportunities to support Nigeria ministries Learn more about Nigeria
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