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Methodist concern at Government plans to 'toughen up' asylum rules
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church has voiced its concern about new proposalsfor dealing with asylum seekers announced today in the Queen'sSpeech. The Methodist Church has, alongside many otherdenominations and faiths, long expressed concern for the treat...
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African Church leaders take HIV tests
16 March 2018
Delegates attending a Pan African church assembly in Cameroonhave voluntarily taken the AIDS test to dramatise the importance ofHIV screening and to fight the stigma associated with the scourge.Their symbolic gesture came ahead of World AIDS...
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Don't buy a Christmas tree this year - plant one in Africa instead
16 March 2018
British people are being urged by a Methodist development agencyto not buy a Christmas tree this year. Instead, by helping to planttrees in Africa and Asia this Christmas, they will be ensuringfarmers and their families have enough to eat in...
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Soham minister's statement after Ian Huntley verdict
16 March 2018
The Rev Alan Ashton, Superintendent Minister of theNewmarket Methodist Circuit, which includes Soham, has today madethe following statement after the verdict was announced in theSoham trial:
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Methodist President's Christmas sermon
16 March 2018
Following is the sermon given by the President of theBritish Methodist Conference, the Rev Dr Neil Richardson, at theChristmas Midnight Communion Service at Lidgett Park MethodistChurch, Leeds:
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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity reflects on the fountain of life
16 March 2018
"With you is the fountain of life" are the words from Psalm 36which have been chosen for reflection and prayer in joint churchservices during 2002, beginning with the Week of Prayer forChristian Unity which starts tomorrow and runs until 25...
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Former Methodist President says colour should not be an issue in church appointments
16 March 2018
A former President of the Methodist Church has spoken up indefence of the Anglican Bishop of Rochester, Rt Rev Dr MichaelNazir-Ali, after the bishop voiced concerns that racism is behindcriticisms of him becoming Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Local Preachers' Secretary to leave for new appointment
16 March 2018
Rev Peter Barber has agreed to become the superintendent of theHarpenden circuit in the London North West District from September2002. He is currently the Connexional secretary for Local Preachersin the Methodist Church.
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Comment on the Archbishop of Canterbury
16 March 2018
Upon the announcement that the Archbishop of Canterbury, DrGeorge Carey, is to retire later this year, the Secretary of theMethodist Conference, Rev Nigel Collinson, made the followingcomment:
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New prayers to help people with vows and partings
16 March 2018
National Marriage Week sees the launch of a new book of prayersand services by the Methodist Church for people at every stage ofmarriage and other relationships - as a relationship starts, duringits good and bad times, when the going gets re...
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All faiths must be represented in new-look second chamber, says Methodist Church
16 March 2018
The reform of the House of Lords into a modern second chamber ofthe UK parliament must include representation by people of allfaiths in order to ensure an effective religious voice, says aMethodist Church submission this week.
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Fresh research into spiritual hunger of population
16 March 2018
The Churches Together in England (CTE) Group of Evangelisationin partnership with Bible Society are to fund a two-year researchpost to investigate why the church is seen as irrelevant by aspiritually hungry population. Recent research shows ...
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