Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma

Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationMethodist
PolityCongregationalist
LeaderSemisi Turagavou[1]
RegionFiji
Origin1835
Congregations2,860
Members212,860
Ministers430

The Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma is the largest Christian denomination in Fiji, with 34.6% of the total population at the most recent 2007 census.[2]

Along with the chiefly system and the Fijian government, the Methodist Church forms a key part of Fiji's social power structure. The President of the Church, who must have been an ordained Minister for at least ten years, is elected at the annual conference for a term not exceeding three years. Tevita Nawadra Banivanua was elected President of the Church at the 2014 annual conference, and took office on 1 January 2015.[3] He succeeded Tuikilakila Waqairatu.

  1. ^ Methodist Church UK website, Global Partners in Fiji, retrieved 2023-08-01
  2. ^ "Population by Religion and Province of Enumeration". 2007 Census of Population. Fiji Bureau of Statistics. June 2012. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  3. ^ "The Office of the President". methodistfiji.org. Retrieved 26 June 2015.