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MRDF launches £50,000 earthquake appeal for India and El Salvador
16 March 2018
The Methodist Relief and Development Fund (MRDF) is appealingfor support to aid the survivors of the recent earthquakes in ElSalvador and India.
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MRDF responds to El Salvador earthquake
16 March 2018
The Methodist Relief & Development Fund (MRDF) was quick offthe mark to respond to the thousands of people left homeless by themajor earthquake to hit El Salvador in mid-January.
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All change for Churches Education Service
16 March 2018
A new Education Unit serving the churches currently inmembership of the Free Churches' Council will be in place from 1April 2001, based at Methodist Church House in London. A FreeChurches desk at Churches Together in England (CTE) wi...
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Churches prepare for general election
16 March 2018
For the past 20 years, churches across the country have beenresponsible for organising 'hustings' for local candidates. Thesehave proved to be valuable opportunities for genuine politicaldebate to take place on neutral territory. The...
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Formal conversations between the Church of England and the Methodist Church
16 March 2018
The final report of formal conversations between the Church ofEngland and the Methodist Church will be published in December,following consideration of a draft text by the appropriate bodieswithin each church during the coming months...
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Asylum in the UK
16 March 2018
Open letter from the President of the Methodist Conference tothe leader of the Conservative Party.
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World Methodism grows in run-up to Brighton
16 March 2018
Methodism is growing globally at a rapid pace, figures show, andthe World Methodist Council (WMC) is exploring ways to better servethis rising membership. World Methodists members have risen from19-34 million in the past four decades...
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Praise for Bolton Mission as it becomes an Investor in People
16 March 2018
Bolton Methodist Mission has been awarded the Investors inPeople standard - the first time, it is believed, that a Methodistchurch achieved the prestigious plaque. The Investor in Peoplebenchmark is given to businesses, schools, hosp...
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Success story of church 'plants'
16 March 2018
New churches 'planted' in new housing estates, or becoming theworshipping community for ethnic or student groups, are one of thebest success stories for Methodism currently.
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Tributes for Cardinal Thomas Winning
16 March 2018
The President of the Methodist Conference, Rev Inderjit Bhogal,said today that the death of Cardinal Thomas Winning was "a sad andtragic loss, not only for the Roman Catholic Church but for theChurch community of all denominations. H...
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New all-female President and Vice President team to take office
16 March 2018
This year's Methodist Conference will be the first ever to bepresided by an all-female presidential team.
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Training for Ministry - Planning it and Funding it
16 March 2018
A report on the initial training of authorised ministries in theMethodist Church will recommend the principle of "RegulatedFunding" for training from 2002.
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