WASHINGTON — The Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church has opened its first permanent office in the United Methodist Building in Washington.
The new office will be the international headquarters of the council, said Bishop Peter D. Weaver, council president.
“United Methodist bishops have much to offer to the church and to the world,” he said in a statement released by United Methodist News Service.
“As a council we believe we are better positioned and better equipped to provide effective leadership and communications by being located in one of the world’s most important centers of communication.”
The office is in a building that houses other United Methodist and ecumenical agencies. It is located across the street from the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Capitol.
The office will be staffed by retired Bishop Roy I. Sano, the council’s executive secretary.
The United Methodist Church has 68 active bishops, 50 in the United States and 18 in Africa, Europe and the Philippines. It has 8.3 million members in the United States and a total of 11 million worldwide.
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