From there the Methodist Church spread to other parts of the country, east of the River Niger and also to parts of the north. The church west of the River Niger and part of the north was known as the Western Nigeria District and east of the Niger and another part of the north as the Eastern Nigeria District. Both existed independently of each other until when they constituted the Conference of Methodist Church Nigeria.
The conference is composed of seven districts. An episcopal system adopted in was not fully accepted by all sections of the church until the two sides came together and resolved to end the disagreement. A new constitution was ratified in The system is still episcopal but the points which caused discontent were amended to be acceptable to both sides.
The Methodist Church Nigeria MCN has been at the forefront of spiritual and social transformation, by spreading spiritual holiness and investing in medical-health services and social-economic welfare of the people.
These centres reach out to the rejected and less privileged members of society. They also ensure reintegration of those previously treated as outcast and subjected to various societal abuses. In the area of health MCN has established the Wesley Guild Hospital and several Methodist hospitals spread over the country which provide good healthcare services in their environments. In addition to all other services MCN has from the beginning placed a very strong emphasis on the need for education.
Throughout the country the church has established numerous schools, from kindergarten through primary to senior secondary schools and theological institutions which have produced men and women who have contributed and are still contributing very significantly to all spheres of human endeavour. The decision has now been taken to establish the Wesley University of Science and Technology WUSTO in Ondo, south-western area of Nigeria, with satellite campuses in the six geo-political zones of the country.
Mean while, the British Methodists were having trouble in staffing and financing their mission work in Nigeria while still recovering from World War II. So in , the British missions on the southern side of the Benue River were merged with those of the EUB on the northern side.
In , it became the Muri Regional Church Council. The foreign missionaries were brought under the same Church Council as the indigenous Nigerians.
In , the first indigenous leaders were elected. After pastoral training, the first ordinations of Nigerians took place in and APA 6th ed. Note: Citations are based on reference standards. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The specific requirements or preferences of your reviewing publisher, classroom teacher, institution or organization should be applied.
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