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View From Abroad: Nigeria Deports UMC Bishop Involved in Denominational Leadership Change

Global UpfrontAug 30, 2024August 30, 20240

Nigeria has deported a United Methodist Church bishop trying to oversee a transition in local leadership, purportedly because of an issue surrounding his visa status.

Nigeria Immigration Deports Zimbabwean Bishop Over Visa Violation

Global UpfrontAug 29, 2024August 29, 20240

After several diplomatic brickbats, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) announced the repatriation of Zimbabwean Bishop Eben Nhiwatawi on August 24, 2024, for violating Nigerian immigration

Zimbabwean Bishop Detained In Nigeria Came To Conduct Election For Church Faction In Support Of LGBTQ Practice – Immigration

Global UpfrontAug 27, 2024August 27, 20240

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Monday offered reasons why a Zimbabwean Bishop, Eben Nhiwatiwa of the United Methodist Church was arrested and detained. Bishop

Nigeria Immigration Arrests Zimbabwean Bishop As United Methodist Church Crisis Deepens

Global UpfrontAug 25, 2024August 25, 20240

The crisis in the United Methodist Church (UMC), Nigeria, has again taken a new turn with the arrest in Nigeria by the Immigration Service of

Has The 560K-member Nigerian Episcopal Area Left United Methodist Church (UMC) Over LGBT Affirmation?

Global UpfrontAug 8, 2024August 8, 20240

The mostly theologically liberal United Methodist Church and the theologically conservative Global Methodist Church are each claiming control of a regional body based in Nigeria.

1 Million-member Regional Body Leaves United Methodist Church Over Gay Marriage, Clergy As Côte d’Ivoire Conference Pulls Out

Global UpfrontJun 2, 2024June 2, 20240

A regional body of the United Methodist Church with approximately 1 million members has voted to leave the mainline denomination over its acceptance of gay