Sabah Methodist Church

Sabah Methodist Church
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationMethodist
PolityConnexional
LeaderRev. Dr Ong Hwai Teik
AssociationsWorld Methodist Council, Christian Federation of Malaysia, Council of Churches of Malaysia, Christian Conference of Asia, World Council of Churches
RegionSabah, East Malaysia
Origin1976
Branched fromUnited Methodist Church
Congregations400, (634 preaching points)
Members114,065[1]
Ministers552
Missionaries54
Primary schools42
Secondary schools32
Tertiary institutions1
Official websitewww.sabahmethodist.org

The Sabah Methodist Church is a body within the Methodist tradition in Malaysia. With approximately 200,000 members in more than 1034 congregations (local and preaching points), it is the largest Protestant denomination in the country.[2] The current bishop of the Methodist Church in Malaysia is the Rev Dr Ong Hwai Teik .

The other body of Methodists in Malaysia is the Free Methodist Church in Malaysia[3] in 2002.[4]

  1. ^ Note about membership: 97,197 confirmed; 58,315 preparatory; source: World Council of Churches Archived 9 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Methodist Church in Malaysia : Statistics Archived 19 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 June 2006
  3. ^ Free Methodist Board of Bishops : State of the Work Report (PDF) Archived 29 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 June 2006
  4. ^ Free Methodist World Missions : Malaysia Archived 17 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 June 2006