Our Stories
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Our Story, Our Song, Everyone's Art
19 May 2026
The Lincolnshire District asked each of their churches to submit artistic reflections inspired by the presidential theme for this year, Our Story, Our Song. The result was almost 40 pieces of artwork including paintings in oil and watercolour, needlework, poetry, woodwork and glass.
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Bonjour – One Heart at a Time
19 May 2026
This article on inclusion was inspired by Barry Sloan's trip with the Vice-President Designate, Caroline Stead, and her daughter, Rachael. The trio were visiting projects and ministries of the United Protestant Church in France – one of over 100 global partners of the Methodist Church in Britain.
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Cliff Festival 2026
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A Million Acts of Hope
14 May 2026
The Methodist Church is joining with hundreds of charities, community groups and faith organisations to celebrate the everyday acts of kindness, care and connection happening across the UK. With more than 200 partners signed up and nearly 1,000 activities planned, organisers say it is set to be the largest civil society coalition mobilisation of its kind this century. From Camden in London to Seascale in Cumbria, churches are taking part with the likes of shared walks, warm spaces, meals and banner-making workshops as part of the massive UK-wide initiative from 13 to 20 May 2026.
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Walking for Christian Aid
13 May 2026
An inspirational Methodist who overcame cancer is putting her best foot forward – walking hundreds of miles for Christian Aid.
Angie Meadley, who attends Sutton Methodist Church in Hull, has pledged to walk five miles a day in May – but overall aims to cover a staggering 350 miles in 2026.
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Chandlers Ford Methodist Church becomes a 'Science Dome'
08 May 2026
Last month Chandlers Ford Methodist Church became a 'Science Dome'. The event was part of the Winchester, Eastleigh and Romsey Circuit’s ‘Caring for our Planet’ community day to gather and think about how we care for our world, at the same time as celebrating nature and having fun together.
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A Million Acts of Hope: How your church can get involved
07 May 2026
From 13–20 May, A Million Acts of Hope will bring together a multitude of everyday acts of hope and shine a light on the people and communities making them happen.
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Alderney's Pilgrim Trail
06 May 2026
Walkers are being encouraged to reflect on their faith and take part in a new pilgrimage trail amid the beautiful scenery of the Channel Islands.
The Alderney Pilgrim Trail is the first of a series planned across the islands which will be a network of activities across Sark, Alderney, Guernsey and Jersey – all exploring the spiritual dimension of life with a view to beginning new Christian communities.
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Land’s End to John O’Groats for Englesea Brook
06 May 2026
An inspirational Methodist preacher is getting on his bike for a charity cycle ride across the length of Britain to mark his 75th birthday – just months after a hip replacement.
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Geoff Dickinson, who will bike from Land’s End to John O’Groats to raise funds for Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum of Primitive Methodism in Cheshire, is doubly bionic in the hips after a replacement operation in September last year. -
Three months in to the Digital Transformation Programme
05 May 2026
What I'm hearing, again and again, is not a story about technology. It's a story about people.
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Roker hustings for local elections
05 May 2026
Like many local churches, Roker Methodist and URC Church in Sunderland, with the support of the local Church of England, held a hustings event ahead of the local elections.
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"The church has stuck around when everything else has moved away."
01 May 2026
“The church has stuck around when everything else has moved away. That is witness in itself, God hasn’t given up on this community.”
When the mines closed, it took more than the jobs. It stripped the village of its identity, its security and tore through the fabric of the close-knit community. The Methodist Church at Willington has adapted to the challenge
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