Our Stories
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My ordination story: Deacon Natalie Clark
23 June 2025
Natalie is passionate about the Church’s potential to be something radically different in a world marked by isolation, consumerism, and individualism.
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My ordination story: Richard Porter
22 June 2025
Richard spent nearly 25 years as a litigator before sensing a change in how he felt about himself that he couldn’t ignore.
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My ordination story: Heather Simmons
21 June 2025
Alongside circuit ministry, Heather is a Musician’s Chaplain, offering pastoral care and spiritual companionship to those working in the arts.
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Northampton District gets its first A Rocha Gold Award
19 June 2025
Wesley Memorial Church is the first church in Oxford and the Northampton District to receive a Gold Award.
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Breaking bread, building bridges in Liverpool
18 June 2025
St Luke's Methodist Church in Hoylake offers food and friendship to asylum seekers in the community.
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How Aurora Collective transforms lives through creative community
18 June 2025
The Aurora Trinity Collective, a women-only creative group in Cardiff, supports women seeking sanctuary and fleeing domestic violence. Initially a craft group, it has transformed into a vital space for women to rebuild confidence, discover their worth, and find their voice.
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Reflections on a visit to the Methodist Church in Ghana
11 June 2025
Personal reflections on a recent Encounter visit to Ghana, from the Revd Jonathan Hustler.
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Making the North Wales Pilgrims Way accessible for families
10 June 2025
Marie Lumb, mother of seven and lay worker for the Cheshire South Methodist Circuit, shares her work of supporting families and how it led her to organise pilgrimages, especially for young families.
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Rebuilding lives destroyed by the war
06 June 2025
The Revd Dr. Barry Sloan, Partnership Coordinator for Europe in the Global Relationships team, reflects on his recent visit to our partner church in Ukraine and the support being given to those whose lives have been destroyed by the war.
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Smiles, laughter and love
06 June 2025
The community room at Windlehurst Methodist Church, part of the United Stockport Circuit, is filled with smiles and laughter each week when around a dozen people living with learning disabilities come together, each with a volunteer to support them, thanks to the on-going work of a church member.
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Global Communities Ministries Sport Day May 2025
05 June 2025
Travelling from Telford, Liverpool, Milton Keynes, and Greater London, over 350 people from the cultural and language fellowship groups across the Connexion gathered at Broadwater Farm Park in North London on Saturday 31 May 2025, for the Festival of Sports, Culture, and Food.
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Building a new community from a Methodist Church
03 June 2025
Opened in May 2024, the Welcome Centre has become the heart of rural Easington Colliery, where it offers affordable and green activities every day for the whole family.
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