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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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Team takes to the hills to raise money for Home Mission
16 March 2018
Two senior members of the Methodist Connexional Team will taketo the hills to raise money for the Fund for Home Mission. Co-ordinating Secretaries Anthea Cox and the Revd Jonathan Kerry aimto raise over £2000 by climbing Ben Nevis, Scafell P...
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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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