CARIBBEAN MISSION PARTNERSHIP

The Rev’d Otto Wade Meets With

Mission Partners from New York The Rev’d Otto Wade, Connexional President of the Methodist

Conference of the Caribbean and the Americas (MCCA) agreed to

convene a meeting of delegates of the New York Annual Conference’s

Caribbean Mission Partnership and officers of the MCCA at the Belmont

Headquarters in Antigua, March 27 to 28, 2014

The Caribbean Mission Partnership was formed in December of 2013 by

Pastors in the New York Annual Conference of the United Methodist

Church from various Caribbean Territories and seeks to forge closer ties

between the “People called Methodists” in the New York – Connecticut

area and those in the MCCA.

While in Antigua, the birthplace of Caribbean Methodism (1760), the

group took the opportunity to tour the historic Gilbert Estate, where

Nathaniel Gilbert having been converted under Wesley’s preaching in

1759 introduced Methodism to Antigua and to the Caribbean. The

original steps from which he preached are still there. The Centre is in

need of major renovation and is listed as 3020603- New Nathaniel

Gilbert Initiative in the Advance Special of the General Board of

Global Ministries.

We also visited the Gilbert Agricultural and Rural Development Centre

(GARDC), a project which was started by the MCCA out of the Gilbert

Ecumenical Centre and using lands of the Gilbert Estate almost 25 years

ago. We have a short CD which we can make available to you. This

project is listed in the Advance Specials as 401420- GARDC. As such

various congregations of the UMC are able to participate in the

redevelopment of the Gilbert Center for conferences and special training

programs and to the work or GARDC.

FORGING A NEW AND LASTING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE

METHODIST CONFERENCE IN THE CARIBBEAN AND THE AMERICAS

AND CHURCHES OF THE NEW YORK ANNUAL CONFERENCE

MEMBERS OF THE CARIBBEAN MISSION PARTNERSHIP

Rev. Patrick Perrin, Chair Rev. Wesley Daniel, Secy

Rev .Dr. Marjorie Nunes, Treas Rev. Dr. Gordon Edwards

Rev. Alpher Sylsvester Rev. Noel Chin

Rev. Dr. David Henry Rev. Narcisse Cherrie Hamilton Phillips

Rev. Harold Andrews Rev. Cecil Stone

Rev. Dr. Gennifer Brooks Rev. Sonia Jermin

Rev. Beverley Hodges Fairweather Rev. Dr. Vera Jermin Annum

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Rev. Patrick G. Perrin, Editor 2 Rottkamp Street, Valley Stream, NY 11580 Tel: 516-285-7170 www.nyac.com/mission jewoodzie@nyac.com

A PROGRAM OF THE

VOLUNTEERS IN MISSION NYAC

MARCH 2014

Rev’d Otto Wade, Pres. MCCA

Rev’d Patmore Henry, Secy,

MCCA

PARTNERSHIP DELEGATION WHO’S WHO!

.

Delores M. Barrett Rev. Wesley Daniel

Pastor, Community UMC Pastor, Calvary, UMC

Middle Village, Queens, NY Bronx, NY

Native of Kingston, Jamaica Native of St. Georges, Grenada

Rev.Dr.Gordon AR Edwards Rev. Vera Isaacs

Pastor, Westchester UMC Dir. Pastoral Care & Outreach

Bronx, NY Brooklyn UM Church Home

Native of Liberta, Antigua Native of Kingston, Jamaica

Rev. Joseph Ewoodzie, Mission/Outreach Coordinator for the

New York Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church Native of Accra, Ghana

MUTUAL MISSION ENGAGEMENT WILL STRENGTHEN CONGREGATIONS IN

THE CARIBBEAN AND ALSO IN NEW YORK/CONNECTICUT

“Do No Harm, Do Good, Stay in love with God.” John Wesley

PURPOSE OF UNITED METHODIST

VOLUNTEERS IN MISSION (UMVIM)

The United Methodist Volunteers in

Mission is to enable the participation of

Methodists throughout the world in global

mission volunteer programs so that

affirming, empowering, and trusting

relationships would be established.

UMVIM prepares to send and receive those

who want to make the love of God visible,

meaningful, supportive, and redemptive.

The UMVIM motto, “Christian Love in

Action”, is taken from 1 John 3:18, in which

Christians are asked to love “not in word or

speech, but in truth and action.” Living our

faith is at the very heart of our Christian

calling and reflects the purpose that has

grown out of our understanding of who we

are and what we want to be: those who

express “Christian Love in Action.”

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Rev. Dr. Wendy Modeste Rev. Dr. Marjorie Nunes,

Pastor, Bushwick Parish UMC Hicksville UMC

Brooklyn, NY Hicksville, NY

Native of Trinidad, raised in Grenada. Native of Kingston, Jamaica

Rev. Patrick G. Perrin

Pastor, St. John’s UMC of

Elmont, Valley Stream, NY

Native of Spanish Town, Jamaica.

Partnership meeting at MCCA headquarters

Martin D. McLee is the resident

bishop of the New York Area within

the Northeastern Jurisdiction of The

United Methodist Church. He was

consecrated as a bishop on July 19,

2012 and provides leadership to

approximately 462 churches in New

York and Connecticut. Prior to his

election to the episcopacy, Bishop

McLee served as the superintendent

of the Metro Boston Hope District of

the New England Conference of The

United Methodist Church.

A native of Brooklyn, New York, the

faith journey of Bishop McLee was

nurtured as a youth at Cuyler-Warren

UMC. He is also a son of the St. Luke

“Community” UMC in Dallas, Texas,

where he responded to the call to

ministry under the leadership of the

Reverend Dr. Zan Wesley Holmes Jr.

Rev. Martin McLee, Bishop The New York Area

United Methodist Church .

“...The World Is My Parish.” John Wesley

SEVERAL OF THE CHURCHES IN THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF THE NEW

YORK/CONNECTICUT AREA ARE PREDOMINANTLY CARIBBEAN

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Clockwise: Rev.Dr.Marjorie Nunes

Rev.Dr.Gordon Edwards

Rev.Carlwin Greenaway Rev. Patmore Henry

Rev. Patrick Perrin

Rev. Otto Wade Rev. Wesley Daniel

Rev. Joseph Ewoodzie

Rev. Delores Barrett Rev. Vera Isaacs

Mrs. Bennie Ewoodzie

(Abs)

Rev. Dr. Wendy Modeste

CARIBBEAN MISSION PARTNERSHIP

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“The Best of all is God is with us!” John Wesley

Area served by the MCCA

CARIBBEAN MISSION PARTNERSHIP, UMVIM,

NEW YORK ANNUAL CONFERENCE

20 SOUNDVIEW AVENUE, WHITE PLAINS,

NY 10606

DISTRICTS (CLOCKWISE)

The Bahamas – Turks & Caicos Is.

Jamaica

Haiti

The Leeward Islands

(Including Aruba & Curacao)

The South Caribbean

Guyana

Panama –Costa Rica

Belize Honduras