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Former BBC newsreader appointed as "chaplain to older people" in Alton
16 March 2018
Broadcaster Debbie Thrower has been appointed by Churches inAlton as the new "chaplain to older people". The appointment hasbeen funded by The Simeon Trust through The Greater Alton Projector GAP, a partnership of Anglican and Methodist Chur...
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Poll shows half of British homes using less energy
16 March 2018
Over half of people in Britain have taken steps to reduce theamount of energy they use at home in the last year.As governments prepare to meet in Copenhagen to discuss climatechange, a new YouGov survey, on behalf of the Methodist Church,...
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Cyclist takes the road to Copenhagen Climate Conference
16 March 2018
Ben Bradley will be cycling 140 miles to the United Nationsclimate change conference at Copenhagen, with a clear message forworld leaders: It's not raining, it's pouring - time to act onclimate change.Ben, Events Coordinator for the Meth...
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Methodist Church using investments to fight climate change
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church's investment arm has outlined how itsinvestments reflect Methodist teaching on the environment and takeforward the fight against climate change. It aims to 'create andmanage portfolios with a carbon footprint that is rel...
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The most important card you’ll send this Christmas
16 March 2018
Methodist, Baptist and United Reformed Church leaders arereminding people to send Christmas greetings to ImmigrationMinister Phil Woolas MP, asking him to end the detention ofchildren in the asylum system.Last month, the Churches launche...
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Methodist Climate Cyclist arrives in Copenhagen
16 March 2018
Ben Bradley has cycled 140 miles to the United Nations climatechange summit at Copenhagen, with a group organised by ChristianAid.Ben, Events Coordinator for the Methodist Church, has spent thelast three days travelling with a team of 28...
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Free Churches condemn failure to reach climate deal
16 March 2018
The Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed Churches havecondemned the world's richest countries for failing to reach abinding agreement at the Copenhagen climate change summit.The Free Churches have been arguing that, as the world's bigges...
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Prioritise the poor, say Churches ahead of the Pre-Budget Report
16 March 2018
Three UK Churches are calling for protection for the poor andjob security in a response to think tank Reform's call today to cutpublic sector jobs.Ahead of the Government's Pre-Budget Report, the Methodist Church,the Baptist Union of Gr...
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Methodist response to the crisis in Kenya
16 March 2018
Anthea Cox, Coordinating Secretary for Public Life andSocial Justice says "The violent turmoil in Kenya following thedisputed election results has come as a shock. As one of Africa'smost stable democracies and most developed nations, Kenya's...
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Education Sunday theme is Come and See
16 March 2018
The Church's interest in education is not just a matter offaith schools and colleges. For many Christians, their engagementwith the world of education can best be explained in terms of asense of vocation in which teachers, administrators and...
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Methodist Church calls on government to revisit alcohol licensing
16 March 2018
Anthea Cox, Coordinating Secretary for Public Life andSocial Justice: "Christmas and New Year are a time when many peoplewant to celebrate, and the majority drink sensibly. But the lasttwo weeks have shown that we have a significant problem ...
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Methodist President’s Christmas Message
16 March 2018
The President of the Methodist Conference has challenged peopleto look beyond the romanticism of the Christmas story in search ofthe reality.Revd David Gamble Christmas said Christmas was actually much moreabout the real world than it wa...
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