Our Stories
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President at Greenbelt
26 August 2025
The Revd Richard Andrew, President of the Methodist Conference, reflects on attending the annual Greenbelt Festival of arts, faith and justice, this year held over the August Bank Holdiay near Kettering.
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Lost in Wonder at the Fringe
21 August 2025
Matt Forsyth, Vice-President of the Conference, share his experiences on the street sofa at the Edinburgh Fringe.
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I Fought the Law
21 August 2025
‘I fought the law’ (ITV Aug 31, 9.00pm) is a four-part drama based on real life campaigner Ann Ming who successfully lobbied to change the Double Jeopardy Law and ensure that her daughter Julie’s murderer was convicted.
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Mark Braithwaite, who features in the drama, was a Detective Sergeant at the time of the 1989 murder and is a member of the Methodist Church. -
Reflections on COVID-19
20 August 2025
Two professionals from MHA, Dawn Ellis, a chaplain and Helen Press, MHA’s Senior Nurse Advisor, reflect on the pandemic’s long-term emotional toll and the resilience of care workers during the most serious public health emergency for generations.
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Papyrus and the Deacon
13 August 2025
Deacon Helen Coleman has been working in suicide prevention and suicide bereavement since discovering that her teenage daughter had suicide ideation. This led to her seeking information and training, which eventually led to supporting people in the community as part of her work, first in Cornwall, and then in the northwest.
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A small pilgrimage with a small pilgrim
12 August 2025
Jill Baker, former Vice-President of the Methodist Conference, shares a pilgrimage she did with her granddaughter in Scotland and how it was an occasion to engage with concepts such as ‘Depart’ and ‘Devotion’ in a practical and creative way.
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How Gifted can help your Church grow this Christmas
11 August 2025
Find out about our plans for Christmas 2025 and how churches can get involved.
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The Power of Stillness
11 August 2025
Many of us will be getting ready to go on holiday and will have been busy with all the preparations, stresses and responsibilities that this can bring. So perhaps this is a good time to look at what ‘being still’ can bring to our lives during the next few weeks of August? Tracey Collins, Wellbeing Officer for the South West Peninsula District, shares this blog.
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“I'm a fellow human being who wants to journey with you”
11 August 2025
In this week’s chaplaincy blog, Paul Brasdale shares his experience as Lindsay Lodge Hospice Chaplain in the Lincolnshire Methodist District.
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80 years after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs
07 August 2025
This week sees the commemoration of 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima (6 August) and Nagasaki (9 August). Sheila Norris, Partnership Coordinator for Asia and the Pacific, shares this reflection and prayer.
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Theology of Safeguarding
05 August 2025
Karen Allen, Safeguarding Casework Supervisor, shares these thoughts of a group having worked through the theology of safeguarding course, God Welcomes All.
God Welcomes All is a four-session study guide containing new short films with activities and questions for discussion and reflection.
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Church, Community and DIY SoS “Bringing Dan home”
05 August 2025
Deacon Kim Gabbatiss from Lancashire has been supporting a young family who are to be reunited thanks to the BBC’s DIY SoS Team.
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