We the undersigned congregation of the Nigel Methodist Church (NMC) request that the Superintendent, Rev. Z Fumba, withdraw the appointment of the incumbent as per the email correspondence dated 1 December 2023 and 20 December 2023. As the congregation of NMC we do not accept the appointment of the incumbent as proposed because this will put additional strain on the already constrained cash flow to the Church as we are not in the position to pay any assessment and/or any additional cost for an incumbent. The NMC congregation was not consulted or communicated with about the appointment/placement. As dedicated members of NMC we would like to remind the Superintendent of the South East Rand Circuit 1012 that without a congregation the church would not exist. We further request that the response of the Superintendent of the South East Rand Circuit 1012 be communicated to the NMC Society Stewards so that the congregation can be informed accordingly.