The United Methodist Church (UMC) stands at a precipice, torn between the progressive degeneracy that has infected its American and Western branches and the commitment to a biblical sexual ethic still upheld by its African counterparts. Nowhere is this divide more glaring than in Nigeria, where the Nigerian UMC continues to cling to a traditional, scriptural sexual ethic in defiance of the moral relativism seeping from the West.

Harry Kanawa, the Episcopal Choir President of the Nigerian UMC, recently took to social media to sound the alarm against an insidious incursion. American Bishop John Schol, a known proponent of the LGBTQ agenda, arrived in Abuja, ostensibly to campaign for the acceptance of homosexual practices within the Nigerian UMC.

Kanawa, with indignation, decried Schol’s mission as one driven by “devilish intentions.”

Kanawa’s posts depicted a defiant resistance to Schol’s unwelcome presence. “LGBTQ bishop John Schol from America arrived Abuja international airport now with his devilish intentions to campaign and form LGBTQ in UMC Nigeria… the authority concerns should keep watch on him,” Kanawa warned, rallying the faithful to stand guard against this moral subversion.

In a tableau of defiance, Kanawa shared scenes from a disrupted cabinet meeting in Northern Nigeria. Schol, attempting to insinuate his progressive poison, was met with an wall of opposition, ultimately fleeing the meeting in ignominious retreat.

“Bishop Schol ran out of the cabinet,” Kanawa reported on his Facebook page, demonstrating the Nigerian UMC’s refusal to capitulate to Western decadence.

“The situation reports in Northern conference annual conference Nigeria… Bishop Schol is NOT welcome in Nigeria… No regionalization,” Kanawa said, accompanied by images of protests and banners proclaiming unwavering opposition.

The crescendo of resistance reached its peak as Schol was escorted to Yola International Airport, with Kanawa bidding him a pointed farewell: “We disagreed to agreed.”

Kanawa’s rhetoric, characterizing Schol’s mission as demonic, resonates profoundly with the Nigerian UMC’s members. Their commitment to preserve the sanctity of biblical sexual ethics against the corrosive influence of Western liberalism is a breath of fresh air, despite their other doctrinal and practical issues. It at least demonstrates a willingness to divide over important matters.

As the UMC continues to fracture under the weight of its internal contradictions, it is imperative that true believers heed the call to vigilance. The apostle Paul warned of wolves in sheep’s clothing, and today’s church must remain ever watchful.

“Come out of her, my people,” the Scripture admonishes, “lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues”—whether it be the Roman Catholic harlot or her many spawn, such as the UMC.