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Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma : ウィキペディア英語版 | Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma
The Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma is the largest Christian denomination in Fiji, with 36.2 percent of the total population (including 66.6 percent of indigenous Fijians) at the 1996 census. Of the 280,628 persons identifying themselves as Methodists, 261,972 were indigenous Fijians, 5,432 were Indo-Fijians (1.6 percent of all ethnic Indians), and 13,224 were from other ethnic communities. Along with the chiefly system and the Fijian government, the Methodist Church forms a key part of Fiji's social power structure. The President of the Church, who must have been an ordained Minister for at least ten years, is elected at the annual conference for a term not exceeding three years. Tevita Nawadra Banivanua was elected President of the Church at the 2014 annual conference, and took office on 1 January 2015.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.methodistfiji.org/president.html )〕 He succeeded Tuikilakila Waqairatu. == Church organization == The Church has 2,860 congregations served by 430 pastors. Administratively, the church is divided into 338 circuits and 56 divisions.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.methodistfiji.org/ )〕 Its most recent membership count stands at 212,860.〔
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