After troubled decade, Kenya Methodists elect new Presiding Bishop
Nairobi, KenyaRNS After forcing out their leader three months ago, the Methodist Church in Kenya elected a new Presiding Bishop on Thursday, raising hopes for a denomination that has faced the threat of schism due to bitter disagreements within its leadership. Rev Isaiah Deye, 61, was elected as the seventh Presiding Bishop at the 58th […]
Bitter infighting threatens Kenya’s Methodist Church
Nairobi, Kenya RNS Disagreements within the Methodist Church in Kenya are threatening to tear apart the denomination, with some senior clergy seeking to form independent regional conferences. At the centre of a controversy that has been unfolding since 2015 is Presiding Bishop Joseph Ntombura. The church’s senior clergy accuse the leader of mishandling the church’s […]