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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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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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‘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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Conference looks at using films for Christian outreach
16 March 2018
The 2004 Faith and Film conference will look at how churches canuse modern movies to create opportunities for outreach. The eventis aimed at church leaders, preachers, youth workers and othersinterested in the interaction between films and C...
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Methodist minister pioneers new chaplaincy to commercial radio
16 March 2018
Revd Tony Miles, Methodist minister and broadcaster, willpioneer a chaplaincy-style role within commercial radio stationsfrom 1 September, aiming to show that the Christian faith isrelevant in a pop culture.
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Revd Dr John Stacey, thinker and preacher, dies aged 84
16 March 2018
The Revd Dr John Stacey, who died Tuesday August10th, aged 84, was an inspirational preacher who wasinstrumental in encouraging Methodist people, and especiallyMethodist preachers, to think through their theology in newways.
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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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Trade Justice "Ballot on the Beach" during Labour conference
16 March 2018
Thousands of campaigners are expected in Brighton on Sunday 26September to cast their votes for Trade Justice. There will be arally, procession and Latin American style protest - with pots,pans, whistles and drums - outside the Labour Party ...
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