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Responding to anti-migrant protests
10 September 2026
With the rise of anti-migrant protests, populist expressions of 'Christian nationalism', and the “Raise the Colours” movement, how can church leaders, lay or ordained, respond?
At times of pressure, we need to ask: what is mine or ours to do? This guidance suggests a number of resources and responses based on the experiences of Methodist Churches.
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Churches urged to mark Education Sunday
09 September 2026
Churches Together in England invites congregations to use this time as a springboard for prayer, worship and action, inspired by the call to reconciliation, mutual responsibility and acceptance.
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Thanksgiving in a Challenging Time
08 September 2026
Bridget Down, Learning and Development Officer in the Connexional Team writes on difficulties faced by rural communities this harvest season.
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Net Zero Investment Paying Off
07 September 2026
A modern Methodist Church which has undergone transformation to become more energy efficient is now seeing the returns in lower electricity and gas costs.
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The Methodist Church in the Festival Fields
02 September 2026
Last weekend, the Methodist Church had the privilege of being present at both Greenbelt and Big Church Festival, inviting people into conversations about what it means to build ‘church everywhere’.
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“Blessed are the Peacemakers"
02 September 2026
Bishop Samuel Kayinamura of the Free Methodist Church in Rwanda shares his testimony of how, after the trauma of the Rwandan genocide, God’s love led him to be a peacemaker in his Church and nation.
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A Ministry of Presence
02 September 2026
Community Pioneer Chaplain Mel Brown is facilitating and supporting activities that bring people together in new housing developments.
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Mission and Basketball
28 August 2026
Back at 3Generate 2024, a group from Grangewood Methodist Church in Nottingham attended a Dragons' Den session and pitched an idea that has helped bring churched and unchurched young people together through a basketball hoop.
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Pilgrim's Progress on Scenic Routes
26 August 2026
British Methodists have taken part in two special pilgrimages in August, one in the UK and one across the channel.
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'Loaves and fishes' at Methodist eclipse party
19 August 2026
Like when Jesus fed 5,000 on the banks of the Sea of Galilee with limited resources, a Methodist circuit on the Fylde coast unexpectedly found itself dealing with thousands of people arriving after having only prepared for a fraction of their number.
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40 years of Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum
19 August 2026
Following careful restoration in 1986, the site was transformed into the Museum of Primitive Methodism, preserving the heritage of a movement that played a significant role in spreading the gospel throughout Britain and beyond.
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'This summer is a wake-up call for climate action'
19 August 2026
'The summer of 2026 should be a wake-up call for those of us in Britain. The climate crisis has arrived, and if we are serious when we say we are called to do justice then climate action must be central to everything we do.'
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