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I'm a consumer - get me out of here!
16 March 2018
· 46 days without shopping for anything but essentialsThe average UK household spends £443 a week, with £58 on recreation& culture and £62 a week on transport. But what if we didn't?What if we said 'no' to all this spending and settled...
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Supporting children through difficult times
16 March 2018
32 per cent of children have been bullied, almost one in tenchildren are bullied at least once a fortnight and 10 is the peakage for being bullied. These figures from children's charity NCH,and other worrying facts about the difficulties chi...
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Lost in Wonder finds fans worldwide
16 March 2018
Over 5,000 people have a taken a journey through an onlineprayer labyrinth since it was launched by The Methodist Church inOctober last year. Lost in Wonder offers a place for meditativeprayer for anyone at their computer, and the response f...
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Statement from Edgehill College regarding the death of a pupil on Dartmoor
16 March 2018
"The Governors, staff and pupils of Edgehill College expresstheir great sorrow at the tragic death of Charlotte Shaw followingan incident on Dartmoor yesterday and our hearts go out to herfamily. We are all shocked by the tragedy and are wor...
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Renewal of Trident "unethical"
16 March 2018
Following today's report 'The Future of the UK's StrategicNuclear Deterrent; the White Paper' by the Defence SelectCommittee, leaders from the Baptist Union of Great Britain, theMethodist Church and the United Reformed Church continue to urg...
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Don't forget mothers this Sunday
16 March 2018
This Mother's Day, the Methodist Relief andDevelopment Fund (MRDF) is highlighting the fact that todayover one thousand women worldwide will die in childbirth. The vastmajority of these deaths take place in the developing world, wheremothe...
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The Trafficking of Women and Girls in Europe
16 March 2018
The Women's Network in the Methodist Church is delighted tosupport the initiatives of the Metropolitan police as they launchtheir trafficking project in London. Following the success ofOperation Pentameter, Margaret Sawyer, National Secretar...
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Churches denounce Trident vote
16 March 2018
Leaders from the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the MethodistChurch and the United Reformed Church have expressed deep concernover Parliament's call to replace the Trident Nuclear WeaponsSystem.Anthea Cox, Coordinating Secretary for Pub...
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CALL TO MPs - DON'T FORGET THE VULNERABLE!
16 March 2018
In advance of Wednesday's votes in Parliament on thegeographical distribution of casino premises licences, TheSalvation Army and the Methodist Church have re-stated theirgeneral concerns relating to increased gambling opportunities,particu...
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Children are the Peacebuilders in India
16 March 2018
Children are not often asked for their opinions on the bigissues of life, but church partners in India and the UK havedecided that children are the perfect place to start when talkingabout peace. This Easter, representatives from the Methodi...
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The March meeting of the Methodist Council
16 March 2018
The Methodist Council met on 30-31 March, for its last meetingbefore the annual Methodist Conference in July. As it always thecase for the last Council meeting before Conference, it addressed awide range and a large number of topics. The Cou...
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Easter message from the President of the Methodist Conference
16 March 2018
The Revd Graham Carter, President of the Methodist Conferenceoffers his thoughts this Easter:'Easter is about celebrating life Ð but not a self-centred, 'let mebe fulfilled at all costs' kind of life. It's about the life thatdoes not dep...
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