--Thursday, 16 February 2006--

Methodist ministers to move

Later this year, members of local Methodist congregations will say goodbye to their reverends and welcoming new ones. Thanks to a decision made at this year's regional Conference of Methodist Churches, the territory's three Methodist reverends will be on the move.

Together, the reverends share responsibilities for serving parishioners at all of the territory's 13 Methodist churches, or about 1,500 parishioners. Supervisor of the BVI Methodist Circuit Rev. E. Lloyd Brissette said last week that each reverend's appointment lasts a year.

"[One year appointments] are part of the itinerary system inherited from the mother church in Great Britain," he said. "There is always the possibility that one could be transferred."

But Rev. Brissette said the fact that all three reverends are leaving is unusual. Rev. Brissette, who is the pastor at Methodist Churches in Road Town, Sea Cows Bay, Purcell Estate and Long Look, will be moving on to the Dutch side of St. Martin.

Aside from Rev Brissette, Rev. Pat Moore-Henry and Rev. Myrna Lake will also be on the move. Rev. Moore-Henry oversees churches in at Zion Hill West End, Carrot Bay, Cane Garden Bay, Jost Van Dyke and Anegada, while Rev. Lake is currently responsible for Methodist churches in East End, Belle View, Virgin Gorda and North Sound. Rev. Moore-Henry will be moving to Curaco while Rev. Lake will be moving on to Holland.

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