| Methodist Church in Malaysia | |
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| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Methodist |
| Polity | Connexional |
| Leader | Rev. Jeyakumar |
| Associations | World Methodist Council, Christian Federation of Malaysia, Council of Churches of Malaysia, Christian Conference of Asia, World Council of Churches |
| Region | Malaysia |
| Origin | 1976 |
| Branched from | United Methodist Church |
| Congregations | 400, (634 preaching points) |
| Members | 114,065[1] |
| Ministers | 552 |
| Missionaries | 54 |
| Primary schools | 42 |
| Secondary schools | 32 |
| Tertiary institutions | 1 |
| Official website | www |
The Methodist Church in Malaysia 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 second largest Protestant denomination in the country after Sidang Injil Borneo.[2] The current bishop of the Methodist Church in Malaysia is the Rev. Dr. T. Jeyakumar.
The other body of Methodists in Malaysia is the Free Methodist Church in Malaysia,[3] founded in 2002.[4]
- ^ Note about membership: 97,197 confirmed; 58,315 preparatory; source: World Council of Churches Archived 9 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Methodist Church in Malaysia : Statistics Archived 19 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 June 2006
- ^ Free Methodist Board of Bishops : State of the Work Report (PDF) Archived 29 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 June 2006
- ^ Free Methodist World Missions : Malaysia Archived 17 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 June 2006