Methodist Church Levy To Be Reviewed At Conference

The Methodist Church in Fiji and Rotuma will review the removal of the levy imposed annually on members in its conference next month.

President of the Methodist Church in Fiji and Rotuma, Reverend Ili Vunisuwai said the announcement of the removal of the annual levy was under the church’s jurisdiction and that leading questions would have to wait until the conference.

“This is a matter that will be discussed during the Methodist annual meeting,” he said.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, while addressing the Ba Provincial Council meeting in Yasawa last week, emphasised the removal of the levy and the soli ni yasana (provincial).

Mr Rabuka said one of the things that would be ceased was the yearly church offering for the Methodist church.

“There will be no more yearly church offering. These were some of the contributions that added load to the church members especially the Methodist Church of Fiji,” Mr Rabuka said.

He said members had sacrificed their earning or part of the income to contribute to the church.

Rev Vunisuwai said the church was in its initial stage of slowly phasing out the annual levy, but would not be instant.

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