Our Stories
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My ordination story: Deacon Clare Purfit
09 July 2024
Deacon Clare Purfit shares the story of her ordination.
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My ordination story: Deacon Vicky Welsh
09 July 2024
Vicky Welsh, a newly ordained Deacon from the Central Sussex United Area of The Methodist Church and The United Reformed Church, shares her ordination story.
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My ordination story: Deacon Marie Poole
05 July 2024
"As I approach Ordination it is a time of reflection of the journey I and others being ordained with me have been on together."
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Being 18 and voting for the first time
02 July 2024
Alex Day is one of the 2023/2024 Methodist Church Youth Reps and will be voting for the first time in the upcoming General Election. They share their thoughts on being a first-time voter and why it is important to share their voice. Alex Day offers their personal thoughts on being a first-time voter.
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Preparing for Pride
26 June 2024
Pride is an established event in many towns and cities celebrating the LGBT+ community. In this blog, the Rev’d Hayley Edmondson from Ulverston Methodist Church, shares how she is helping to bring the first Pride event to the Cumbrian market town.
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My ordination story: Blayze White
25 June 2024
"I didn’t dislike church nor disagree with its core tenets. That would be to ascribe too much importance to it. I simply did not care. "
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My ordination story: Jonny Bell
25 June 2024
"We sat on the floor in school, and my teacher asked us what we wanted to be when we grew up. I said, 'I want to be a priest.' Her reply, 'Yes, I can see you doing that.'"
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My ordination story: James Patterson
25 June 2024
"Every time I was asked ‘Have you ever thought about becoming a minister?’ I experienced all manner of feelings: fear, dread, affirmation – but mainly fear!"
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My ordination story: Phil Robinson
25 June 2024
"Even now, I occasionally catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror wearing a clerical collar and think ‘this is crazy!’"
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My ordination story: Rachel Collins
25 June 2024
"Growing up in a very Methodist family, I’m a 6th generation preacher and my Great Great Great Grandad was a Primitive Methodist minister..."
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How art can help bring focus to the situation in Myanmar
19 June 2024
The art exhibition ‘And Until We Meet Again’ is a photographic prayer for Myanmar by Revd Susan McIvor who has visited the country six times since 1999. Her photos are a testimony to the people in Myanmar.
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Migrant voices and compassion
17 June 2024
To mark Refugee Week, we hear from migrants, staff and volunteers at Trinity Safe Space, a community of asylum seekers based at two Methodist churches, separated by the River Mersey. One in Widnes and the other in nearby Runcorn.
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