Former Sikh to lead Methodist church.(National)

From: The Birmingham Post (England) | Date: July 5, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

A former Midland Sikh has been named as the first Asian minister to lead the Methodist church in Britain.

The Rev Inderjit Bhogal, aged 46, will take over as leader of the country's third-largest faith next year.

Church colleagues at the Methodist Conference held in Merseyside over the weekend, elected Mr Bhogal by a ...

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