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Advice to church employers: work towards a 'living wage'
16 March 2018
Churches seeking to employ a lay person need to balance legaland ethical considerations about pay against other commitments,says the Methodist Church. To be legal, pay should be at least atthe level of the minimum wage and, to be ethical, co...
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President warns that Iraq conflict may harm Christian-Muslim relations in Britain
16 March 2018
The President of the Methodist Church has issued a warning thatmilitary action in Iraq could damage relations between Christiansand Muslims in Britain.
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Methodist Church's first General Secretary is nominated
16 March 2018
The Rev David Deeks has beennominated as General Secretary of the Methodist Church inBritain.He will take office as thefirst appointment to the Church's new look leadership role nextyear, subject to the agreement of the Methodist Confe...
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Concern after election of British National Party local councillor in Blackburn
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church Secretary for Parliamentary andPolitical Affairs, Ms Rachel Lampard, has made the followingstatement in response to the election of a BNP councillortoday:
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World Action digs out red noses for new link up
16 March 2018
World Action has been working with leading TV charity ComicRelief to prepare a resource pack to help youth groups prepare forthe big day in March.
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Church calls for self-regulation over clergy rights
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church is urging the Government to allow a systemof self-regulation for the Churches to ensure that the rights ofclergy are properly protected.
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Warning to Methodist churches over online casino adverts
16 March 2018
Methodist clergy have been warned that the hosting of churchwebsites on certain free Internet Service Providers (ISPs) runs therisk of flouting the Church's rules on advertising.
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Methodists invited to take part in BBC Songs of Praise special for John Wesley's 300th anniversary
16 March 2018
BBC TV has invited Methodists in Britain to join a choirof a thousand Methodist voices to celebrate the 300th anniversaryof the birth of John Wesley.
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Christmas greetings from the President of the Methodist Conference
16 March 2018
The President of the Methodist Church in Britain sends thefollowing message for Christmas 2002:
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The availability of the morning-after pill in schools to under-age girls
16 March 2018
1. Christians want to communicate effectively a vision in whichsexual intercourse is linked exclusively to mature, committed,lifelong relationships that are expressive of love, trust andshared responsibilities.
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Visions for urban life in the coming decades
16 March 2018
Four out of five of us live in towns and cities. Urban livingcan be fun and frustrating, exhilarating and exhausting, convenientand confining. Our towns and cities are changing around us, butwhilst for some the prospects are bright, ...
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Call for Day of Prayer for Foot and Mouth crisis
16 March 2018
On Tuesday 6 March, Rev David Emison, Chairman of the MethodistChurch Cumbria District, has called for a day of prayer for farmersand those affected by the Foot and Mouth crisis. He suggests thateveryone should stop and pray every ho...
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