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Kirkham Methodist Church is committed to going green
11 February 2025
Kirkham Methodist Church in Lancashire is making significant strides towards sustainability as part of its commitment to becoming an Eco Church.
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Lunar New Year in Chinese Methodist Congregations
05 February 2025
Stella Townson is the Hong Kong Communities Support Officer and works within the Global Relationships Team. In this blog, she explores how the recent celebrations of Lunar New Year are maintained by the Chinese Methodist churches in Britain and the cultural importance of keeping traditions alive.
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God weaves people and events together
05 February 2025
As we approach the 30th anniversary of Racial Justice Sunday, Bevan Powell, Director for Inclusion, reflects on how God weaves people and events together, often in ways that are not immediately apparent.
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Talking Farming
04 February 2025
Over the last five years, St John’s Methodist Church, Settle has found new ways to engage the farming community in conversation and recently received their Eco-church Gold award.
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Baby Basics Doncaster, offering hope to young parents
03 February 2025
Opened in 2021, Baby Basics Doncaster is based in Sprotbrough Methodist Church and provides items to facilitate the first days of a new born. The volunteers liaise with partners to provide clothing and essentials for the babies and their mothers.
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Celebrating the Lunar New Year with Bowthorpe Road Methodist Church
29 January 2025
Bowthorpe Road Methodist Church in Norwich is getting ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year with its local community, an occasion for the Chinese members to share their culture with the Norvicians.
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Celebrating 60 years of the United Church of Zambia
28 January 2025
On 16 January, the United Church of Zambia, one of the Methodist Church in Britain’s African partner churches, celebrated the 60th Anniversary of its’ founding. The Revd Richard Andrew, the President Designate of the Methodist Conference, was invited to preach at this special service marking a historic moment for the Church in Central Africa.
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How pioneering built a Christian community in Horrabridge
27 January 2025
In the South West Peninsula District, Ali and a passionate team of local volunteers are building a Christian community around love, care and answering the needs of the people in the area.
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Open House, a lifeline five days a week in Aberdeen
22 January 2025
Offering a Warm Space with cold and warm food, Open House is a unique initiative in Great Britain, offering warmth and food five days a week.
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One man’s journey to connect a community in West Yorkshire
21 January 2025
When you start out to set up a New Place for New People you’re never really sure where it will take you. David Buck from the Yorkshire West District shares his experience of engaging with the local community to understand what they need to thrive and how this took six months of wandering the streets of Pontefract.
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Young Chorister of the Year 2024
14 January 2025
Rubie Le Masurier, aged 14, who attends St. Helier Methodist Centre, Jersey was one of the finalists for the 2024 Young Chorister of the Year.
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University, chaplaincy and conflict
14 January 2025
The conflict involving Israel, Hamas and Gaza has had repercussions around the world. The international tensions caused by this war have been felt at universities and higher education establishments here in Great Britain.
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