Liberia Episcopal Area

Annual Conferences
Bishop Samuel J. Quire Jr. (right), who leads The United Methodist Church’s Liberia Conference, walks beside Bishop James Boye-Caulker of the Sierra Leone Conference during the 192nd session of the Liberia Annual Conference, held Feb. 10-16 in Gbarnga, Liberia. Quire said the church was fighting for control of several sanctuaries in Liberia that were seized by members of the Global Methodist Church following the annual conference session. Photo by Priscilla Muzerengwa, United Methodist Communications.

Fights erupt over West Africa church property

United Methodist leaders in Nigeria and Liberia are caught in legal battles with the new Global Methodist Church over the ownership of United Methodist properties.
Human Sexuality
Bishop Samuel J. Quire Jr. delivers the closing message at the 191st session of the Liberia Annual Conference held Feb. 13-18 in Buchanan, Liberia. Following the 2024 General Conference, the bishop released a statement on remaining United Methodist as some members of the Liberia Conference push for a special session. Photo by E Julu Swen.

Liberian bishop counters misinformation

Bishop Samuel J. Quire of Liberia responded to protests following General Conference’s removal of bans on same-sex weddings and gay ordination. He is dealing with calls for the conference to hold a special session to vote on leaving, but such a meeting is not currently scheduled.
General Church
Bishop Samuel J. Quire Jr. presides over an executive meeting of the Liberia Conference at which he appointed a special committee to discuss the conference’s future after the 2024 General Conference. Photo by E Julu Swen, UM News.

Church separation takes center stage in Liberia

Though there are advocacy groups on both sides of the disaffiliation debate in the Liberian Conference, its bishop said he “will remain a United Methodist until otherwise ordered.”
Mission and Ministry
Priscilla Legay Jaiah-Gilayeneh, director of the Ganta Mission Station in Liberia’s Nimba County, displays a pig farming T-shirt during the dedication ceremony of a new butchery plant in Ganta City. Photo by E Julu Swen, UM News.

Butchery plant empowers pig farmers in Liberia

Through partnership with the North Carolina Conference, Liberian United Methodists share benefits with their neighbors.

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