Wesleyan Life

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Guyana District Celebrates 100 Years

By Dr. Leonard Lewis

The Guyana Wesleyan Church District celebrated 100 years since the first missionaries visited Guyana (then British Guiana) in 1908. The District hosted a series of activities to mark this 100-year milestone under the theme, "Remembering the Past, Recognizing the Present, Partnering for the Future." The centennial celebrations in Guyana were launched on April 27 with the symbolic unveiling of the Centennial Billboard by at the Wesleyan Bible College on Brickdam.

Revs. Moulton and Taylor conducted special services in the Georgetown Town Hall during their visit to then British Guiana 100 years ago. The Pilgrim Holiness Church was subsequently established by the early missionaries (and later renamed The Wesleyan Church).

Today, the church has various preaching points across Guyana including in rural communities. The centennial celebrations were held to honor the contributions of the missionaries, pioneers, and founding pastors and members as well as to foster inter-regional cooperation among Wesleyan congregations in Guyana, Suriname, and the Caribbean and to preserve the history of The Wesleyan Church in Guyana.

Members of the Wesleyan community from Guyana, North America, Europe, and the Caribbean Diaspora took part in the celebration, which culminated with two weeks of activities in August that included country tours, an international quiz, a centennial awards service, and gospel concerts in Berbice and Linden.

- Dr. Leonard Lewis, Overseas Organizer, Guyana Wesleyan Church

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