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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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Methodist Church thanks Richard Dawkins for getting God onto London buses
16 March 2018
· Dawkins thanked for encouraging a 'continued interest inGod'The British Methodist Church has welcomed news that ProfessorRichard Dawkins is to fund an advertising campaign on London busesdespite its slogan 'There is probably no God. N...
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Methodists call for the gambling industry to support problem gamblers
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church has welcomed yesterday's GamblingCommission report and its recommendations. The report underlinesthe responsibility of the gambling industry to provide enough moneyto help people who are harmed by gambling.David Bra...
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Methodist Church warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church in Britain is warning that thehumanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe is likely to worsen over the comingmonths.Reports from Zimbabwe indicate that famine is set to grip theAfrican country that has been ravaged by six poor ...
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Methodist Church welcomes compulsory education in schools about sex and relationships
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church has welcomed the Government'sdecision to make education in schools about sex and relationshipscompulsory for children of all ages.MP Jim Knight, Minister for Schools, was met with loud applausefrom delegates when he...
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Church calls for wider debate on NHS following Government top-up decision
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church has responded to the Government'sannouncements to allow National Health Service patients to buyextra medical treatment not available on the NHS with a call forclarity and a wider debate about the principles and values of...
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Peacemaking for Remembrance Sunday
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church is encouraging services for RemembranceSunday to reflect on the call to be peacemakers.2008 marks 90 years since the end of the First World War - the warto end all wars.It is a fitting tribute to those who have die...
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Breaking new ground for youth in the Methodist Church
16 March 2018
Young people are on the verge of becoming empowered byground-breaking changes that will be the talk of this year'sMethodist Youth Conference.Around 150 16 to 23-year-olds will celebrate the launch of the £4million Youth Participation St...
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Methodist Church welcomes push for the responsible pricing of alcohol
16 March 2018
The British Methodist Church has welcomed calls from MPsto set minimum prices on alcoholic drinks.Today's report from the Home Affairs Select Committee 'Policing inthe 21st Century' highlights the serious problems ofalcohol-related crim...
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Methodist Church calls for UN emergency food aid access into Gaza
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church in Britain has urged for Gaza bordercrossings to be kept open so that emergency food aid can reachpeople in need.The current crisis developed after Israeli troops entered Gaza todestroy a tunnel, killing a Hamas gun...
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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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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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