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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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A sporting chance for Tsunami survivors
16 March 2018
Methodist Relief and Development Fund (MRDF) partners willfeature in a Sport Relief documentary to be broadcast on BBC1 onWednesday 7 June.Sport Relief GoesÉAll Out For India follows a group of famous facesas they play a series of cricke...
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New Methodist President calls for renewed discipleship
16 March 2018
The Revd Graham Carter, new President of the MethodistConference, today called on the Church to take up the challenge ofdiscipleship. Graham told the Conference 'the kingdom needswholehearted disciples. Nothing must be allowed to get in the...
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Celebrating 21 years of small miracles and changed lives
16 March 2018
Methodist Relief and Development (MRDF) will be celebrating 21years as a registered charity at the Methodist Conference on Monday26 June. New President of the Methodist Conference the Revd. GrahamCarter will mark the event by blowing out the...
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Methodist Church applauds support for International Development Bill
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church has thrown its support behind a Bill thatcommits the UK to its international aid targets. The InternationalDevelopment Bill, introduced by Tom Clark MP, would require theGovernment to report to Parliament annually on its...
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Small miracles, big celebrations
16 March 2018
Today, the Methodist Relief and Development Fund (MRDF) iscelebrating 21 years of 'small miracles', made possible by itspartner organisations overseas and the generosity of Methodistpeople in the UK. MRDF campaigns for justice and supports s...
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Church faces the challenge of Peacemaking: A Christian Vocation
16 March 2018
Addressing matters of life and death, today the MethodistConference commended a resource considering the ethics of modernwarfare. Produced jointly by the Methodist Church and the UnitedReformed Church, Peacemaking: A Christian Vocation aims ...
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Methodist Conference sets new rules for ethical investment in Israel and Palestine
16 March 2018
The Methodist Conference has voted for the Church to draw upguidelines on how to engage with corporations or activities thatsupport illegal Israeli activity in the West Bank or Gaza stripcompanies, with disinvestments as the ultimate sanctio...
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New Methodist Vice President calls for woolly boundaries
16 March 2018
The new Vice President of the Methodist Conference has called onthe Church to be more visible, to take risks and to stress thespiritual rather than offering rules and regulations. In hisinaugural address to the annual Methodist Conference, M...
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Methodist youth call for revival
16 March 2018
Asylum, revival and inter-faith relations are just some of theissues covered in the annual report of the Methodist YouthConference (MYC). Received today by the Methodist Conference, thereport details all resolutions passed by Youth Conferenc...
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Revd. Dr Martyn Atkins elected new President Designate of the Methodist Conference
16 March 2018
This morning, the Methodist Conference announced the Revd DrMartyn Atkins, as President Designate. He will start his office atConference in 2007.Speaking about becoming President Designate, Martyn said, "I wasspeechless when I heard the ...
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Defence Committee questions the purpose of deterrence
16 March 2018
Statement by Steve Hucklesby, Secretary for InternationalAffairs for The Methodist Church:'We are pleased to see the Defence Committee's findings reflectmany of the points raised by the Methodist Church in itssubmission.'The report n...
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