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Statement on recent election results
16 March 2018
Rachel Lampard, Secretary for Political Affairs, The MethodistChurch: "As a Church and as individuals, Methodists have beeninvolved in highlighting the dangers of political extremism in manyparts of the country, often as part of ecumenical g...
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Government in danger of failing vulnerable people on gambling, say churches
16 March 2018
The Salvation Army and The Methodist Church said today thatdespite some safeguards, the Government's gambling proposals arestill likely to cause a rise in problem gambling. The two churches,which have consistently argued for better protectio...
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Methodist Church welcomes UN resolution on Iraq
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church welcomes the UN Security Council Resolutionthat legitimises the transfer of power from the CoalitionProvisional Authority to an interim Iraqi government on 30June.
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Over 5000 people log on for the first ever Methodist online sermon
16 March 2018
In the first century, God-seekers had to travel across the knownworld to gather in Jerusalem and celebrate the festival ofPentecost. Last Sunday they merely had to log-on.
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New Methodist President speaks of 'The Listening God'
16 March 2018
'There are none so deaf, as those that don't want tohear'
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Statement on the EU Constitution
16 March 2018
Colin Ride, Europe Secretary: The Methodist Church in Britainwelcomes the adoption of the EU Constitution by theInter-Governmental Conference. There is now an opportunity for aninformed, rational, knowledgeable yet passionate debate about th...
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Methodist Church paving the ‘way forward’ in Inter Faith relations
16 March 2018
Faith Meeting Faith, a new publication aiming tocounter fears about relating to other religions, and pave the wayforward in Inter Faith relations, will be launched at the MethodistConference next week.
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Archbishop tells Methodist Conference, 'I hope we become more than just friends'
16 March 2018
Yesterday, a serving Archbishop of Canterbury addressed theMethodist Conference for the first time since 1961. Sat in JohnWesley's chair at the head of Conference, Dr Rowan Williams said:"the signing of Anglican-Methodist Covenant was an occ...
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New Methodist Vice President speaks of rekindling hope
16 March 2018
Sister Myrtle Poxon, new Vice President of the MethodistConference, told representatives that the Church should rekindlehope. Myrtle told the Conference that "it is time to stop talkingabout decline, and emphasise that we are a church that i...
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New district will be home to 23,000 members and 252 churches
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church, at its annual Conference in Loughborough,has approved a report laying out some of the issues about churches,the state and establishment. The Church hopes that it will spark adebate among its own members and in other den...
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Statement on the handover of power in Iraq
16 March 2018
Steve Hucklesby, Secretary for International Affairs for TheMethodist Church: "The handover of power to an Iraqi Administrationmarks a new chapter in the recent history of a great nation. No-one expects the road to be easy but the vast ...
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Methodists vote to create London District
16 March 2018
New district will be home to 23,000 members and 252churches
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