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From the heart of Pakistan to life as a minister in Witney
16 March 2018
The Revd Asif Karam has travelled almost 4000 miles from hishome in Lahore, Pakistan to serve as a Methodist minister inWitney, Oxfordshire. In September last year, Asif joined the WorldChurch Partners in Britain programme, through which min...
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Urban mission gives boost to whole church
16 March 2018
An ecumenical urban mission initiative backed by the Methodistchurch is producing results. The Methodist Church and theEvangelical Coalition for Urban Mission (ECUM) jointly sponsor anUrban Mission post, with an office at the Church Army Col...
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The April meeting of the Methodist Council
16 March 2018
The Methodist Council met at All Saints Pastoral Centre, LondonColney, on 6 & 7 April, for its last scheduled meeting for theannual Methodist Conference meets in June.In response to a note from the Stationing Committee, Council andth...
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Apocalypse now? Easter message from the President of the Methodist Conference
16 March 2018
The Revd Tom Stuckey, President of the Methodist Conference,says in his Easter message that it is ironic that so many peoplewill spend Easter Day at a garden centre, given that the firstEaster took place in a garden, and that Mary mistook th...
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Local Elections 2006: It's time to get involved
16 March 2018
As Local Authority Elections draw near and candidates begin tocanvas for support, the Methodist Church is encouraging people toget involved and ask their candidates the hard questions.The elections take place in England on Thursday 4 May a...
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New look Rainbow dazzles after redesign
16 March 2018
MethodistChildren has re-launched Rainbow, the magazine for 4 to13 year-olds. Produced by Junior Mission for All (JMA), it has afantastic new look with stunning images illustrating the lives ofchildren all over the world.As before, Rainb...
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God's Green Earth?
16 March 2018
Determined to make a difference, the Methodist Church and theUnited Reformed Church have established the Methodist/URCEnvironmental Network. Launched today, this initiative seeks toinspire churches and individuals to take direct action again...
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Adding Pacific spice to church life in Lancashire
16 March 2018
Rev Garo Kilagi and his wife and three children have traveledalmost 9000 miles to Lancashire, but they aren't here for a holiday- they're here to serve people in Accrington and Haslingden. InSeptember last year, Garo joined the World Church ...
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Christianity meets culture online
16 March 2018
Does Christianity clash with culture or complement it? Can faithcontribute to politics? Should biblical values influence how werespond to contemporary issues? www.theinterface.org.ukprovides a new forum for people to consider how Christian f...
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Methodist Conference heads to Scotland for first time
16 March 2018
The Methodist Conference will take place at Heriot-WattUniversity, Edinburgh, from 24-29 June. This will be the first timethat the Conference has been held in Scotland.The annual Conference is the ruling body of The Methodist Church,sett...
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Methodist Church response to the Prime Minister's statements about foreign criminals
16 March 2018
Anthea Cox, Coordinating Secretary for the Methodist Church hasexpressed concerns over Tony Blair's statements at Prime Minister'sQuestion Time regarding the deportation of foreign criminals:"Whilst concern about crime should be taken seri...
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Whatever...! Church launches consultation on what young people want
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church has launched a major consultation into whatyoung people and children want from the Church and how it canimprove its work in this area. The Future Present consultation willrun from the summer until November, and children,...
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