Taoiseach in 1993. In 2005, The Church was once again thrown into the centre of the Peace Process as a former president of The Methodist Church in Ireland, Rev Harold Good, was asked to be an independent witness for the historic decommissioning of IRA arms. Ecumenical relations The Methodist Church is a member of several ecumenical bodies, including the World Council of Churches, the Conference of European Churches, Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, and the Irish Council of Churches. Into the future In 1998 The Methodist Church in Ireland embarked on a period of reflection on its position within Irish Society which it called 'Dreaming Dreams'. Although in many areas of the country the Church is increasing in numbers it is aware that as a whole numbers are decreasing in church membership across the country in every denomination. The church has since published its 'ConneXions' plan. The core vision of ConneXions is that each local Church will reflect the life of Christ in its own area. Each church was asked to participate in a community survey so as to find a policy in each church which will best match the needs of its locality. The Methodist Church hopes that this plan when fully implemented will put the entire connexion in a strong position for regrowth and redevelopment in the 21st Century whilst holding fast to the emphasises of the Wesleyan tradition on which it was formed. In 2002 The Methodist Church in Ireland signed a covenant for greater cooperation and potential ultimate unity with the Church of Ireland. Presidents of the Methodist Church of Ireland Rev. John Arthur Walton (father of Nobel Physics prize winner Ernest Walton) Rev. John Robertson (1929) Rev. William Henry Massey (1936–1937), died in office. Rev. W. E. Morley Thompson (1948–1949) Rev. Eric Gallagher (1967) Rev. Sydney Frame (1985–1986) Rev. William I Hamilton (1986–1987) Rev. George Morrison (1987–1988) Rev. Stanley Whittington (1988–1989) Rev. Ken Best (1996–1997) Rev. Dr. Norman Taggart (1997–1998) Rev. David Kerr (1999–2000) Rev. S. Kenneth Todd (2000–2001) Rev. Dr. Harold Good OBE (2001–2002) Rev. Winston Graham (2002–2003) Rev. Jim Rea MBE (2003–2004) Rev. Dr. Brian Fletcher (2004–2005) Rev. Desmond Bain (2005–2006) Rev. Ivan McElhinney (2006–2007) Rev. Roy Cooper (2007–2008) Rev. Aian Ferguson (2008–2009) Rev. Donald P. Ker (2009–2010) Rev. Paul Kingston (2010–2011) Rev. Ian D. Henderson (2011–2012) Rev. Kenneth Lindsay (2012–2013) Rev. Dr. Heather Morris (2013–2014), the first woman to hold the