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Cameroon Mission holds first annual meeting
LIMBE, Cameroon (GBGM) - Pastors and lay delegates from 19 congregations met here in April for the first Annual Meeting of The United Methodist Mission in Cameroon. Ten lay and local pastors and 14 lay evangelists received appointments for 2006-2007. The Cameroon Mission was established in October 2005, by action of the directors of the General Board of Global Ministries. Previously, the work of missionaries and indigenous pastors in the country were part of a "mission initiative." Status as a "mission" puts Cameroon under episcopal authority, namely that of Bishop Benjamin Boni of Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), who presided at the annual meeting.
A Board of Ordained Ministry for the mission was convened and processed the first eleven persons who seek ordination in Cameroon. In accordance with the action of the board, Bishop Boni made the first official appointments. Candidates for ordination in the immediate future will be processed through the Cote d'Ivoire Annual Conference. The annual meeting heard powerful stories of Christian witness, evangelism, church planting, and service to Jesus Christ. There was also great rejoicing that the mission is now official after many years of prayer, praise, and work.
The 19 congregations have emerged since 2001, which is a remarkable rate of growth.
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