22/03/2023
The United Methodist Church in Sierra Leone started as United Brethren in Christ in 1855. It merged with the Evangelicals in 1946 and became the Evangelical United Brethren Church. In 1968 it merged with The Methodist Church becoming The United Methodist Church. During this time, all presiding bishops were from the USA.
In 1973 the church assumed autonomy with the first indigenous resident bishop, the late Dr. Benjamin A. Carew, followed in 1979 by Bishop Thomas S. Bangura.
In 1992, Joseph Christian Humper was elected bishop, succeeding Bishop Bangura. He retired in 2008 and was succeeded in the same year by the late Bishop John K. Yambasu who died by road accident in August 2020.
After the tragic death of Sierra Leone Bishop John K. Yambasu in August 2020, retired Bishop Warner H. Brown Jr. was named as interim episcopal leader and will continue in that role till 2024 when a new Bishop for Sierra Leone is due to be elected.
