News
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International Day Against Fascism and Anti-Semitism
26 October 2017
Statement from the Methodist Presidency on the International Day Against Fascism and Anti-Semitism (November 9th)
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Faith in politics but less faith in politicians, say Church young people
26 October 2017
The Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT) of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church asked Christian young people about their attitudes to voting and politics. The young people were clear – they cared about politics, their faith had a major impact on how they voted – but they didn’t think their voices were heard or have faith that politicians would deliver positive change.
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Letter to prison chaplains from Methodist Presidency
26 October 2017
• Prisons Week 2014: 16-22 November
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Warm welcome for women bishops vote
26 October 2017
The President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference have welcomed the General Synod's vote to adopt legislation to ordain women as bishops.
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Celebrate the second half of life, say Churches
26 October 2017
In today’s society, growing older is often seen as a reason for sadness or regret. But the Church of England and the Methodist Church have published a new resource which urges Christians to celebrate and affirm the ‘second half of life’.
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Welcome for major step in Anglican Methodist unity
26 October 2017
The President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference have welcomed a major step forward in Anglican-Methodist unity.
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Pornography, trafficking and transgender issues debated at Methodist Children and Youth Assembly
26 October 2017
Young Methodists tackled political issues and elected Craig Gaffneyas the Church Youth President for 2015/16 during the Methodist Children and Youth Assembly, 3Generate
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Methodist Church addresses mental health concerns among young people
26 October 2017
The Methodist Church has launched a series of mental health resources after young Methodists raised concerns that not enough was being done by the Church to help young people struggling with mental health issues.
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Churches urged to share A Gift of Christmas with their communities
26 October 2017
Choosing the right gift for the right person can be a festive nightmare. But churches wishing to bless their communities at Christmas time are being offered a simple and beautiful solution.
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More tickets made available for Archbishop Welby’s keynote to public issues conference
26 October 2017
Extra tickets have been made available for those wishing to attend the Archbishop of Canterbury’s keynote address at an upcoming public issues conference. The event is organised by the Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT) of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church.
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Nomination of Assistant Secretary of the Conference
26 October 2017
The Council has voted to nominate to the Conference the Revd Helen D Cameron for appointment as Assistant Secretary of the Conference
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Go-ahead for major church credit union
26 October 2017
Fair returns to savers, fair interest rates on loans and the aspiration to be a flagship credit union are among the aims of the Churches’ Mutual Credit Union Ltd (CMCU) which received formal authorisation from the regulatory authorities yesterday.
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