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Joint Statement by the Bishop of Durham and the General Secretary of the Methodist Church
26 October 2017
Safeguarding arrangements in our two Churches
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Secretary of the Conference
26 October 2017
The Methodist Church is seeking to appoint its next Secretary of the Conference, who will succeed The Revd Dr Martyn Atkins on 1 September 2015.
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Presumed Consent: What happens to your body after you die?
26 October 2017
The Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT) of the Methodist Church in Britain, the Baptist Union of Great Britain and the United Reformed Church has produced a free resource on the ethics of organ donation ahead of a change in the law in Wales.
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Archbishop to deliver keynote speech at public issues Conference
26 October 2017
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, will give the keynote address at the ‘Love your neighbour: Think, Pray, Vote’ conference.
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Call to prayer for Iraq and Syria on 31 August
26 October 2017
People are being urged to dedicate a special time of prayer to the ongoing crisis in Iraq and Syria next Sunday.
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Statement on the death of Ian Paisley
26 October 2017
The Revd Ken Howcroft, President of the Methodist Conference, and Ms Gill Dascombe, Vice-President of the Methodist Conference have issued a statement on the death of Ian Paisley.
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Churches campaign for abolition of Trident ahead of Peacemaking Sunday
26 October 2017
As diplomatic initiatives gather pace to build a framework for a nuclear-weapon-free world, three British Churches are reiterating their call for the abolition of Trident.
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Islamic State cannot be defeated by military action alone, say major Church leaders
26 October 2017
Leaders of two of Britain’s major Churches say that the UK Government must not give into the rhetoric that Islamic State can simply be bombed out of existence.In a statement released today, leaders of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and the Methodist Church in Britain say that the case for military intervention can only be supported as one part of a broader political and economic strategy to tackle the ideology of IS.
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How good are you at watching and waiting?
26 October 2017
In a ‘want it all, want it now’ culture, the art of watching and waiting can get lost in the melee of consumerism and instant gratification. Yet Advent can also bring us closer to God, and to the effects of God’s justice and love in the world today.
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Response to the murder of Alan Henning
26 October 2017
The President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference issue a statement in response to the murder of Alan Henning by Islamic State militants.
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Ecumenical Day of Reflection on Mining
26 October 2017
The Archbishop of Canterbury and the President of the Methodist Conference today hosted an Ecumenical Day of Reflection on Mining with representatives of leading mining companies, as well as representatives from non-governmental and other faith-based organisations at Lambeth Palace.
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Methodist Council announces nomination of Secretary of the Conference
26 October 2017
The Methodist Council, which is meeting from 15 to 16 October at the High Leigh Conference Centre in Hoddeston, has agreed to nominate to the Conference the Revd Gareth Powell to serve as the Secretary of the Conference from 1 September 2015.
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