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Sarah Malik named first salaried Methodist Youth President
16 March 2018
• First role of its kind in any mainstream UK ChurchSarah Malik has been elected Methodist Youth President at thisyear's Methodist Youth Conference. From January until September2009 Sarah will work full time to serve as an advocate ands...
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Better Than Bubble Bath - Extraordinary gifts for Christmas
16 March 2018
As many of us rack our brains for the perfect gift for thatdifficult relative, the Methodist Relief and Development Fund(MRDF) is encouraging people to do something life-changing thisChristmas. It has launched an all-new range of gifts:ord...
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Churches call for crackdown on carbon emissions through energy conservation
16 March 2018
The Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Church and theUnited Reformed Church have urged the Government to reduceBritain's carbon emissions following Lord Turner's report publishedtoday.The three denominations backed the report'...
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Churches urged to mark World AIDS Day
16 March 2018
An Asian Worship Service for World AIDS Day has beencommended for use in churches across Britain.The background to the liturgy endorsed by the Christian Conferenceof Asia highlights the fact that someone dies of an AIDS-relatedillness e...
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Lord Leslie Griffiths named Chair of Methodist Heritage Committee
16 March 2018
Lord Leslie Griffiths of Pembrey and Burry Port has beenappointed Chair of the newly formed Methodist HeritageCommittee.The Committee will work to better involve the Church's heritage inits engagement with contemporary society. By telli...
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Methodist Church invited to 'Sing a New Song'
16 March 2018
The Methodist Music Resources Group is asking people to offertheir opinions on a new collection of hymns and songs in their'Sing a New Song' consultation.The aim is to produce a music resource that retains the best of theold and includes...
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Church hopes for long term improvement following Government's legislative programme
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church envisages long term improvement rather thana quick fix to the economic crisis following the Queen's speech toParliament.The Church welcomed measures to empower around eight million peopleon low incomes through the We...
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Methodist Church backs appeal to help thousands affected by flooding in Brazil
16 March 2018
An international appeal to help thousands of people displaced byfloods in Brazil has been backed by the Methodist Church inBritain.Almost 80,000 people lost their homes and around 100 people losttheir lives after a torrential downpour st...
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Methodist Church calls for welfare with dignity
16 March 2018
Methodists have expressed concern for lone parents and peoplereceiving incapacity benefits following the publication of theWelfare Reform White Paper yesterday.While the proposals offer assistance to help some of the fivemillion people w...
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Call to prayer as Christmas Day violence feared in India
16 March 2018
Following a year of tensions, threats and destruction,particularly in Orissa, Karnataka, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh, manyChristians will celebrate Christ's birth in hiding or in fear. TheMethodist Church is urging Christians to pray as fresh ...
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MRDF appeals for support for crisis-hit countries
16 March 2018
This Christmas, the Methodist Relief and Development Fund (MRDF)is calling on people to remember those affected by humanitariancrises in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zimbabwe. MRDFis supporting appeals through ACT (Action by Ch...
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Christmas Message from the Methodist President
16 March 2018
In his Christmas Message, the Revd Stephen Poxon, President ofthe Methodist Conference, calls for Christmas to be a time ofhospitality towards strangers. Stephen highlights the work of localchurches amongst asylum seekers and refugees and as...
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