Month: August 2023

Celebrating Sir Dr. Aina: A Giant in Medicine and Knight of John Wesley.

Posted by Deji Okegbile | Aug 24, 2023 | Events, Methodism |

At a time when modern Medicine is in danger of losing a powerful, old-fashioned tool, the human touch, the transition of Sir Dr. Wilberforce Olumide Aina, a Knight of John Wesley (KJW) raised the alarm about ‘our strange new world where patients are merely data points and calls for a return to the traditional one-on-one physical exam.’ The world and Methodism lost an exceptional doctor and a kingdom treasurer in Sir Dr. Aina. His career and legacy strongly endorse the value of the patient-centered family physician needed within today’s healthcare system. Sir Dr Aina lives on. His career, life,...

CELEBRATING HIS EMINENCE MBANG, A BORN LEADER AND A SPIRITUAL ADVOCATE FOR THE MASSES.

Posted by Deji Okegbile | Aug 11, 2023 | Events, General and Ecumenism, Methodism, Missions and Evangelism, Nations |

‘A mighty tree has fallen’ is the traditional response in Africa, to the passing of such a great soul and a towering international figure of monumental moral and missional authority as His Eminence Sunday Coffie Mbang (1936-2023). His broad smile and hearty laugh will be challenging to forget. Beyond the order of ministry and episcopacy to which he was called and elected as the second Patriarch and first Prelate, Methodist Church, the offices he held locally and internationally, or the titles he bore as a renowned academic theologian of his age, the most distinguishing mark of His Eminence Mbang’s...