“United Methodist Global Ministries has joined international partners in hopes and prayers for peace, justice and a return to democracy in Myanmar in the wake of an early February coup d’état that returned the Southeast Asian country to military rule following a decade of civilian government.
We are deeply distressed by the turn of events in Myanmar and express in strongest terms our concern for the people of Myanmar and their future,” said Roland Fernandes, general secretary of Global Ministries, the denomination’s mission agency, which includes the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).
“We join our voices to those of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) in urging a swift return to the path of democracy and the avoidance of violence.”
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