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Angola: Methodist Church to Invest $642 Million Worldwide
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Angola Press Agency (Luanda)
16 May 2008
Posted to the web 16 May 2008
Luanda
About USD 642 million will be invested by the United Methodist Church in various programmes to be developed worldwide in the 2008-2012 period, ANGOP learnt this Friday, in Luanda, from Bishop Gaspar João Domingos.
The amount was approved by participants to the United Methodist Church General Conference that took place in Texas, United States, under the theme "Future with Hope".
According to the bishop, this amount will cover every programme of the church worldwide, in the next four years, with USD 12 Million being allocated to the "Africa University" in Zimbabwe, from which USD 2 million will be in vested in theology courses.
During the meeting, it was analysed topics such as "leadership for the challenges of the millennium", "development of the church", "ministry with the poor" "mission associated to global health", among others.
The conference brought together 992 delegates from various countries, with Angola represented by the church's West and East conference.
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United Methodist Church was established in Angola 123 years ago.
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