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Supreme Court gender ruling
28 April 2025
The President and Vice-President, along with the Secretary of the Methodist Conference, have released the following in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling made on 16 April regarding gender.
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Survivors of abuse work with the Methodist Church to exhibit a painting by the controversial artist, Eric Gill, who abused his daughters.
22 April 2025
In a ground-breaking initiative, survivors of abuse have been instrumental in advising the Methodist Church on the future of a watercolour, Annunciation, which was created by the controversial sculptor, typographer and printmaker, Eric Gill, who sexually abused two of his daughters.
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A statement on the death of His Holiness Pope Francis
21 April 2025
The Methodist Church in Britain receives with deep sadness the news of the death of His Holiness Pope Francis, and gives thanks for his life.
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Celebrating Let’s End Poverty
16 April 2025
Let’s End Poverty, a project funded by the Methodist Church for two years, will finish its work at the end of May 2025. As the two-year funding comes to an end, campaigners, grassroots leaders, organisations and faith leaders are coming together to celebrate and give thanks for everything that Let’s End Poverty has achieved.
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Strike on Al Ahli Hospital, Gaza, 13 April 2025
14 April 2025
A statement on the strikes by the IDF on the Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Northern Gaza on the 13 April, Palm Sunday.
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Methodist Church in Britain apologises for those hurt or abused in Mother and Baby homes
07 April 2025
The Methodist Church in Britain is issuing a formal apology to anyone who has been hurt or abused in Mother and Baby homes it was responsible for.
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Earthquake in Myanmar – The Methodist Church responds
28 March 2025
The Methodist Church in Britain is supporting the Disaster Emergency Committee (DEC) Myanmar Earthquake Appeal.
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Faith leaders call for bold action on child poverty
27 March 2025
The President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference have led a call from senior faith leaders for the government to be ‘bold and ambitious’ in its forthcoming Child Poverty Strategy. The call comes in an open letter to the co-chairs of the Ministerial Child Poverty Taskforce, Bridget Philipson, Secretary of State for Education, and Liz Kendall, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
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Money donated by British Methodists reaches Gaza projects
26 March 2025
The Methodist Church’s Lebanon and Gaza Justice Appeal was set up to support projects that the Church has been involved with for many years. Supported by All We Can and the United Reformed Church, over twenty thousand pounds has been raised so far. Read this update on the campaign.
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Council recommends Secretary's re-invitation
26 March 2025
The Connexional Council is recommending to the Methodist Conference that the appointment of the Revd Dr Jonathan R Hustler as Secretary of the Conference be extended for a period of five years from 1 September 2026
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Methodist Church hand over three scrolls to Federation of Synagogues
12 March 2025
The Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Federation of Synagogues are helping the Methodist Church with historic Torah and Book of Esther scrolls which were previously kept at Wesley College, Bristol.
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Suicide prevention training to support vulnerable people in Cornwall
12 March 2025
Thirty people across Methodist Churches in Cornwall have been trained with skills to support vulnerable people who might be experiencing suicidal thoughts. The training, which is part of the district’s social justice training, will enable workers and volunteers to offer help at a community level.
Content warning: mentions of suicide.
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