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Revd Frances Young to preach at opening service of the General Synod
16 March 2018
The Revd Professor Frances M Young will preach at the openingservice of the Eighth General Synod Church of England on 15November, the first Methodist and the first woman to preach at thefive-yearly inauguration ceremony. She will deliver her...
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Methodist ethical investment committee announces Nestlé decision
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church's Joint Advisory Committee on EthicalInvestment (JACEI) has cleared the way for the Church's investmentagency the Central Finance Board to invest in NestlŽ if it wishesto do so. The Committee said that, while there are s...
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Celebrate E-piphany with MethodistChildren
16 March 2018
The MethodistChildren team have produced ideas for a children'sservice for Epiphany, available free of charge on their website.This follows the success of their Narnia-themed Christmas service.Epiphany marks the visit of the wise men to Jesu...
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Out of Place: New resource tells of hope after disaster
16 March 2018
A free resource to help churches learn more about the aftermathof emergencies is now available from the Methodist Relief andDevelopment Fund (MRDF). The stunning images in the Out of PlaceStudy Pack illustrate the work of MRDF partners as th...
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MethodistChildren boosts support for 9-13 year-olds
16 March 2018
MethodistChildren is pleased to welcome Penny Fuller in acompletely new role as the 9-13 Project Worker, making sure thatthe Church as a whole is doing the best it can for this age group.Although Penny fills an existing vacancy, her role has...
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World AIDS Day highlights the need for action in the fight against complacency and ignorance
16 March 2018
With more than 40 million people living with HIV and AIDS acrossthe world, World AIDS Day is a serious reminder of all that stillneeds to be done to prevent the spread of this disease and improvethe quality of life for those living under its...
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Tsunami: One year on, the storm still rages
16 March 2018
26 December will be a painful anniversary for Ramanaiah.Although he escaped from the waves when the Tsunami struck, hispregnant wife could not run away. He tried to carry her to safetybut the water was too deep and too powerful. Their south ...
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Pearl Luxon appointed to new joint Anglican-Methodist post
16 March 2018
The Revd Pearl Luxon has been appointed to the joint post ofSafeguarding Adviser for the Methodist Church and the Church ofEngland. She will take up the post in September 2006 on theretirement of Mrs Janet Hind as National Child Protection A...
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Parliamentary committee hears evidence on gambling from Christian groups
16 March 2018
Christian groups appeared before the Joint ParliamentaryCommittee on the Draft Gambling Bill last week (Thursday 8 January)to highlight concerns about the potential harm that could be causedby Government proposals.
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Methodist appeal for victims of Iranian earthquake
16 March 2018
The Methodist Relief and Development Fund (MRDF) is appealingfor funds to support victims of the earthquake that hit SouthernIran on Boxing Day. The earthquake, which registered 6.3 on theRichter Scale, destroyed almost all of the historic c...
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Christmas Message from the President of the Methodist Conference
16 March 2018
The President of the British Methodist Conference, The Revd TomStuckey, has this message for Christmas 2005:'At Christmas, some of us will be bellowing out the hymn 'As withgladness men of old, did the guiding star behold.' Maybe beforeC...
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New Commission on Urban Life and Faith launched
16 March 2018
The Commission on Urban Life and Faith, chaired by a Methodistminister and launched today in the House of Lords, will "promote avision of urban life which analyses and addresses the realities ofits delights, injustices and its needs". It wil...
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