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First major equalities and diversity report presented to Methodist Conference
16 March 2018
The Methodist Conference has received a major reportchallenging the Church to eliminate discrimination in anincreasingly diverse Christian community.This report is the result of a project initiated in 2004 by theConference and carried o...
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Methodist Conference backs Youth Conference resolutions
16 March 2018
The Methodist Conference, meeting in Scarborough, hasendorsed a number of resolutions brought by the Youth Conference.Amongst other things, these call on the Church to campaign tohighlight the plight of the Burmese people, and to investigate...
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Cautious welcome for Zimbabwe power-sharing deal
16 March 2018
* Zanu-PF have reached a 'point of weakness'The Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church have welcomednews of the power-sharing deal reached between the Zanu-PF and MDCpolitical parties in Zimbabwe. But they have also expressed con...
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Free Churches call on churches to pray, governments to act for peace
16 March 2018
The Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Churchand the United Reformed Church are calling for churches andgovernments to mark the International Day of Peace (21 September)by praying and working for peace in the Indian State of Oriss...
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Methodist President and Vice President join Free Church delegation to major party conferences
16 March 2018
UK poverty, the Millennium Development Goals and communityaction top the agendaThe President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference willbe attending the three main party political conferences thisautumn.President Revd Steph...
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Solidarity urged as violence rocks Church in India
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church is calling for urgent prayer forthousands of persecuted Christians in India as violence flaresacross the state of Orissa.The British Methodist Church offered its support to The Church ofNorth India (CNI) this week a...
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Appeal for Zimbabwe as aid ban is lifted
16 March 2018
As the ban on aid agencies operating in Zimbabwe islifted, the Methodist Relief and Development Fund (MRDF) issupporting an appeal by ACT International that will deliver foodand agricultural support to some of the country's most vulnerable...
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Churches give fresh impetus to social justice challenge
16 March 2018
The work of Baptists, Methodists and members of the UnitedReformed Church in the field of social justice has been given freshimpetus, with new work priorities and the appointment of a newleader for the Joint Public Issues Team.Rachel La...
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Aid granted to countries devastated by hurricanes
16 March 2018
The World Mission Group has responded to the devastationcaused by a torrent of hurricanes in the Caribbean with a £26,000grant.Church leaders in the Turks and Caicos, Haiti, Jamaica, theBahamas, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and the Domi...
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Church urges Government to get serious on Climate Change
16 March 2018
Action must not be overshadowed by fear of turmoil on financialmarketsThe Methodist Church in Britain has responded to the report of theCommittee on Climate Change by calling for concrete action and acommitment to long-term change.Th...
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New web resource for churches working together for change
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church in Britain has launched a new webresource offering information and guidance about how differentChristian denominations work together to serve theircommunities.The web pages offer a variety of information, from a bas...
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Methodist Fund for World Mission donates £20,000 to help thousands displaced by violence in Sri Lanka
16 March 2018
Action has been taken to help people displaced by fightingin Sri Lanka in the form of £20,000 Fund for World Missiongrant.Nearly 200,000 residents in the Wanni region in the north of thecountry have been trapped by heavy shelling and ae...
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