Our Stories
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Caring for earth and children: Cornwall’s Shoe Swap
13 June 2024
The Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Methodist District started a new initiative last September to help the environment: a Shoe Swap with children's shoes. A first and easy step to care for the community and the environment.
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Gaza Appeal Update
12 June 2024
The generosity of the Methodist people is amazing! Last week we transferred £20,000 from our Gaza Appeal to the Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees (DSPR) which is part of the Near East Council of Churches (NECC) and the Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre. Thank you so much.
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How a Methodist army chaplain went above and beyond on D-Day
06 June 2024
Revd Leslie Skinner should not have been on the Normandy beaches on 6 June 1944. Suffering from deafness, he was declared unfit to work as a chaplain, but he refused to give up and managed to be declared fit a few months prior to Operation Overlord.
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Resurrected Bites: feeding Yorkshire and saving food
05 June 2024
Resurrected Bites is a cafe in the Yorkshire North & East Methodist District. The cafe offers delicious meals with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free options using food mostly donated by food manufacturers, where people pay what they can afford. The aim is to help the environment and people suffering from food poverty.
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Methodist Tapestries Collection
05 June 2024
Crafters and textile artists from as far away as Long Island in the US have become involved in the Methodist Tapestries Collection. To be housed at the Weardale Museum, the completed collection will feature 100 panels that portray the history and heritage of Methodism.
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Five thoughts on healthy uses of power
05 June 2024
Every person has access to power, though it can vary depending on many factors including our age, gender, position, role, personality, expertise, and socio-economic status. Power shifts in every interaction we have. In this ever-changing balance, it’s important to recognise any imbalances.
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Emmanuel Church in Eastbourne, A new church to serve the community
04 June 2024
After a decade of planning, fundraising and construction, Emmanuel Church in Eastbourne has finally opened. The Methodist-URC Local Ecumenical Partnership Church will cater to the needs of the community with events and activities every day of the week.
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Airport Chaplaincy
03 June 2024
East Midlands Airport’s chaplaincy service is 25 years old this year. A celebration to mark the anniversary took place in one of the departure lounges and was attended by the Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire Michael Kapur OBE and other dignitaries.
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Fun and kindness at Girls’ Brigade
30 May 2024
In the Southampton Methodist District, the 8th Portsmouth Girls’ Brigade is a beacon of kindness, acceptance and fun. There are 22 girls, aged from 4 to 17, who regularly come to the Monday meetings where they learn and play together.
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Kairos: a New Place for New People initiative in Yorkshire
29 May 2024
Born from pioneering work that has been happening in the Yorkshire North & East District for a few years, Kairos is a new expression of church.
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How 3Generate can give ideas to mix up activities
22 May 2024
The ever-growing and ecumenical Youth Group on the Isle of Man Methodist District is inspired by attending 3Generate, the children and youth assembly of the Methodist Church.
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Celebrating Wesley at Mount Zion
21 May 2024
It is said that during his lifetime, John Wesley covered 250,000 miles to undertake his preaching. There is hardly a town in the country that he didn’t visit on his horse and there are chapels still in use today that were visited by Wesley. One of them, Mount Zion Chapel near Halifax, decided to mark the 250th anniversary of John Wesley’s first visit to preach there with a service and a day of celebration.
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