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Christmas Message
12 December 2017
The President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference, The Revd Loraine N Mellor and Jill Baker, have released their 2017 Christmas message on the subject of visitation.
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Faith leaders call on UK Government to sign Nuclear Ban Treaty
12 December 2017
Following Sunday’s presenting of the Nobel Peace Prize to ICAN, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear weapons, leaders from all faiths across the UK have called on the British Government to affirm the new UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
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Statement on Jerusalem
08 December 2017
The President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference have released the following statement regarding Jerusalem.
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Churches call for support on treaty banning nuclear weapons
05 December 2017
A two-minute video calling on Christians to safeguard God's good world through working towards a future free of nuclear weapons has been released this week.
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Brave New World? Faithful living in a time of change
04 December 2017
In a time of political turbulence, social upheaval and climate change, the 2018 Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT) conference will be looking at how Christians can live prophetically and faithfully.
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New Methodist Youth President 2018-19 announced
30 November 2017
Jasmine Yeboah, 22, from north London, has been elected as the new Methodist Youth President-designate.
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Announcement of royal engagement
30 November 2017
The President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference have released a statement congratulating Meghan Markle and HRH Prince Harry on the announcement of their engagement.
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Young Methodists gather for 3Generate
27 November 2017
More than 1,000 young Methodists and 600 youth workers will be coming together at Pontins in Southport this weekend, 24 to 26 November, for 3Generate, the annual gathering which keeps on growing.
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Churches call on UK Government to support stateless people
27 November 2017
A new initiative calling for improved rights and better support for 'stateless' people has been backed by the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams and Rabbi Herschel Gluck OBE, chairman of the Arab-Jewish Forum.
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Methodist Church pledges support to UK Armed Forces
27 November 2017
The Methodist Church of Britain has signed the Armed Forces Covenant pledging its commitment to fair treatment and support to the whole Armed Forces community including regulars, reserves, veterans, and their families.
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Churches and faith groups urge Government to be strong and not to fudge reform of FOBTs
27 November 2017
Today a group of Churches and faith-based organisations have welcomed the Government's announcement of a consultation on proposals for changes to gaming machines and social responsibility measures, but warned that the range of options presented for a maximum stake for fixed-odd betting terminals is too wide.
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Letter to Pakistani High Commission expresses dismay at blasphemy law reform
26 October 2017
The Methodist president and vice-president have expressed grave concern over potential reforms to Pakistan's controversial blasphemy law.
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