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Fringe events are a welcome enhancement of the Conference, offering representatives and members of the public opportunities to share information and ideas, explore topics of special interest and celebrate together. They are not a part of the formal proceedings of the Conference but are hosted by a variety of organisations within and outside the Methodist Church.

Fringe Events Timetable

Events planned so far are listed below, with links to an event description and information on how to book. Note that you will need to book in advance for some events. These pages will be updated as further details are confirmed, so keep a look out for updates and changes nearer the time.

Friday 27 June

19.00 – 21.00

Methodist Women in Britain

The Mary Bosanquet Lecture – Keynote Speaker Kathy Galloway from the Iona Community

Monday 30 June

13.00– 14.00

Torch Trust

An Introduction to Sight Loss Friendly Church

13.05– 14.05

Single Friendly Church Network

How to become a Single Friendly Church

Time- lunchtime

Action for Children

Title- Paying the Price of Child Poverty

18.45

Hosted by the Joint Public Issues Team of the Methodist Church

Whiteness is the Sea, not the Shark: a postcolonial critique of British Methodism - The Beckly Lecture 2025

With Anthony Reddie- Professor of Black Theology at the University of Oxford

Tuesday 1 July

19.30 – 21.15

Global Relationships Connexional Team

After the Flood: the Church, Slavery and Reparations

Tuesday 1 July

19.45 – 21.00

Cliff College

Cliff College Reception

Applications to hold a fringe event at the 2025 Methodist Conference are now closed. If you have made an application we will contact you soon to let you know if your event proposal has been accepted. Information about fringe events at this year's Conference will be posted on this website in the programme pages.

If you have made an application, but did not download a copy of the Information for fringe event organisers, or the policy for fringe events, which explains eligibility criteria and the process by which fringe events are selected, you can find these below.