16 March 2018
Letter from the European Methodist Council to American church leaders
To: As members of the European Methodist Council meeting in Moscow,we write to express to you our deepest sympathy at the greattragedy which has befallen the American people. We had just concluded our meeting when the news came through,and words cannot express the sorrow we feel. We represent theUnited Methodist and Methodist traditions in 33 different Europeancountries. Several of our guests here are American and many of ushave family, friends and colleagues in the United States. Our prayers go out to you and the people to whom you minister asyou come to terms with your great loss. We pray also for thePresident of the United States and the governments of the world inthis tragic hour. May the Father of mercies and the God of all consolation consoleyou in all your afflictions. Bishop Heinrich Bolleter |