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{{Short description|Largest Christian denomination in the Country of Freice}}
{{Short description|Largest Christian denomination in the Country of Freice}}
{{Infobox Christian denomination
{{Infobox Christian denomination
|name                = Reformed Church of Christ the Saviour
|name                = Evangelical Methodist Church in Freice
|image              = File:Logo of the Reformed Church of Christ the Saviour (Freice).png
|image              = File:Logo of the Reformed Church of Christ the Saviour (Freice).png
|territory          = [[Freice]], [[Riamo]], [[Hoterallia]]
|territory          = [[Freice]], [[Riamo]], [[Hoterallia]]
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|founded_date        = 3 April 1953
|founded_date        = 3 April 1953
|main_classification = Protestant
|main_classification = Protestant
|caption            = PRKK logo<br>Motto: "Airi'ia te ma auiarito ui maina'ia" (Living the spirit in all we do, <small>lit.</small> ''Living the spirit when working'').
|caption            = PMRF logo<br>Motto: "Airi'ia te ma auiarito ui maina'ia" (Living the spirit in all we do, <small>lit.</small> ''Living the spirit when working'').
|native_name        = Pakaragare Rehokaga'ia oe Kiaira te ma Kaovaraha'ama
|native_name        = Pakaragare Metoristi'ama Revonogaia’lu i Faio
|leader_title1      = President
|leader_title1      = President
|leader_name1        = Rev. Dr. Apoka Semeia<ref name=": Bishops1">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Pisekopa'me"] (in Freician). ''prkk.faio'. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.</ref>
|leader_name1        = Rev. Dr. Apoka Semeia<ref name=": Bishops1">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Pisekopa'me"] (in Freician). ''pmrf.faio'. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.</ref>
|polity              = Connexionalism
|polity              = Connexionalism
|other_names        = Methodist Church of Freice<ref name=": Conference2">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Methodist Church of Freice"]. ''Methodism-Online''. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 5 Auguste 2019.</ref>
|other_names        = Methodist Church of Freice<ref name=": Conference2">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Methodist Church of Freice"]. ''Methodism-Online''. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 5 Auguste 2019.</ref>
|website            = [https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ www.prkk.faio]
|website            = [https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ www.pmrf.faio]
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}}
The '''Reformed Church of Christ the Saviour''' (Freician: ''Pakaragare Rehokaga'ia oe Kiaira te ma Kaovaraha'ama''; PRKK) is a Methodist denomination in [[Freice]] and, as of 2021, the largest church and Christian denomination in the Country. The church was founded in 1953 when it formally separated from the Riamese Methodist Church and established itself as a separate body operating within the Riamese Methodist Conference. The split was largely driven by pro-independence and Freician nationalist factions that sought to use religion as a vehicle for their aims. The church has its roots in the Methodist missionaries who settled in Freice with [[Riamo|Riamese colonisation]] in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
The '''Evangelical Methodist Church in Freice''' (Freician: ''Pakaragare Metoristi'ama Revonogaia’lu i Faio''; PMRF) is a Methodist denomination in [[Freice]] and, as of 2021, the largest church and Christian denomination in the Country. The church was founded in 1953 when it formally separated from the Riamese Methodist Church and established itself as a separate body operating within the Riamese Methodist Conference. The split was largely driven by pro-independence and Freician nationalist factions that sought to use religion as a vehicle for their aims. The church has its roots in the Methodist missionaries who settled in Freice with [[Riamo|Riamese colonisation]] in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.


Although not the state church, the PRKK wields significant influence in society, due in most part to the large number of Freicians who are practitioners.<ref name=": VisitFreice">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Society > Traditions > Church"]. ''www.visit-freice.faio''. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.</ref>
Although not the state church, the PMRF wields significant influence in society, due in most part to the large number of Freicians who are practitioners.<ref name=": VisitFreice">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Society > Traditions > Church"]. ''www.visit-freice.faio''. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.</ref>


==Organisation==
==Organisation==
The Reformed Church of Christ the Saviour is organised into four different levels, called conferences: general conference, district conference, and village conference.<ref name=": Conference2">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Methodist Church of Freice"]. ''Methodism-Online''. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 5 Auguste 2019.</ref>
The Reformed Church of Christ the Saviour is organised into four different levels, called conferences: general conference, district conference, and village conference.<ref name=": Conference2">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Methodist Church of Freice"]. ''Methodism-Online''. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 5 Auguste 2019.</ref>


The General Conference is the principal representative body of the church and has sole authority to speak on its behalf. An equal number of clergy and laity are elected from district meetings (bishops sit ex officio) and constitute the highest decision-making body of the PRKK. The conference elects a president from amongst the bishops, who serves as the head of and main spokesperson for the church. Between sittings of the general conference, a general committee is elected from amongst the members of the conference to undertake specified responsibilities.
The General Conference is the principal representative body of the church and has sole authority to speak on its behalf. An equal number of clergy and laity are elected from district meetings (bishops sit ex officio) and constitute the highest decision-making body of the PMRF. The conference elects a president from amongst the bishops, who serves as the head of and main spokesperson for the church. Between sittings of the general conference, a general committee is elected from amongst the members of the conference to undertake specified responsibilities.


District conferences consist of representatives of the clergy and laity elected from among the village conferences in each district. The district conference is responsible for policy relating to the administration of the church in each [[Districts of Freice|district]], including matters relating to finance, the employment and oversight of church staff and clergy, and local social concerns.<ref name=": Conference1">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Hiunuiefago'me"] (in Freician). ''prkk.faio'. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2020.</ref> District conferences are also responsible for electing a bishop, who is responsible for the oversight of ministers in their district.
District conferences consist of representatives of the clergy and laity elected from among the village conferences in each district. The district conference is responsible for policy relating to the administration of the church in each [[Districts of Freice|district]], including matters relating to finance, the employment and oversight of church staff and clergy, and local social concerns.<ref name=": Conference1">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Hiunuiefago'me"] (in Freician). ''pmrf.faio'. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2020.</ref> District conferences are also responsible for electing a bishop, who is responsible for the oversight of ministers in their district.


The village conference is a meeting of a local congregation (currently eleven) for the purpose of making decisions relating to the organisation of the church at a local level. It usually consists of the minister and worshippers elected from amongst the congregation.
The village conference is a meeting of a local congregation (currently eleven) for the purpose of making decisions relating to the organisation of the church at a local level. It usually consists of the minister and worshippers elected from amongst the congregation.


===Overseas churches===
===Overseas churches===
There are two autonomous churches that operate within the PRKK but which are granted certain freedoms. These are the ''Reformed Church of Christ the Saviour - Ryume Church'' (PRKK-RP) operates in [[Hoterallia]] and the ''Reformed Church of Christ the Saviour - Church of Riamo'' (PRKK-PoR), which operates in mainland [[Riamo]].
There are two autonomous churches that operate within the PMRF but which are granted certain freedoms. These are the ''Evangelical Methodist Church in Freice - Ryume Church'' (PMRF-RP) operates in [[Hoterallia]] and the ''Evangelical Methodist Church in Freice - Church of Riamo'' (PMRF-PoR), which operates in mainland [[Riamo]].


The Ryume Church serves the Freician community in Hoterallia (並外民の外国人公共; <small>trans.</small> Namimin no Gaikoku hito kōkyō), which traces its heritage to the immigration from the island in the 1920s and 1930s during and immediately following the [[Hoterallian Occupation of Freice|Hoterallian occupation of Freice]]. Established in its current form in 1962, the church provides services to around 1,500 of the almost 2,100 Freicians resident in the country, most of whom live in Ryume Prefecture. The church is headed by the Bishop of Ryume, currently Rev. Ilipule Likama.
The Ryume Church serves the Freician community in Hoterallia (並外民の外国人公共; <small>trans.</small> Namimin no Gaikoku hito kōkyō), which traces its heritage to the immigration from the island in the 1920s and 1930s during and immediately following the [[Hoterallian Occupation of Freice|Hoterallian occupation of Freice]]. Established in its current form in 1962, the church provides services to around 1,500 of the almost 2,100 Freicians resident in the country, most of whom live in Ryume Prefecture. The church is headed by the Bishop of Ryume, currently Rev. Ilipule Likama.


The Church of Riamo operates in mainland Riamo, including in the [[Riamo|Unhak Island Territories]]. A large number of members are students and temporary workers, with major populations in Guri, Portington, and Swanton. The church also serves as the de facto representation of the PRKK in the Riamese Methodist Conference, with the Bishop of Guri (the leader of the PRKK-PoR) the designated member of the conference for the PRKK. The current Bishop of Guri is Rev. Dr. Selaulo Bisona.
The Church of Riamo operates in mainland Riamo, including in the [[Riamo|Unhak Island Territories]]. A large number of members are students and temporary workers, with major populations in Guri, Portington, and Swanton. The church also serves as the de facto representation of the PMRF in the Riamese Methodist Conference, with the Bishop of Guri (the leader of the PMRF-PoR) the designated member of the conference for the PMRF. The current Bishop of Guri is Rev. Dr. Selaulo Bisona.


===Bishops===
===Bishops===
The 11 current bishops of the PRKK are:<ref name=": Bishops">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Pisekopa'me"] (in Freician). ''prkk.faio'. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.</ref>
The 11 current bishops of the PMRF are:<ref name=": Bishops">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Pisekopa'me"] (in Freician). ''pmrf.faio'. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.</ref>
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Evangelical Methodist Church in Freice
Pakaragare Metoristi'ama Revonogaia’lu i Faio
File:Logo of the Reformed Church of Christ the Saviour (Freice).png
PMRF logo
Motto: "Airi'ia te ma auiarito ui maina'ia" (Living the spirit in all we do, lit. Living the spirit when working).
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationMethodism
TheologyEvangelical
PolityConnexionalism
PresidentRev. Dr. Apoka Semeia[1]
HeadquartersSekapa, Freice
TerritoryFreice, Riamo, Hoterallia
Origin3 April 1953
Separated fromRiamese Methodist Church
Other name(s)Methodist Church of Freice[2]
Official websitewww.pmrf.faio

The Evangelical Methodist Church in Freice (Freician: Pakaragare Metoristi'ama Revonogaia’lu i Faio; PMRF) is a Methodist denomination in Freice and, as of 2021, the largest church and Christian denomination in the Country. The church was founded in 1953 when it formally separated from the Riamese Methodist Church and established itself as a separate body operating within the Riamese Methodist Conference. The split was largely driven by pro-independence and Freician nationalist factions that sought to use religion as a vehicle for their aims. The church has its roots in the Methodist missionaries who settled in Freice with Riamese colonisation in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Although not the state church, the PMRF wields significant influence in society, due in most part to the large number of Freicians who are practitioners.[3]

Organisation

The Reformed Church of Christ the Saviour is organised into four different levels, called conferences: general conference, district conference, and village conference.[2]

The General Conference is the principal representative body of the church and has sole authority to speak on its behalf. An equal number of clergy and laity are elected from district meetings (bishops sit ex officio) and constitute the highest decision-making body of the PMRF. The conference elects a president from amongst the bishops, who serves as the head of and main spokesperson for the church. Between sittings of the general conference, a general committee is elected from amongst the members of the conference to undertake specified responsibilities.

District conferences consist of representatives of the clergy and laity elected from among the village conferences in each district. The district conference is responsible for policy relating to the administration of the church in each district, including matters relating to finance, the employment and oversight of church staff and clergy, and local social concerns.[4] District conferences are also responsible for electing a bishop, who is responsible for the oversight of ministers in their district.

The village conference is a meeting of a local congregation (currently eleven) for the purpose of making decisions relating to the organisation of the church at a local level. It usually consists of the minister and worshippers elected from amongst the congregation.

Overseas churches

There are two autonomous churches that operate within the PMRF but which are granted certain freedoms. These are the Evangelical Methodist Church in Freice - Ryume Church (PMRF-RP) operates in Hoterallia and the Evangelical Methodist Church in Freice - Church of Riamo (PMRF-PoR), which operates in mainland Riamo.

The Ryume Church serves the Freician community in Hoterallia (並外民の外国人公共; trans. Namimin no Gaikoku hito kōkyō), which traces its heritage to the immigration from the island in the 1920s and 1930s during and immediately following the Hoterallian occupation of Freice. Established in its current form in 1962, the church provides services to around 1,500 of the almost 2,100 Freicians resident in the country, most of whom live in Ryume Prefecture. The church is headed by the Bishop of Ryume, currently Rev. Ilipule Likama.

The Church of Riamo operates in mainland Riamo, including in the Unhak Island Territories. A large number of members are students and temporary workers, with major populations in Guri, Portington, and Swanton. The church also serves as the de facto representation of the PMRF in the Riamese Methodist Conference, with the Bishop of Guri (the leader of the PMRF-PoR) the designated member of the conference for the PMRF. The current Bishop of Guri is Rev. Dr. Selaulo Bisona.

Bishops

The 11 current bishops of the PMRF are:[5]

Name Title Serving since
Rev. Dr. Apoka Semeia President
Bishop of Marana Pratsa		 18 June 2020 (President)
14 March 2012 (Bishop)
Rev. Likama Siolauo Bishop of Dukorane 9 November 2017
Rev. Nualatamu Fuoa Bishop of Sekapa 4 June 2018
Rev. Sotele Sekoela Bishop of Koimuke 28 January 2013
Rev. Dr. Selaulo Bisona Bishop of Guri 9 April 2015
Rev. Avama Ilipule Bishop of Sekapa Seiva 13 August 2016
Rev. Seima Semeia Bishop of Roheo Radei Oratite 6 January 2015
Rev. Dr. Enuleira Fuoa Bishop of Ritora Iisa 8 May 2017
Rev. Seuia Kaineki Bishop of Mopeta Pratsa 14 April 2015
Rev. Ilipule Likamai Bishop of Ryume 5 June 2011
Rev. Selaulo Tume Bishop of Peka 8 January 2022

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pisekopa'me" (in Freician). pmrf.faio'. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Methodist Church of Freice". Methodism-Online. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 5 Auguste 2019.
  3. ↑ "Society > Traditions > Church". www.visit-freice.faio. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Hiunuiefago'me" (in Freician). pmrf.faio'. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Pisekopa'me" (in Freician). pmrf.faio'. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

Notes

External links

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