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Celebrate Disability Awareness Week with Revd Helen Cameron
29 August 2024
The President of the Methodist Conference will launch Disability Awareness Week with a special service held at Brierley Hill Methodist Church on 15 September 2024. The service has been planned with the charity Through the Roof and will be livestreamed.
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Prayer following Gaza school airstrike
12 August 2024
Following the airstrike on a school building sheltering Palestinians that killed more than 70 people, the Methodist Church has released this prayer and call to action.
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The Wesley Hotel in Camden renews Green Tourism Award
06 August 2024
The Wesley Hotel in Camden successfully renewed its prestigious Green Tourism certification. This recognition underscores the hotel's commitment to sustainable hospitality and community engagement.
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Responding to violent disorder
05 August 2024
The President of the Methodist Conference, the Revd Helen Cameron, and the Vice-President, Carolyn Godfrey, have released the following statement and prayer as a response to the violent disorder that has taken place over recent days.
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A Statement following the tragic events in Southport
31 July 2024
Following the tragic events in Southport on 29 July Churches Together in the Merseyside Region have issued the following statement
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The Pride weekend in Worksop
22 July 2024
On Saturday 13 July 2024, members of the Crossing Methodist & United Reformed Church & Centre in Worksop (in the Sheffield District) took part in their local Pride, rejoicing with people inside and outside of the church.
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The Methodist Church’s garden wins three major awards at the RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park
17 July 2024
On Tuesday 16 July, ‘This Garden Isn’t Finished Without You’, the first garden sponsored by the Methodist Church at the RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park, was awarded a Gold medal, the Environmental Innovation Award and the Best Show Garden Prize.
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Reflections on Singleness
16 July 2024
Revd Miriam Moul, Superintendent Minister of the Oxford Methodist Circuit and member of the working party which drafted the Singleness report, offers her thoughts on the report and what it means.
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An inclusive environmental hustings in Stirling Methodist Church
10 July 2024
Stirling Methodist Church’s congregation and Friends of the Earth Scotland organised an Environmental Husting on Thursday 25 June. They aimed to focus on environmental issues and reach out to people unable to join traditional hustings.
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Responding to Hurricane Beryl
10 July 2024
Last month's Hurricane Beryl caused catastrophic damage across the Caribbean resulting in a reported 28 fatalities with preliminary damage estimated at more than US$6 billion.
While the Methodist Conference met in Leeds, 27 June to 3 July, it responded to the hurricane by sending a letter of solidarity to its partners, the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas.
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Statement on the closure of Al Ahli hospital in Gaza
10 July 2024
We are horrified to hear that the Anglican-run Al Ahli hospital in Gaza has been closed on the instruction of the Israeli Defence Forces.
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Heritage Fund award brings Epworth Old Rectory’s collections to new audiences
09 July 2024
Epworth Old Rectory has received a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund of £191,160 for an exciting heritage project, ‘Out of the Box: unlocking collections at Epworth Old Rectory’, in Epworth, North Lincolnshire.
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