June 30, 2013
Ivan M. Abrahams, General Secretary of the World
Methodist Council, will preach at the 10:45 a.m. worship service. Bishop Abrahams is the fourth
person and first South African to serve as General Secretary of the World
Methodist Council. He began his tenure in 2012. From 2003-2012, Bishop Abrahams
served as Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa–one of the
largest Christian denominations in Southern Africa. During his tenure he
provided prophetic leadership and direction. His capstone achievement was the
formation and successful completion of the multimillion rand legacy project,
the Seth Mokitimi
Methodist Seminary. Bishop Abrahams is well-versed in casting vision,
providing spiritual and strategic leadership, developing policies and
procedures in line with values, goals and the mission of the church to achieve
its vision.