The United Methodist Church in Thailand is the newest Methodist Churches in South East Asia. The first missionary couple of all United Methodist Church began their works around 2006. We have now established eight churches and one is being formed in Thailand. Our works in Thailand begin with the missionary engagement with local pastors and preachers to establish a preaching point and later the preaching point become a congregation and a local church. After five years of mission works in Thailand we finally have our first annual meeting (annual conference). On September 29, 2011 Bishop Bruce Ough who is the bishop for Southeast Asia was accompanied by Dr. John Nuessle of GBGM and Rev. Joyce Frye the Bishop's assistant to preside over his first annual meeting with the United Methodist Church in Thailand. At the meeting the Bishop certified nine pastors and appointed them to nine churches and preaching points in Thailand for the year 2011-2012. We also have the opportunity to recruit some fine pastors to serve our United Methodist Churches here in Thailand and also equipped some lay members to establish a National Committee who will work side by side with our missionaries for the work of the Lord here in Thailand. The United Methodists here in Thailand were very excited to have their first Annual Meeting as well. Most of them do not know what to expect, when we told them we are going to have an Annual Meeting (Conference) with the Bishop, but during the meeting and afterward the pastors and members who participated were very happy they have this opportunity to participate in this historical event. At this Conference our bishop shared with our sisters and brothers Methodists here in Thailand that they are a part of the Global United Methodist Churches and that we are here to assure our support to the Methodist Church here in Thailand that we will be praying for their work and the Methodist Church in Thailand.
