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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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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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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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Methodists vote to create London District
16 March 2018
New district will be home to 23,000 members and 252churches
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Revd Tom Stuckey and Mr John Bell elected as President and Vice-President Designates for Methodist Conference 2005-6
16 March 2018
Revd Thomas J Stuckey, Chair of the Southampton District, hasbeen elected to serve as the President of the Conference from June2005. He will serve alongside Mr John A Bell, a retired businessexecutive from the Chester and Stoke District, who...
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Methodist Church urges Lords to give children equal protection
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church supports the amendment to the ChildrenBill, due to be voted on today in the House of Lords. The amendmentwill make it impossible for a parent to defend themselves against acharge of assault by claiming it was 'reasonable...
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Methodist response to government education plans
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church has made its initial response to theGovernment's planned changes to education.
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‘God is Black’ says Past President ahead of International Conference on Black Theology
16 March 2018
Revd Dr Inderjit Bhogal, Past President of the MethodistConference, promises controversy and celebration at Roots andRoutes, an International Conference on Black Theology, heldthis weekend in Sheffield.
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MRDF Sudan appeal tops £16,000
16 March 2018
Methodist charity thanks all who have given
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Future plans for MAYC sports
16 March 2018
The Sports Programme run by MAYC will change later this year toensure that it meets the needs of modern youth work. The changingnature of young people's lives mean that recently there has beenless interest in the district and regional compet...
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Methodist Church to celebrate trade unionist heritage at Tolpuddle festival
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church, which has recently voiced supportfor the Gangmasters Bill and renewed links with the TUC, will thisweekend link together a peer of the realm and five thousand TradeUnionists at the Tolpuddle Festival.
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MRDF celebrates International Youth Day
16 March 2018
Next week s UN International Youth Day, on 12thAugust, will focus on Youth in an Intergenerational Society.
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