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Young Methodists fired up for second Youth Assembly
16 March 2018
The annual Methodist Youth Assembly is set to empower youngpeople in fresh, new ways when it meets at the PGL Liddington sitenear Swindon this November.Around 200 young Methodists will gather at the centre from Friday19th to Sunday 21st ...
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Welfare proposals fail to take account of the reality of poverty, say Churches
16 March 2018
Christian organisations have warned that the Government'swelfare proposals are based on a lack of understanding of the poor.They argue that constructive reforms are at risk of being lostunder a wave of punitive measures and cost-cutting....
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Sam Taylor elected Methodist Youth President
16 March 2018
The Methodist Youth Assembly has elected Sam Taylor as theChurch's new Youth President for 2011-2012."I am delighted to have been elected as Youth President designateand I am greatly looking forward to starting the role inSeptember," sai...
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Churches tell world leaders to create low carbon economies
16 March 2018
Churches are urging political leaders to lay out plans for lowcarbon economies at the Cancun follow-up to the Copenhagen ClimateChange Conference.The Methodist Church, The United Reformed Church and The BaptistUnion of Great Britain have...
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Be generous - Christmas message from the Methodist President
16 March 2018
The Revd Alison Tomlin, The President of the MethodistConference, calls on the Methodist people to be generous thisChristmas to those in need, those in pain and to God. She askspeople to reflect how they are developing as disciples, learning...
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Atheist ads hit London buses
16 March 2018
The Atheist Bus Campaign will be hitting London today with adsthat read 'There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoyyour life'.British comedy writer Ariane Sherine is the brains behind theCampaign, which has been welcomed by the...
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Methodist Church lends support to Christians in North Korea
16 March 2018
Many people aren't aware that there are Christians in NorthKorea, let alone that The Methodist Church has been working withthem.This month, The Fund for World Mission will grant £5,000 to helpthe Church in North Korea run a food producti...
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Churches Urge Prayer For Justice in Zimbabwe
16 March 2018
The people of Zimbabwe will be held in the thoughts ofMethodists and United Reformed Church members on an Africa Day ofPrayer.The two denominations have backed the All Africa Conference ofChurches (AACC's) call for churches around the wo...
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Churches tackle credit crisis issues
16 March 2018
Christian thinkers came together at Methodist Church House inLondon yesterday to talk about how the Churches could lead the waythrough the economic crisis.The speakers at the conference organised by Churches Together inBritain and Irelan...
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Methodist anger at Government's 'immoral' gambling proposals
16 March 2018
In a submission to the Department for Culture Media and Support(DCMS), the British Methodist Church has criticised the Governmentfor 'irresponsible' and 'potentially dangerous' gamblinglegislation proposals.The DCMS is accused of giving ...
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Put A Little Grace and Hope In Your Pocket
16 March 2018
With economic recession looming large and severe weatherconditions causing chaos, some may feel that 2009 has got off to arather gloomy start. But the Methodist Church is offering a littlebit of hope and grace with their hugely popular 'In Y...
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Venturing on new ground - Church reaches out to young adults
16 March 2018
The Revd Ian Bell has been appointed Pioneering MinistriesCoordinator, overseeing a major new initiative designed to reachout to young adults who have no contact with the Church.The church is investing £7million over ten years in the schem...
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