Presiding Bishop, Rev Zipho Siwa addressing Conference 2014 It is with joy and a sense of expectation and prayer that I welcome you to the 125th Conference of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa in the year of our Lord 2014, the tenth anniversary of the Mission Congress which met at Mthatha in 2004. Durban and the Province of KwaZulu- Natal is a good place to be. We all know that the Natal Coastal District people are good hosts, having hosted the successful 2011 World Methodist Conference. It was here that the first Triennial Conference was held in 1998, under the Presidency of Rev Dr Mvume Dandala. We meet in Durban in the year and month of the completion of the move of the MCO to Johannesburg. Our gathering here today is a symbolic salute to Durban for having hosted the Head Office for 78 years, since 1936. It is therefore understandable that the move to Johannesburg, which was completed at the beginning of this month, was an emotional one to say the least. We salute Mr Anthony Tibbitt, Mrs Joanne Trytsman and the staff at the MCO – now the Finance Unit, for having handled the move with extreme care and sensitivity.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 16:07:23 +0000
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