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Photo competition puts the focus on local preachers and worship leaders
26 October 2017
The Local Preachers and Worship Leaders Photo Competition, launched today, aims to showcase the diversity of worship leaders and local preachers across the Church.
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Christians encouraged to sow the seeds of a new politics at this election
26 October 2017
Delivering a keynote address to nearly 400 people at the Love Your Neighbour: Think, Pray, Vote conference, Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, has urged Christians to resist political narratives that appeal to self interest and vote for the common good.
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Statement on the murder of Coptic Christians by IS
26 October 2017
The President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference have issued this statement in response to the murder of 21 Coptic Christians by Islamic State in Libya.
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UK faith leaders call for new initiatives to bring an end to nuclear weapons
26 October 2017
Faith leaders across the UK have signed a statement calling on nuclear weapons states to join with other states to implement new approaches to eliminate nuclear arsenals
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Share the hope of Easter with your community
26 October 2017
A new edition of the popular booklet celebrating the Easter story is now available from Methodist Publishing
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New report: Nearly 100,000 children affected by benefit sanctions in 2013/14
26 October 2017
A new report from a coalition of major UK Churches has revealed that around 100,000 children were affected by benefit sanctions in 2013/14. It also shows that in the same period a total of nearly 7 million weeks of sanctions were handed out to benefit claimants.
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Easter reflection from the Methodist President and Vice-President
26 October 2017
The President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference have invited people to step into the Easter story with their Easter reflection.
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Churches welcome call for benefit sanctions review
26 October 2017
A coalition of major UK Churches, with a combined membership of more than 800,000 people, has welcomed the call for a full independent review of the benefit sanctions system. The recommendation comes in a report from the Work and Pensions Select Committee that has been released today.
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Church to tackle bullying and harassment
26 October 2017
The Methodist Council has pledged to tackle issues of bullying and harassment within the Church. The move is a response to concerns raised about the vulnerability of churches to destructive patterns of behaviour and affirms the desire for the Church to be a safe and inclusive community for all.
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Methodists to expand disinvestment option on fossil fuels
26 October 2017
The Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church, which manages investments of £1.1 billion for the Church, has announced a new investment policy on climate change.
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'Mutual cooperation, not mutual destruction' say Churches
26 October 2017
An unprecedented 107 nations have signed a pledge to "stigmatise, prohibit and eliminate nuclear weapons in light of their unacceptable humanitarian consequences and associated risks" at the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in New York. Four major UK Churches have welcomed the news, but called on the UK Government to unblock discussion of new multilateral disarmament initiatives.
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Support the most vulnerable, say Churches in open letter to Prime Minister
26 October 2017
Leaders from four major UK Churches have signed an open letter to the re-appointed Prime Minister, David Cameron, congratulating him on his election and encouraging him to hold ‘truth, justice, peace and wellbeing’ at the heart of the government.
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