Remarkable men and
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Odilon Massolar
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Odilon Massolar Chaves is a retired Methodist
pastor, with a doctorate in Theology and History from the Methodist University
of São Paulo.
His thesis dealt with the Methodist revival in
England in the eighteenth century and its contribution as a paradigm for our
days.
He was editor of the official Methodist newspaper
and coordinator of the Theology Course.
Rio de Janeiro –
Brazil
Table of Contents
· Introduction
·
First
missionary bishop in India and Malaysia
·
Founder
of Methodism in India and Mexico
·
Father
leaves Catholicism and joins Methodism
·
An
Indian pioneer of Methodism in Singapore
·
A
woman ahead of her time
·
Bishop
of the Global Methodist Church in Russia
·
President
of Methodism in Scotland
·
Arrested
for opposing Portuguese rule in Angola
·
He
gave his life serving as a pastor in Ukraine
·
Pastor
in Ukraine in the midst of war with Russia
Introduction
"Remarkable Men
and Women with Warm Hearts" is a 40-page book, especially, referring to
ten missionaries who have exercised or exercise their ministry in difficult
times, in seven different countries.
Some, in times of war
between Ukraine and Russia.
The book is divided
into the following chapters: First missionary bishop in India and Malaysia; Founder of Methodism in India and Mexico; Father leaves Catholicism and adheres to Methodism; An Indian pioneered Methodism in Singapore; A woman ahead of her time; Bishop of the Global
Methodist Church in Russia; President of Methodism in
Scotland; Imprisoned for opposing Portuguese rule in Angola; He gave his life serving as a pastor in Ukraine; Pastor
in Ukraine in the midst of War with Russia.
Ministries that edify
and inspire us to exercise our vocation with love, selflessness and fidelity.
The Author
First missionary
bishop in India and Malaysia
Thoburn he preached in native and European languages.
"He built the largest church in India at that time. As Elder President of
the Indian Conference, he preached for a time inSimla, the summer capital
of India, and was for five years editor of the Indian Witness
James Mills Thoburn
(1836 -1922) was born inSt.
Clairsville, Ohio, USA. He was the son of immigrants from
Ireland.
He "graduated
from theAllegheny
CollegePosted onMeadville,
Pennsylvania, in 1857, beginning his Methodist preaching ministry
in the same year at the Pittsburgh Conference. He wasSalary elderin 1858". [1]
He was "sent to
India by the Missionary Society of his church in 1859. He married widow Sarah
Minerva (Rockwell) Downey in 1861. She died in 1862 after giving birth to a
son. [2]
Missionary career
Thoburn went to India
as a missionary in 1859. "Initially, Thoburn worked
with William Butler, the first American Methodist missionary in India who had arrived in
1856, doing village evangelism and church planting in northern India.
Dissatisfied with the pace of expansion and the restrictions of the courtesy
arrangements, Thoburn invited the American Methodist independent evangelist, William Taylor, to come to India to lead a revival and the expansion of Methodist
work." [3]
"Thoburn left
Lucknow in 1874 to serve as a missionary, without pay, for the Missionary
Society in Calcutta, and was associated with this missionary enterprise in
1888." [4]
It was parked
successively inNynee Tal,Moradabad,LucknoweKolkata, where he founded
theKolkata Boys' Schoolin 1877". [5]
Thoburn he preached in native and European languages. "He built the
largest church in India at that time. As Elder President of the Indian
Conference, he preached for a time inSimla, the summer capital
of India, and was for five years editor ofIndian Witness”. [6]
"In 1874, Thoburn began a thirteen-year
pastorate of the flourishing church founded by Taylor in Calcutta. In 1880,
while speaking in the United States, Thoburn met and married Anna Jones, a
would-be medical missionary, in Philadelphia. He returned to India two days
after the wedding; She followed two years later, after completing medical
school." [7] Anna
died in 1902.
In Calcutta, Thoburn built a church, which was twice packed every Sunday.
"Thoburn established the Burma Mission in 1879." [8]
At the 1888 Methodist
Episcopal General Conference held in New York City, "Thoburn was elected
the first missionary bishop of India and Malaya . he was committed to an effort
to "put India at the heart of America."[9]
"Thoburn began Methodist work in Rangoon in 1879 and in Singapore
in 1885. In 1888 he was elected bishop, with episcopal responsibility for the
whole of India and Methodist work in Burma and Malaya." [10]
Thoburn was also a
writer. He published the book entitled 'My Missionary Apprenticeship' in
1884, a history of twenty-five years in India and a collection entitled Missionary
Sermons in 1888.
Among other works
are: Christless Nations (1894), The Church of Pentecost (1899), Life of
Isabella Thoburn (1903), The Christian Conquest of India (1906), India and
South Asia (1907) and Heroes of God, Our Examples (1914).
Thoburn retired in
1908 inMeadville. He died on November
28, 1922, at the age of 86.[11]
Founder of Methodism
in India and Mexico
"The Butlers were probably the
best-known Methodist missionary couple in the late nineteenth century."[12] ,
William was considered the best person to found Methodist work in Mexico in
1873
William Butler (1818-1899) was born in Ireland where he went
through a conversion experience.
"Orphaned
early in life, he was for some years under the care of a great-grandmother, who
used to induce the boy to set up a chair for a pulpit, and, dressed in a makeshift surplice, read the day's
lessons from the prayer
book of the Church of
England. This service was a great comfort to the old woman,
who could no longer attend church." [13]
Her conversion
and her connection with the Methodist movement was brought about by a woman,
who had entered into a conscious religious experience under the influence of
the Methodists."[14]
In 1842, he learned that an American preacher
was speaking in a Methodist chapel. "He was impressed by the speaker's
clear presentation of the gospel. Its text was Isaiah 42:3: "A bruised
reed shall not break, and a smoking wick shall not be quenched." He
understood the mercy of Christ and gave his heart and soul to God.
Butler attended the Wesleyan
Theological Center in Didsbury, England, for two years. Then he went to the
west of Ireland, where most of the people were Catholic. He was successful in
revivals and preached in other parts of Ireland. He immigrated to America in
1850."[15]
"His first
sermon was preached at St John's Market, Liverpool, in 1839. He joined
the Irish Methodist Conference in 1844. After three years of theological
study, he joined the Irish Wesleyan Conference and was ordained in 1848." [16]
"He immigrated to the U.S. in 1850. After being widowed twice, he wrote to Clementina Rowe in Ireland, who had been influenced by his preaching a few years earlier. Clementina crossed the ocean and they were married in 1854."[17]
He was the founder of the Methodist Episcopal Mission in India and later the Mission in Mexico.
"The Butlers were probably the best-known Methodist missionary couple in the late nineteenth century."[18] William was considered the best person to found Methodist work in Mexico in 1873. [19]
But first, he went to India.
"After a few years, the project of a mission in India was taken up by the Missionary Council of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and appeals were made to the ministry for someone to volunteer to begin the work. But for more than three years, no one fit for the position was found. Butler shared the anxiety of the secretaries and bishops that the venture would not fail for lack of a suitable leader. Because of his four young children, he was hesitant to volunteer. But at last his sense of the great need of the people of India led him to consult with the authorities, and in November, 1855, [4] he was appointed by Bishop Matthew Simpson as superintendent of the new mission. His wife supported him in his determination. Leaving two boys at school in the USA, the family left the USA in April 1856".[20]
Arriving in Calcutta in 1856, William Butler found that the people were intensely hostile to Christianity.
There was a "Sepoy Rebellion, just ten weeks after the Butlers began their work onBareilly. They were forced to flee to the mountains, where inNaini Tal, found refuge for several months. Your Closest Missionary Neighbors, MissionPresbyterian, on the other side of theGanges, who had fled fromFuttyghurin search of safety, were massacred, Butler's house was burned, and aStrengtherected to him in the public square at Bareilly, the rebel leader expressed his great disappointment when he found that the missionary had escaped."[21]
In the USA, they even published his death.
As soon
as peace was restored, work resumed. It was reinforced by missionaries from the
USA, and in 1864 the Mission was organized into an Annual
Conference. Butler's plan for the missions was to avoid controversy.
The Foreign Missionary Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church came to assist in this
work. The principal cities of the two provinces were supplied with foreign
missionaries, and from these centers the work was pushed to the surrounding
villages.
Butler's
health made it necessary for him to leave India. He left for the United States
in January 1865 aboard a sailboat." [22]
In 1872, Butler was appointed overseer of a
mission to be founded in Mexico. He arrived in Mexico in February 1873. Within
six years, the mission was well established, and Butler returned to the U.S. in
poor health.
Two
sons continued the work of their parents. John W. Butler and
Clementina Butler.[23]
Butler and his wife revisited India in 1883
and 1884 to review the progress of the work. They also visited Mexico.
One
of the books he wrote was "THE LAND OF THE VEDA".
After retiring, "he liked to
read weekly field reports. He also continued to write supplications for church
missions, one of his last efforts being to secure chapels in some villages of
India.
Butler died onOld Orchard, Maine, on August 18, 1899. He is
survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters. The presidentPorfirio Díaz, from Mexico, was one of the first to send a letter of condolence to
Butler's son, Dr. John W. Butler, who continued the work begun by his
father."[24]
Father leaves Catholicism
and joins Methodism
"For
a long time, Father Hipólito considered the Methodists as 'perverts' and
'perverts', but Methodism ended up winning over the priest."
Persecution of Methodist colleges
In 1889, Bishop Granbery sought to create a Methodist
school in Juiz de Fora, which in 1890 received the name of Colégio Americano
Granbery. Later, Granbery Institute of the Methodist Church.
Initially, the Granbery offered three courses:
primary, junior high and the theological office.[25]
Bishop Granbery had taken the idea to the Board of
Mission in the United States, which was immediately approved.
"Pastors John MaCPhearson Lander and James
William Wolling came to start the project, which opens with only two students:
Ludgero de Miranda and Felipe R. de Carvalho."[26] John McPhearson Lander was the first dean of the
Collegio Americano Granbery and principal of the college.[27]
The Faculties of Dentistry and Pharmacy were created
in 1905 and of Law in 1912. As a result, Granbery gained visibility throughout
the region and received students from different parts of the country.
The college became a theological seminary. In 1928, it
gained the status of Faculty of Theology and in 1939 it was transferred to São
Bernardo do Campo - SP, in the Rudge Ramos neighborhood.
But not everything was marked by tranquility in the
Methodist schools in Piracicaba, Petrópolis and Juiz de Fora. They suffered
persecution from Catholicism.
"In every place where the Southern Methodist
Episcopal Church founded a college, the Roman Church opened an educational
establishment. Considering that the Brazilian episcopate prohibited, under
penalty of excommunication, Catholic families from enrolling their children in
Protestant schools, the presence of a Catholic educational institution
evidently created many obstacles to Methodist educational work."[28]
"The first movement of Catholic opposition to the
Granbery School recorded in the local press took place in 1904 and revolved
around the issue of the officialization of education. In a protest published by
the newspaper O Pharol, the Catholics denounced the Granbery for stating in its
regulations that the equivalence to the National Gymnasium had already been
granted to it by the federal government, which, according to the signatories of
the protest, was untrue information. Here are the terms of the complaint: Mr.
Editor: By chance, a brochure containing the Regulations of the American
Granbery College, equivalent to the National Gymnasium, fell into our hands.
[...] We have come, therefore, by the way, to give some clarifications to the
population of this city and of the entire municipality, so that they are aware
of things. There is in this city a Methodist propaganda college, which, not
only in the new regulations, but also in the Laemmert almanac, passes itself
off as an equivalent gymnasium. It does not tell us, however, what is the
number of the decree that granted it this equivalence. This, however, he will
not be able to do because the proclaimed equivalence does not exist. Granbery
College is not equal, nor does it enjoy any of the perks of gymnasiums
recognized by the government. For the time being, the Granbery school has asked
for equivalence and the simple request certainly does not give it the right to
proclaim itself equivalent to the National Gymnasium. [...] It may be that,
soon, the Granbery school will achieve the desired equivalence, but before
that, it is an abuse, it is even a falsehood to declare itself equal, which can
be considered a means of deceiving the good faith of the heads of families. It
seems to us that these facts should deserve the attention of the competent
powers and it is for this purpose that we bring them to public knowledge (O
Pharol, year XXXVIII, June 2, 1904)".[29]
In 1908, after the conversion of Father Hipólito to
Methodism, in Juiz de Fora, a Catholic wrote in the Ecclesiastical Bulletin of
the Marian Diocese warning Catholic families not to let their children go to a
Protestant school to pervert them:
"I went out to see the city, Sunday afternoon,
and I was in the street of Commerce when, in the opposite direction to the one
I was carrying, there was a very large service, made up of boys and boys
organized two by two in order of height, and under the strict supervision of
regents. Who are they? I asked the friend who was about to serve me as a
cicerone. The answer hurt me deeply in the heart [...]. It is the students of
the "Granbery" who go to Rua da Imperatriz to listen to the sermon of
the apostate Father Hipólito de Oliveira de Campos! This is the loyal procedure
of the directors of that educational establishment. There is no question of
belief, say the unwary parents of their students, each student will follow the
creed he pleases. [...] We have so many equivalent Catholic schools in this
State, some directed by religious congregations, others by lay people; it is
not licit to entrust their children to a Protestant school to pervert them
(Ecclesiastical Bulletin of the Diocese of Mariana, year VI, n. 4, April
1908)".[30]
When there were some layoffs at the Granbery, in 1914,
the Ecclesiastical Bulletin of the Diocese of Mariana said that "we cannot
thank God enough".[31]
In 1924, the article "Methodist Colleges –
American Education: Things Many Catholics Ignore and Should Know" reveals
the level of attack on Methodist Institutions.
"In March 1924, the newspaper Lar Catholico, one
of the most important vehicles of indoctrination of the Catholic Church of Juiz
de Fora, launched an extensive controversy around the Granbery, under the title
of "Methodist Colleges – Education in the American Way: things that many Catholics
ignore and that they should know".[32]
There were long years of attacks on the Granbery.
"The controversies surrounding the presence of
the Granbery School in Juiz de Fora continued to be published in the local
ultramontane press during the subsequent years. Although the newspaper
Lampadario, created in 1926, also spoke out against the Methodist presence in
the city, the Lar Catholico was the great vehicle of opposition to the Granbery
and the Methodists. Since its foundation in 1891, a year after the installation
of the Methodist college".[33]
The Granbery was considered a propaganda college for
American Methodism.
There were reactions from the Methodists in relation
to the persecutions. The Methodist
missionary William B. Lee, in an open letter addressed to Father Júlio Maria,
published in the Juiz de Fora periodical Jornal do Commercio, made the
following statement:
"This Brazilian generation is the product of 400
years of domination by the Roman church. For 400 years, enough time to show
what a church can do, "a people was formed". For 400 years, all the
elements of this social crisis have been prepared. Isn't it unjust to forget
that for four centuries "Brazil was prepared for this sad situation"
under the teachings of the popes? Isn't it disloyalty to forget that the laws
of the country recognized Romanism as the only religion worthy of Brazilians,
even giving subsidies to priests, and forbidding the free propagation of the
Gospel by Protestants?"[34]
W.B. Lee continued: "We see in Brazil today what
the Roman church can do to the people. Those who want even more of this, let
them defend it. As for me, I am a frank enemy, because I believe it is the main
culprit of the present time, and I believe that this people, naturally good and
hospitable, deserves something better than the "profound decadence"
in which they currently find themselves (Jornal do Commercio, year V, December
5, 1900)."[35]
W.B. Lee was dean and assumed his duties on 9 February
1911.[36]
One of the results of this opposition to Methodism in
Juiz e Fora was the departure of Father Hipólito Campos from Catholicism and
his adherence to Methodism. He became a blessed Methodist pastor. In 1921, he
wrote the book "Why I Left the Roman Church".
For a long time, Father Hipólito considered the
Methodists as "perverts" and "perverts". but Methodism ended up conquering Father
Hipólito de Campos.
Later, he compared himself to Nicodemus and wrote:
"[...] such confidence inspired me by the Protestants of Juiz de Fora,
who, far from fleeing from his preaching, as he did, tried to watch, without
wanting to be seen, like Nicodemus, the religious acts in his house of
worship".[37]
An eloquent speaker with a captivating personality, he
became an evangelist highly sought after by the churches. Perhaps he was too
zealous in combating the errors of the reigning Church; but his sincerity
convinced and attracted, and the campaigns he led brought thousands to the
confrontation with the Gospel - including in Portugal".[38]
He died in 1931.
An Indian pioneer of
Methodism in Singapore
In 1873, Oldham was invited to the preaching tents
of the American visitor Daniel O. Fox in India. The teachings of these
Methodist missionaries, led by Bishop William Taylor, led to his conversion and he became a Methodist.
William Fitzjames
Oldham (1854-1937) was born in Bangalore, India. As a baby, he lost his mother
and was breastfed and raised by an Indian woman.
His father, James Oldham, was a Catholic and an officer in the British Army in India.
William Fitzjames Oldham went to study in the USA.
"Oldham got aBachelor's
Degreeby theBoston
Universityand aMaster's
DegreebyAllegheny
College, and became a government surveyor. He was
handpicked for the Great Trigonometric Survey of India, a key 19th-century
survey of India and its adjacent lands."[40]
In 1873, Oldham was
invited to the preaching tents of the American visitor Daniel O. Fox in India.
The teachings of these Methodist missionaries, led by Bishop William Taylor, led to his conversion and he became a Methodist.
In 1876 he obtained
his license as a local preacher and was able to preach in Methodist churches.
"During this time, he met Marie Augusta
Mulligan (1857-1938); The two later married and began working as educational
missionaries. [1] In 1879, Oldham traveled to Allegheny College in
Meadville, Pennsylvania, for training; Marie later traveled to the United
States to study at Mt Holyoke College.[41]
In 1879, he was sent to study at Alleghany College
in Pennsylvania, USA. His wife Marie Augusta only went to the U.S. when William
was well off financially. In 1883, he graduated from Boston University with a
degree in theology
In 1883, Oldham joined the Michigan Annual Conference of the M.E. Church.
"He also served for a time under the auspices
of the Ohio Conference. He was the founder of a missionary ministry in
Singapore. The Oldhams were then appointed to accompany Bishop Thoburn to begin
pioneering Methodist work in Singapore. They arrived on 7 February 1885 on the
SS Khandalla and were met by Charles Phillips. The Oldhams' work included
services in English at City Hall, lectures in homes, evangelistic meetings at
the Christian Institute in Waterloo Street, and regular street preaching."
[42]
In Singapore, Oldham "found access to the
Chinese merchant population through schools; he established what became the
first of a large number of Methodist schools in what was then British Malaya
and the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), as well as the first Methodist Church in
Singapore."[43]
With the conversions, in 1885, he organized the
Wesley Methodist Church and was pastor of the first chapel built in Peninsular
Malaysia.
Two girls' schools were established: Girls'
Methodist School and Fairfield Methodist School between 1887-1888.
The mission also developed a
clinic and hostels for homeless children.[44]
In 1887, missionary Sophia Blackmore organized a
Methodist school for girls.
William became ill, obtained a leave of absence, and
returned to the U.S. in 1889. Later, he was a pastor in the USA. In 1904, he
was consecrated bishop of northern India and Malaysia.
In 1912, he was appointed secretary of the Methodist
Council of Foreign Missions. In 1916, he was elected general superintendent and
assumed supervision of South America until his retirement in 1928.
March 1 is designated as the Founder's Day of the
Anglo-Chinese School in Singapore. William wrote several books and laid the
spiritual and intellectual foundations for many generations in Asia. He is
remembered as a friend, father and teacher of the Anglo-Chinese family.[45]
"He was a strong supporter of the church's
early unity efforts in the Philippines and supported the Interdenominational
Committee on Cooperation in Latin America. In India, Southeast Asia, and the
Philippines, he encouraged the development of educational and social ministries
as a compliment to evangelistic work." [46]
His primary contribution to "missiological
thinking in the Methodist Episcopal Church was in three related areas:
semi-self-sufficient missions, education, and native leadership." [47]
He
died on March 27, 1937, Glendale,
California, USA.
A woman ahead of her
time
Sallie founded the "Mission Saint Elmo" in
the neighborhood of the same name, initially holding services in a rented
tavern. The following spring, she rented an old house and opened a childcare
and feeding program for children."
Sallie A Crenshaw
(1900-1986) "was ahead of her time, serving as a missionary and pastor
when ministry was limited to women, especially black women."[48]
She studied at several
Methodist schools. Among them, Gammon Theological Seminary and Clark College.
She was the first black student to attend Tennessee Wesleyan College. [49]
"In the 1930s, she
became a licensed preaching missionary, which allowed her to serve in the
ministry despite prohibitions against ordaining women. She later became one of
the first two black women ordained in the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1958,
two years after the Methodist Church approved full clergy rights for women, she
was one of the first two black women to receive those rights as a full clergy
member of the East Tennessee Conference in the racially segregated Central
Jurisdiction. Crenshaw is also known as one of the first black clergywomen in
the Holston Conference and the Southeastern Jurisdiction."[50]
Appointed as a missionary
for miners
In
1930, she was appointed as a licensed preaching missionary of the Board of
Missions.[51]
"Crenshaw served as a
missionary to black coal miners in the Appalachian coal fields of Virginia and
later pastored churches in poor neighborhoods in East Tennessee." [52]
Foundation of a daycare
center
"In
1947, the Eastern Tennesse Conference asked him to explore ministry
opportunities in the Chattanooga area." [53]
Appointed as a missionary,
she offered Bible studies, Sunday school classes, and feeding programs for
children.[54]
Sallie
founded the "Mission Saint Elmo" in the neighborhood of the same
name, initially holding services in a rented tavern. The following spring, she
rented an old house and opened a childcare and feeding program for children.
The daycare center was initially called the Good Shepherd Fold daycare center,
but it was renamed in Crenshaw's honor as the Sallie Crenshaw Bethlehem Center
in 1968. Crenshaw remained a board member of the organization he founded even
after his retirement in 1971.[55]
Centenary
"The center, which
celebrated its centennial in 2020, continues to serve the community and is a
lasting legacy of its leadership in the region." [56]
Bishop of the Global
Methodist Church in Russia
We have been trained
to build better missiles to protect our country. I've never felt so much love,
grace and fun... If the Christian faith is like that, I want to follow Christ.
I want to serve others. I want to have a joyful life and I want to be part of
something bigger"
Eduard Khegay was born in 1970 and grew up in
Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan, Soviet Union.
He said: "I was born in Almaty, Kazakhstan, which
at the time was part of the Soviet Union. I grew up there until I finished high
school. And then I moved to Moscow to study at the technical university."[57]
He studied at the Bauman Technical University of
Moscow and graduated in Mechanical Hydraulic Engineering.
"Growing up in the Soviet Union, he was skeptical
of the Christian faith. Then a group of friends invited the future bishop to
church, where he discovered what it meant to follow Christ, to serve others, to
live joyfully, and to be part of something greater."[58]
Bishop Khegay said: "Part of my study was nuclear
weapons and particularly nuclear-armed missiles... We have been trained to
build better missiles to protect our country. I've never felt so much love,
grace and fun... If the Christian faith is like that, I want to follow Christ.
I want to serve others. I want to have a joyful life and I want to be part of
something bigger."[59]
Eduard is married to Viktoria Nogay and they have two
daughters, Liudmila and Lydia.[60]
"He became a Christian through the missionary
work of Jonathan Park during his years at the university and went on to study
at Moscow's United Methodist Theological Seminary, where he graduated in
1996." [61]
"During the 1990s, Eduard served as the leader of
the university student ministries at the Central UMC in Moscow and pastor of
the First UMC in St. Petersburg. In the 2000s, he served as director of church
development for UMC Russia, pastor of UMC Aspiration and district
superintendent of St. Petersburg district, pastor of UMC Moscow's Raduga
ministry, assistant to Bishop Hans Vaxby, and district superintendent for
Central Asia." [62]
In 2006, Khegay managed Mesto Vstrechi, the Russian
edition of the world-renowned daily devotion guide, In the Upper Room.
"He received his Master of Divinity from the
Candler School of Theology, Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia in 2001 and a
Doctorate of Ministry from Wesley Seminary in Washington, D.C. in 2010. Eduard
is married to Viktoria Nogay and they have two daughters, Liudmila and Lydia.
They live in Moscow, Russia." [63]
After his studies, "Khegay returned to his native
country to serve as district superintendent from 2009 to 2011 and until his
election as bishop was director of international relations for the Center for
Church Leadership in Central Asia." [64]
At the age of 42, Eduard was elected bishop of the
Eurasian Episcopal Area of the Methodist Church in Eurasia.
He was elected on October 19, 2012 as the new bishop
of The United Methodist Church's Eurasian Episcopal Area, effective in early
2013.
The Eurasian episcopal area included Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus,
and Moldova.
He succeeded Bishop Hans Växby, who retired. He is the
first United Methodist bishop of the former Soviet Union.
Bishop Khegay said, "Well, I never wanted to be a
leader. I came to faith because of a missionary from the USA who discipled me
that year. And I was so inspired by... through Bible studies, fellowship and
friendship."
Who made his discipleship was Pastor Jonathan Park.
The new bishop was pastor of Raduga United Methodist
Church in Moscow and Växby's assistant since 2005. "He has also held a
wide range of positions within the Russian United Methodist Church over the
past twelve years. He continued an affiliation with missionary and educational
ministries in this area."[65]
Khegay said his "mission is to inspire people to
become Christlike and [to] develop into their God-given full potential to serve
God and people."[66]
Bishop Khegay further said, "I felt that if the
whole Christian faith is how I want to be... I want to follow Christ. I want to
serve others and I want to have a joyful life. And I want to be part of
something bigger." [67]
Especially, because of the issue of same-sex marriage,
in 2024, Bishop Khegay left The United Methodist Church along with the
Methodist churches in Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan and formed an
autonomous church, the Christian Methodist Church. This desire for
disengagement was approved by a large majority of delegates at the General
Conference that took place in Charlotte, North Carolina, on April 25, 2024.[68]
At the time, it was said: "The four annual
Eurasian conferences – all led by Bishop Eduard Khegay, who is also leaving –
have 66 churches in total. According to the most recent data from the
denomination's General Council on Finance and Administration, conferences had
1,123 members in 2017."
Bishop Eduard Khegay pointed out several reasons for
the "Eurasian churches" to make this decision: the division between
East and West, geopolitical power struggles, economic ups and downs, and also
theological controversies.
But in 2025, the bishop joined the Global Methodist
Church.
This is how it
was reported:
"We are pleased to announce that the Global
Bishops' Committee and the Assembly of Bishops have welcomed Bishop Eduard
Khegay to the Assembly of Bishops.
Chris Ritter, Chairman of the Bishops' Committee,
described Bishop Khegay as a "Spirit-led leader with a deep commitment to
spreading biblical holiness throughout the world."
Please join us in welcoming Bishop Khegay and praying
for him as he transitions into this new role as a leader in the Global
Methodist Church."
President of
Methodism in Scotland
Mark
says that what matters most to him as a Methodist is the three-letter word
'ALL' which means everyone, everywhere, everything, the scope of the Gospel and
the Kingdom, and therefore worship, mission and ministry.
Mark Slaney preached his
first sermon at the age of 15. Prior to his ordination, "Mark served 10
years in youth work, as well as jobs as a fellow builder, cleaner, and van
driver." [69]
Mark completed his studies
at Wesley College, Bristol.
His first appointment was
to the church in Wellington Road, Bebington.[70]
He is married to Rachel.
He qualified "in
community and youth studies and was responsible for the development of the
Crusaders movement area in Yorkshire". [71]
Being a Methodist
For him, what matters most
to him "as a Methodist is the three-letter word 'ALL' which means
everyone, everywhere, everything, the scope of the Gospel and the Kingdom, and
therefore worship, mission and ministry. [72]
"Mark's story includes
formative mission, study partnerships and placements with the Church of South
India and the Methodist Church of Sierra Leone, support from the Interfaith
Forum."
On his selection to be
President of the Methodist Church in Scotland, he said: "I am very happy
and honoured that the Conference has chosen to designate me as President for
2026. I am really looking forward to meeting as many Methodists and ecumenical partners
as possible, as well as representing the Methodist Church in Britain and
abroad."[73]
Passionate about theology
Mark
is "passionate about theology and how it informs the way the church is and
could be. He is committed to exploring how the pattern of life, death, and
resurrection that we see in Jesus is also being lived out in our
churches." [74]
In
his 2024 Christmas message, based on Zephaniah 1:7, Rev.
Mark Slaney said, "Dear brothers, sisters, brothers in Christ, 'Be silent before the Lord
God, for the day of the Lord is at hand!' Zephaniah 1 v.7 (Common English
Bible) 'Silence the noise' has been the theme of Advent resources for the
Methodist Church this year and we were invited to 'listen to the angels' love
song and participate'. [75]
He further said that "God loves us silently because God
has no case to make against us. Silent communion absorbs our self-hatred, as
every lover knows. It is not about absence, but about the promise and presence
of Immanuel – God with us. God is love. You are loved and you are enough.[76]
Rev. Mark Slaney further quoted Wesley: "John Wesley... believed
that God expects people to calm down, for the world is full of noise and
activity. Wesley believed that people are often hurried and hurried when they
come to God, and that this makes it unlikely that they will hear God's voice.
He also believed that people who are caught up in the noise of the world lose
touch with their inner selves." [77]
On the Character and Ministry of Rev. S Mark Slaney
Of
the Rev. Mark Slaney it was written: "He is an engaging and energetic
minister with an obvious depth of faith. Prior to his ordained ministry, Mark
had extensive experience in Christian youth work. He is a reflective
practitioner who listens and builds on other people's ideas. He has training
and experience in conflict resolution that he is willing to use to empower
others."[78]
Mark
also has an ecumenical engagement in many ways, "particularly expressed
through involvement in a Methodist-Anglican school and its place in the
community, and he is keen to bring distinctive Methodist emphases to ecumenical
engagement in Shetland and Scotland." [79]
Because
of his energy, enthusiasm, and a desire to help districts become involved in
biblical literacy and social action, some synods had recommended "to the
Conference that the Rev. S Mark Slaney be appointed to serve as President of
the Shetland and Scotland Districts for a term of six years ... ".[80]
Mark
is noted for his love of the Gospel and gift for preaching beyond the
"walls of the Church."
Arrested for opposing
Portuguese rule in Angola
Marion was jailed for
two weeks on charges of conspiracy; he was later transferred to Portugal where
he remained for three months without formal charges. He was released and
expelled from the country
Marion and Anita Way
served as missionaries for The United Methodist Church.[81]
Anita Betts Way
(1931-2024) "was born on December 3, 1931
in Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, the daughter of American Methodist
missionaries who had served the Methodist Church of Brazil since 1919."[82]
Anita
had her basic education in Brazil. From 1952 to 1956 he attended university in
the USA where he graduated in sacred music and Christian education. Afterwards,
he went to a missionary training school for lay people where he met Mario Way.
Mário
(1930-2013) was born in South Carolina, USA, the son of Methodists. "He
participated in the Methodist University Student Movement of the United States,
whose one of the objectives was the end of racial segregation and the
construction of justice and fraternity among all ethnicities and peoples. In
1951 he graduated in Pedagogy. In the Church he worked in many ministries and
tasks. Also in 1951 he learned that the Church was looking for young people who
had experience in youth work to be sent to work in various parts of Africa.
Feeling God's call in his life, he was sent by the Church to work in Angola,
then a Portuguese colony in the southern part of the African continent. Its
task was basically to organize youth societies, promoting camps, congresses,
training; helping local churches to form youth groups. He regularly
participated in teams of pastors, teachers, nurses, etc... who visited the
villages".[83]
Marion served the
Methodist Church of Angola until 1955, "when he returned to the United
States to do his master's degree in Social Work, and apply for a permanent
ministry as a missionary. It was at that time that he met Anita." [84]
They studied at the
same school for missionaries. Anita and Mário were married in 1957 in Porto
Alegre, Brazil, and spent their honeymoon in Rio de Janeiro. That was when they
visited the Central People's Institute (ICP) and the Clay Camp. 'It was love at
first sight', they say in relation to ICP and Brazil. 'If there was no
commitment to Angola, I would like to work here', Mário said at the time".
[85]
They served as
missionaries in Angola "during a time when Methodist churches were
routinely accused of instigating the Angolan people to work for independence
from Portugal." [86]
Anita
"developed a brilliant work in the area of education and music, at the
Community Center in Luanda". [87]
Anita
Way was the one who introduced the Vacation Bible School to Methodism in
Angola.
"Marion
has developed several programs, including training people in various areas, for
example, typing, sewing, English classes and computer skills. Anita was
responsible for education, Christian support services for underprivileged
children, as well as being a music teacher. Throughout the years serving in
Brazil, the couple was always attentive to changes in society. In 1995, Anita
was appointed to the Regional Children's Work Team."[88]
Marion or Mário
served in Angola from "1958-1961 until Marion was arrested, imprisoned and
deported along with his wife".[89]
Marion was jailed for
two weeks "being charged with conspiracy; he was later transferred to
Portugal where he remained for three months without formal charges. He was
released and expelled from the country. [90]
In 1962 the couple
was sent by the Church's Board of Global Ministries as missionaries at the Central People's Institute (ICP) [91] in Brazil, where
they served for more than 50 years.
The missionary
couple, Marion (in memory) and Anita Way, received the 2013 World Methodist
Peace Award in recognition of their work in Angola and Brazil.
The award was
presented on September 12, 2013, at Wesley Chapel, in London, England, during a
meeting of the World Methodist Council.[92]
"Over 54 years
of continuous work, the couple has helped more than 15,000 children and 45,000
families, and more than 100,000 have been reached through their efforts. They
have used their faith to help in the fight against political oppression, racism,
and other obstacles throughout their career."[93]
Marion Way passed
away in 2013 and Anita in 2024.[94]
The "Mario Way
Missionary State School", in Inhoaíba, RJ, is a tribute to Marion. It was
inaugurated in 2014.
The "Anita Way Community Nursery", located in Morro da Providência, RJ, is a tribute to Anita.
He gave his life
serving as a pastor in Ukraine
Igor
was a shepherd, carpenter and artist. He chose to remain in his church during
the war with Russia. He said that as long as there were church members, he
would stay and house members who lost their homes in the bombings
His ministry
"In 2001, the Methodist Church
of Kharkiv, Ukraine, was founded by Rev. Igor Pak and his sister Rimma. In
2010, they bought a plot of land with the intention of building a new church.
Rev. Igor Pak not only helped finance the construction, but also devoted many
hours to the construction. In 2017, they completed the new sanctuary."
His family had to be evacuated to
Romania: "My wife moved to Romania, but I stay here," he said.[95]
The purchase of Igor Pak's artwork
helped cover the costs of maintaining the building during this difficult time.
Pastor Oleg said,
"Kharkiv is the heroine city that has been under constant attack from
Russia for 12 days. The city is badly destroyed, the infrastructure is
paralyzed. But the Russian army failed to capture it. It is possible to see a
lot of Russian military equipment burned around the city...
"Many members of
our Kharkiv church left the city as refugees and we welcomed them in western
Ukraine. Some of the members were not able to get out and hide from the
shelling in the underground," Oleg said.
Pastor Igor stayed in
the city and continues to support the members of his church. I support the
daily connection with this brave and faithful man over the phone.
Oleg asked for
prayers for Pastor Igor: "pray for Pastor Igor and for the safety of your
church."[96]
When Pastor Igor was
asked on a YouTube channel what he would ask for prayers for, he said:
"For peace, for freedom, and then for our soldiers," [97] Igor said. And he
said: "Ah! They couldn't die... I understand it's war, but it would be
great if they could be alive and they could be pastors or church planters as
businesses, be good husbands." [98]
He also asked for
prayer for his wife Suzanna and children, who had to flee to Romania.
He added: "But
I'll stay here!".
He also asked for
prayer so that he could serve people with acts of love, as he could show the
gospel to people.
Igor was a brave and
faithful man, as his district superintendent Oleg Starodubets said.
His passing
Rev. Oleg reported the death of Rev.
Igor occurred on 26/07/2025.
Oleg Starodubets said that he was an
excellent preacher and extremely wise.
"He lived three and a half years
under intense daily bombardment," said his overseer, Rev. Oleg
Starodubets.
Pastor in Ukraine in
the midst of war with Russia
. "Nowadays,
people get tired and, of course, soldiers get tired. … We're not so optimistic these days."
Oleg Starodubets was born on January 14, 1980. [99]
In 2018, Oleg became a pastor of The United
Methodist Church.
In 2002, he married Rev. Dr. Yulia Starodubets
(Pastor and Physician).
They have been a source of resistance, support
and information in the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
"We were woken up from
deep morning sleep by the sound of explosions and many phone calls from
friends," said the Rev. Oleg Starodubets, a district superintendent who
sent a message to Kiev's UM News on Feb. 24. "People took their loved ones
and tried to leave the cities."[100]
Oleg is District Superintendent
in Ukraine. "Oleg served as the Central Asia UMC's SD. Rev. Yulia
Starodubets serves as pastor at Lighthouse UMC, Kyiv."
They planted
Lighthouse United Methodist Church in 2018.
At the start of the
war, The United Methodist Church in Ukraine was made up of ten churches and 350
active members.[101]
Many have left.
Rev. Yulia
Starodubets said, "We have mothers of dead soldiers," she said.
"Every family has its own special story. They all experienced a
tragedy."[102]
"In the first
two years of the war, people were more optimistic and more patriotic,"
said the Rev. Yulia Starodubets, who is living with refugees at Under the
Castle, a United Methodist missionary center near Kam'yanytsya, Ukraine, as she
does what she can to help. "Nowadays, people get tired and, of course,
soldiers get tired. … We're not so optimistic these days."[103]
Shelter
"From the earliest days of the
war, our goal was to find safe places for our people," said Yulia
Starodubets.
She said that before the church had
shelters set up — there are now three — members formed a network of people
willing to welcome evacuees into their own homes or find places to shelter
them.
At first, they went to the train
station daily to meet the arriving evacuees. Now, there are social media pages
set up so people can learn about United Methodist shelters before they even
leave their area." [104]
Escape and prayer request
Oleg said: "A war is the difficult moment. But
during this time you become a witness to God's work through our brothers and
sisters around the world. The whole world prays for Ukraine and supports it
financially."[105]
"As the Russian invasion
escalated, Reverend Starodubets, his wife and 9-year-old twin daughters had to
flee their home in Kyiv to western Ukraine to seek shelter in a school. They
are in Ukraine to continue to provide aid to members of their church and others
who remain in the country. "We have a pastor of a church in Kharvkiv that
was surrounded by shelling at the beginning of the war who has not gone
away," said Rev. Starodubets. [106]
One of Rev. Oleg is for the capital
Kiev to remain. "We want peace for our people. We want peace on the
condition of freedom from the occupiers who are killing our people to leave our
land. Pray for Ukraine's freedom." As John Wesley said, "The world is
my parish." The love of Christ knows no borders. It reminds us that we
have more work to do in our mission to bring the world closer to the Kingdom of
God on earth. We pray for the safety of Ukrainians and for an end to this war."[107]
Oleg and family took refuge in the
subway after Russian airstrike
Report of a report
"A Russian airstrike left at
least seven dead and 82 wounded in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, in the early
hours of Thursday (31). According to Ukrainian authorities, more than 12
locations were hit, and the number of victims could increase. The offensive involved
309 drones and eight Iskander hypersonic missiles launched by Russia."[108]
Oleg's report
From Kiev, with trembling
hands.
Our first night in Kyiv on the
way to Kharkiv — to bury Pastor Igor Pak.
We didn't expect it to start
like this.
Sirens. Drones. Missiles.
We ran to the subway with the
girls.
We spent the night underground,
listening to the sky roar and crackle.
The explosions were close. Too
close.
The girls were scared, but they
didn't cry. They held their father's hand and waited.
That's what children in Ukraine
do now — they wait for the end of the war in silence.
In the morning, more rockets.
Some did not survive the night.
Houses were destroyed.
Lives were lost.
This is not "just
war".
This is terror — directed at
people who sleep.
And we still have a long way to
go.
To Kharkiv. For mourning. For
faith.
But we are alive.
And we still believe in the
light."[109]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Mills_Thoburn
[2]
https://www.bu.edu/missiology/missionary-biography/t-u-v/thoburn-james-mills-1836-1922/
[3]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Mills_Thoburn
[4]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Mills_Thoburn
[5]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Mills_Thoburn
[6]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Mills_Thoburn
[7]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Mills_Thoburn
[8]
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[9]
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[10]
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[11]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Mills_Thoburn
[12]Ditto.
[13]
https://en.wikipedia.org//wiki/William_Butler_(missionary)
[14]
https://en.wikipedia.org//wiki/William_Butler_(missionary)
[15]
https://thealabamabaptist.org/heroes-of-the-faith-william-butler/
[16]
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[17]
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[18]Ditto.
[19]Ditto.
[20]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Butler_(missionary)
[21]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Butler_(missionary)
[22]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Butler_(missionary)
[23]https://www.bu.edu/
missiology/missionary-biography/a-c/butler-william-1818-1899-and-clementina-rowe-1820-1913/
[24] https://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/William_Butler_(missionary)
[25] https://www.historia.uff.br/tricto/td/1707.pdf
[26]
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[28] "Methodism and education in Brazil: tensions
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PhD in Science of Religion by Ana Lúcia Meyer Cordeiro. Federal University of
Juiz de Fora Institute of Human Sciences Graduate Program in
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[29] "Methodism and education in Brazil:
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Graduate Program in Science of Religion as a partial requirement to obtain the
title of PhD in Science of Religion by Ana Lúcia Meyer Cordeiro. Federal
University of Juiz de Fora Institute of Human Sciences Graduate Program in
Science of Religion, p.165.
[30] Methodism and education in
Brazil: tensions with Catholicism in the first republic. Thesis presented to
the Graduate Program in Science of Religion as a partial requirement to obtain
the title of PhD in Science of Religion by Ana Lúcia Meyer Cordeiro. Federal
University of Juiz de Fora Institute of Human Sciences Graduate Program in
Science of Religion, p.167.
[31] Ecclesiastical Bulletin of the Diocese of
Mariana, year XIII, n. 1, January 1914.
[32]Methodism and education in Brazil: tensions with
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Science of Religion as a partial requirement to obtain the title of PhD in
Science of Religion by Ana Lúcia Meyer Cordeiro. Federal University of Juiz de
Fora Institute of Human Sciences Graduate Program in Science of Religion,
p.167.
[33] Op.cit, p.168.
[34] Methodism and education in Brazil: tensions with Catholicism in the
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as a partial requirement to obtain the title of PhD in Science of Religion by
Ana Lúcia Meyer Cordeiro. Federal University of Juiz de Fora Institute of Human
Sciences Graduate Program in Science of Religion, p.168.
[35] Ditto.
[36]
http://sv2.fabricadofuturo.org.br/memoriaepatrimonio/as_representacoes_do_colegio_cataguases.pdf
[37] The Methodist Mission in Juiz de Fora:
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[38]
https://www.facebook.com/imcdc/posts/1389856324543923
[39] Ditto.
[40] https://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/William_Fitzjames_Oldham
[41]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Fitzjames_Oldham
[42]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Fitzjames_Oldham
[43]
https://www.bu.edu/missiology/missionary-biography/n-o-p-q/oldham-william-fitzjames-1854-1937/
[44] https://www.liquisearch.com/methodist_church_in_singapore/history
[45] *
Peninsular Malay is a large peninsula in Southeast Asia and includes Thailand,
Myanmar, Singapore, and Malaysia.
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http://www.bu.edu/missiology/missionary-biography/n-o-p-q/oldham-william-fitzjames-1854-1937/
http://www.methodist.org.sg/index.php/about-us/our-church
[46]
https://www.bu.edu/missiology/missionary-biography/n-o-p-q/oldham-william-fitzjames-1854-1937/
[47]
https://www.bu.edu/missiology/missionary-biography/n-o-p-q/oldham-william-fitzjames-1854-1937/
[48]
https://www.umc.org/en/content/ask-the-umc-black-women-pioneers-part-2
[49]
Ditto.
[50]
https://www.umc.org/en/content/ask-the-umc-black-women-pioneers-part-2
[51]
https://www.bu.edu/missiology/2020/03/22/crenshaw-sallie-a-1900-1986/
[52]
https://www.umc.org/en/content/ask-the-umc-black-women-pioneers-part-2
[54]
https://www.umc.org/en/content/ask-the-umc-black-women-pioneers-part-2
https://www.bu.edu/missiology/2020/03/22/crenshaw-sallie-a-1900-1986/
[56]
https://www.umc.org/en/content/ask-the-umc-black-women-pioneers-part-2
[57]https://www.umc.org/en/content/meet-bishop-eduard-khegay-get-your-spirit-in-shape
[58]
https://www.umc.org/en/content/meet-bishop-eduard-khegay-get-your-spirit-in-shape
[59]https://www.umc.org/en/content/meet-bishop-eduard-khegay-get-your-spirit-in-shape
[60]
https://beyondthesewalls.com/eduard-khegay
[61]
https://beyondthesewalls.com/eduard-khegay
[62]
https://beyondthesewalls.com/eduard-khegay
[63]
https://beyondthesewalls.com/eduard-khegay
[64] https://um-insight.net/i
in-the-church/eduard-khegay-elected-bishop-of-eurasia/
[65] https://um-insight.net/i
in-the-church/eduard-khegay-elected-bishop-of-eurasia/
[66] https://um-insight.net/i
in-the-church/eduard-khegay-elected-bishop-of-eurasia/
[67]https://www.umc.org/en/content/meet-bishop-eduard-khegay-get-your-spirit-in-shape
[68]https://www.umc-cse.org/
en/liste_661832-1056714/the-umc-in-eurasia-leaves-the-worldwide-united-methodist-church.html
[69]
https://www.methodist.org.uk/about/structure-and-governance/the-methodist-conference/conference-2025/presidency/president-and-vice-president-designate-2026-27/
[70]https://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/
news/7425780.churches-get-new-minister/
[71]https://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/
news/7425780.churches-get-new-minister/
[72]
https://www.methodist.org.uk/about/structure-and-governance/the-methodist-conference/conference-2025/presidency/president-and-vice-president-designate-2026-27/
[73]
https://www.methodist.org.uk/about/structure-and-governance/the-methodist-conference/conference-2025/presidency/president-and-vice-president-designate-2026-27/
[74]
https://media.methodist.org.uk/media/documents/conf-2018-50-Appointments-of-District-Chairs_ktoaN6n.pdf
[75]https://dundeemethodist.org.uk/what
God has done for us
[76]https://dundeemethodist.org.uk/what
God has done for us
[77]https://dundeemethodist.org.uk/what
God has done for us
[78]
https://media.methodist.org.uk/media/documents/conf-2018-50-Appointments-of-District-Chairs_ktoaN6n.pdf
[79]
https://media.methodist.org.uk/media/documents/conf-2018-50-Appointments-of-District-Chairs_ktoaN6n.pdf
[80]
https://media.methodist.org.uk/media/documents/conf-2018-50-Appointments-of-District-Chairs_ktoaN6n.pdf
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[87]
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