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The Anglican Methodist Covenant 21st Anniversary: Reflections from Kirkby Lonsdale
30 October 2024
4 November 2024 marks the 21st anniversary of the Anglican Methodist Covenant and a special online service is being put together featuring stories from around the country. Lol Wood, Family Project Leader, from the churches in and around Kirkby Lonsdale (in the Cumbria Mission Area) is part of the final part of the service and the blessing and shares some reflections on the benefits of ecumenical working.
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How QVSR's work inspired Revd Helen Cameron
29 October 2024
Revd Helen Cameron, President of the Methodist Conference, visited and was inspired by the Queen Victoria Seamen’s Rest (QVSR).
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Nourishing community bonds at the Horrabridge Food Hub
23 October 2024
Open since 2021, the Horrabridge Food Hub (HFH) in the South West Peninsula District has reached out to about 200 people with its ethos of preventing food waste and offering food to the community at a low price.
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Faith and DJing meeting with the two Christian DJs at 3Generate
22 October 2024
For his second year attending the event, DJ Jozzy came with DJ Harvey and they offered DJ workshops to children as well as a couple of sets.
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How prison chaplains build trust with prisoners
14 October 2024
For Prisons Week, Revd Leon from the Methodist Church and Deacon Brian from the Roman Catholic Church share what it is to work in prisons, along with some stories about “George”, “Harry” and “Dick”.
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Surviving October 7: We Will Dance Again
11 October 2024
The Revd Helen Cameron, President of the Methodist Conference, was invited by the BBC to attend a preview showing of the documentary film, “We Will Dance Again”. The film is a harrowing minute by minute retelling of the massacre by Hamas at the Supernova Music Festival which took place on October 7th. Helen reflects on her reaction to the film in this blog.
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Embracing Mental Wellness: Jesus' Teachings for World Mental Health Day
10 October 2024
Tracey Collins, Wellbeing Officer of the South West Peninsula Methodist District, shares her thoughts on World Mental Health Day.
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Roche Methodist Church's Warm Welcome Spaces: nurturing community spirit
25 September 2024
Launched in May, Roche Methodist Church’s Warm Welcome Spaces initiative has quickly become a vital part of the local community, offering more than just a warm meal and a friendly face.
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Baildon Methodist Church is the second A Rocha Gold award in the Yorkshire West District
24 September 2024
Baildon Methodist Church’s congregation in the Yorkshire West Methodist District works relentlessly to make its building better for the environment and its community since 2006. In June 2024, the church received its Eco Church Gold Awards from A Rocha UK.
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How opening a Repair Café benefits the community
18 September 2024
Sustainable, life-affirming and community building, the Meon Valley Repair Café in the Southampton Methodist District is a monthly initiative encouraging people to repair their possessions instead of buying new ones.
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Sunshine and Showers
17 September 2024
Brenda Mosedale from Mint Methodist Church in Exeter shares this blog on how she used the Sunshine and Showers resources to help her church consider different forms of prayer.
Sunshine and Showers is a six-session course looking at six different prayer paradoxes.
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Entangled Pasts and Presents - responding to the legacy of transatlantic traffic in enslaved Africans
13 September 2024
As the President and Vice-President of the Conference have written, “The transatlantic slave trade was a crime against humanity.” It was not just an historical event. Slavery enabled Britain to generate unprecedented wealth from which our society still benefits today.
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