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Methodist response to plans to label alcoholic drinks
16 March 2018
Rachel Lampard, Methodist Secretary for Parliamentary andPolitical Affairs: "The Methodist Church welcomes the initiative toinclude health warnings on bottles of alcohol, a move for which ithas long campaigned. Under an agreement between the...
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Beautiful pictures and inspiring prayers from The Methodist Church
16 March 2018
New booklet launched at Christian Resources Exhibition.72% of Britons pray at some point, even though they may not believein God. But many people struggle with prayer. A new publicationfrom the Methodist Church is encouraging people to pra...
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Redesigned, revamped, relaunched! - new website for The Methodist Church goes online
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church has completely revamped its website.From Thursday 24 May, visitors to www.methodist.org.uk willsee a completely redesigned site that aims to be easier to use andmore expressive of the best of Methodism. Dave Webster, Co-...
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Giant 'carbon footprint' to spark debate at Methodist Conference
16 March 2018
The Methodist Relief and Development Fund (MRDF) will beusing a red, two metre high 'carbon footprint' at this year'sMethodist Conference to highlight the danger to developingcountries posed by climate change. The charity will be challenging...
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Churches urge G8 leaders to act on AIDS, poverty and climate change
16 March 2018
Speaking ahead of the G8 Summit to be held in Germany onJune 6, The Methodist Church, United Reformed Church and BaptistUnion of Great Britain have issued this statement:"As the G8 meets in Germany, our churches urge its leaders to place...
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Forget violent video games and do something positive for peace
16 March 2018
Banning violent video games doesn't go far enough,according to Steve Pearce at MethodistChildren: "We need to takethe more difficult step and do something positive to buildpeace."Peacebuilders is a brand new project which does exactly t...
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Lets talk about...
16 March 2018
The Methodist Youth Conference is urging the Church toprovide greater support for vulnerable young people, to encourageaction on climate change and to engage more with young people onissues of faith and sexuality. Received today by the Metho...
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Empowering and equipping the Church in the face of climate change
16 March 2018
Receiving the report 'Caring for creation in the face of climatechange', the Methodist Conference is encouraging local churches,circuits and districts to monitor and reduce their carbon emissionsand made a commitment to identify resources to...
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Methodist Conference celebrates Fresh Expressions
16 March 2018
The Methodist Conference has warmly received a report onthe Church's involvement in the Fresh Expressions initiative. FreshExpressions is an ecumenical initiative backed by The MethodistChurch and the Church of England.At the moment abo...
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Methodist response to renewed consultation on casinos
16 March 2018
Anthea Cox, Coordinating Secretary for Public Life &Social Justice, says;"We're delighted to hear this news. Our concerns about casinoshave always primarily been about the harm they can do to people whodevelop gambling problems but ...
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New President and Vice President designate elected at Methodist Conference
16 March 2018
The Revd Stephen Poxon has been elected PresidentDesignate of the Methodist Conference for 2008-9, and Mr DavidWalton has been elected Vice President Designate.Stephen has served in Jamaica, Wales and the North West of England,and is cur...
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Methodist Conference debates Covenant challenges
16 March 2018
Today, the annual Methodist Conference has received thesecond report from the Joint Implementation Commission (JIC). TheJIC monitors and promotes the implementation of theAnglican-Methodist Covenant which was signed in November 2003between...
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