Our Stories
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Interview with Revd John Travell, author of As I Remember It
11 September 2024
The book As I Remember It, Memories of Growing Up in the National Children’s Homes 1934-1951, is a bittersweet walk on memory lane, recanting the assets, challenges and limitations of the National Children’s Home, as well as providing food for thoughts on the current care system.
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The joys of rural ministry
10 September 2024
Having grown up in the coal mining communities of Derbyshire, Melanie Burnside spent 15 years in seaside towns of the East coast and is now following a calling to minister in the countryside. In this blog she shares the joy of rural ministry.
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Visit to the Methodist Conference Sri Lanka
05 September 2024
Revd Helen Cameron, President of the Methodist Conference, writes about her recent visit to the Methodist Conference in Sri Lanka.
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A new chapter for Methodist Research in Oxford
30 August 2024
The Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History (OCMCH), a cornerstone of Methodist research since 2007, closed its doors on 31 July 2024. The closure of the centre marks a significant shift in the landscape of Methodist scholarship in Oxford. A new reading room in the city centre marks a new beginning for researchers and heritage enthusiasts
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Making new with old, Killinghall Methodist Church's journey to become carbon neutral
28 August 2024
Located in a growing Yorkshire village, Killinghall Methodist Church has a small but mighty congregation that have worked hard to modernise its building and decrease carbon emissions.
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From a gazebo to a Warm Hub, Kirkham Methodist Church is here for its community
27 August 2024
Started during the pandemic to provide food for the community, Take & Make in Kirkham Methodist Church in the Lancashire Methodist District, has evolved and now offers a warm hub for people to sit, have a drink (and biscuits) and a chat.
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Outstanding in their field
23 August 2024
With around 20,000 people attending over the weekend, the Southern Agricultural show on the Isle of Man is an important social event in the island’s calendar.
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How a rose window symbolises the flourishing of Methodism in Scotland
21 August 2024
Methodism had arrived in Inverness well before John Wesley’s first visit in 1764. The city, Methodism and the former Wesley Chapel’s rose window have intertwined stories, with the rose window going to be seen again for the first time in 40 years.
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First Pride in Ulverston
20 August 2024
Rev’d Hayley Edmondson, minister at Ulverston Methodist Church, shares this report of the first Pride to be held in the town.
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Young people and the recent unrest
20 August 2024
Bea Hulme, who will become the new Methodist Youth President from September 2024, has written this blog as a response to the recent disturbances from the point of view of a young Methodist.
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Bringing hope in Hull one school uniform at the time
20 August 2024
Located in one of the most deprived areas of Hull, Trinity Methodist Church in the Yorkshire North & East Methodist District is at the centre of the largest RE-uniform project in Yorkshire. A community outreach project that has become missional for its congregation.
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What is it to be a youth, children and family worker?
14 August 2024
Michael has been youth, children and family worker in Christchurch in the Yorkshire West Methodist District since 2019. In this blog, he shares his work and how he constantly engages children and young people in new and unexpected ways.
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