On 1 November 2003, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, the Secretary General of the General Synod and of the Archbishops’ Council, and the President, Vice-President and Secretary of the Methodist Conference signed An Anglican-Methodist Covenant in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II.
The signing took place in the context of worship in Methodist Central Hall, Westminster, during which the Archbishop of Canterbury preached a sermon. The service continued in Westminster Abbey with thanksgiving and an act of dedication during which the President of the Conference preached a sermon.
In November 2024 we will celebrate the 21st Anniversary of the Covenant!
Local Methodist and Church of England churches are invited to share in marking the ‘coming of age’ of the Covenant during the course of this anniversary year. These prayers have been issued for use in worship as part of this. The prayers are based in part on those that were said at the occasion of the Covenant’s signing in 2003, and also include a new prayer marking this anniversary. Apart from the anniversary itself on 1st November 2024, an appropriate occasion for this might be ‘Wesley Day’, 24th May, in 2025, or the Sunday following (‘Aldersgate Sunday’).
For more information about the Covenant, go to the dedicated Anglican-Methodist Covenant website.
The Covenant turns 21
The Church of England and the Methodist Church in Britain recommit to working together as they mark 21 years since the sigining.