This past week Bishop Tracy S. Malone announced that I will receive a new appointment in the autumn. Beginning 1 September 2020, I will be the director of the Methodist Ecumenical Office in Rome, Italy. The mission of the Methodist Ecumenical Office Rome is to foster relations between the global Methodist family and the Roman Catholic Church, seek new ecumenical relationships on behalf of the World Methodist Council, provide opportunities for formation and education, and offer hospitality to Methodists visiting Rome. My new role will be to direct and oversee the work of the Methodist Ecumenical Office Rome. The Methodist Ecumenical Office Rome is a shared ministry of the World Methodist Council, The United Methodist Church, the Methodist Church in Britain, the European Methodist Council, and the Methodist Church in Italy and represents over 80 Methodist/Wesleyan churches in more than 154 countries.

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