Liberia: Bishop Quire Warns of ‘Lost Identity’ As Methodist Churches Consider Breaking Away

Monrovia — The Bishop of the United Methodist Church (UMC) in Liberia, Samuel J. Quire Jr., has expressed concern over Methodist churches that are considering leaving the denomination, describing their actions as a “lost identity.”

Speaking to reporters at his office in Monrovia on Monday, October 14, Bishop Quire emphasized that the United Methodist Church is not a congregational church, and therefore, no church that bears the UMC emblem has the right to break away. He noted that congregations…