Our Structure
At the base of our structure is a Society which comes together to form a Circuit and the Circuits collectively make up the Diocese.
Society: A Local organisation of the Methodist Church, meeting as one congregation for public worship, and organised into Classes under the supervision of the Leaders’ Meeting. The founder of Methodism, John Wesley described a Methodist Society as a company of men and women “having the form, and seeking the power, of Godliness; united in order to pray together, to receive the word of exhortation, and to watch over one another in love, that they may help each other to work out their salvation.” The highest decision making body at the Society level is the Leaders’ Meeting.
Circuit: One or more Societies under the Pastoral care of one or more Ministers. It is a distinctive authoritative unit within a Diocese, in which usually several Societies, conveniently situated for the purpose, are banded together for pastoral oversight, mutual support and Christian service. The highest decision making body at the Circuit level is the Quarterly Meeting.
Diocese: Composed of a number of Circuits in the same area, as determined by the Conference of The Methodist Church Ghana from time to time. The highest decision making body at the Diocesan level is the Synod, which advises and assists the Conference and the Diocesan Bishop in the development of the work of God in and through the Circuits of the Diocese