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‘Significant steps’ needed to progress Anglican-Methodist Covenant
26 October 2017
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York, together with the President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference, have today issued a joint statement to their Churches.
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Religious people "are more charitable" - Church response to BBC stats
26 October 2017
According to statistics released by the BBC today, people who practise a religion are more likely to say they have given to charity in the last month than those who don't.
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News: Highlights for Journalists - Methodist Conference 2014
26 October 2017
This year's Methodist Conference will take place at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel from 26 June to 3 July.
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Exploring the Family Ministry Landscape: Major UK research project
26 October 2017
A major research project will reveal the scope of families work in the majority of UK Churches. Exploring the Family Ministry Landscape is thought to be the first project of its kind in the UK and will look at what churches are doing to support families, as well as the range of training and resources that are already available for families work.
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Methodist Church celebrates 40 years of women’s ordination
26 October 2017
This Saturday, the Methodist Church in Great Britain will celebrate forty years of women’s ordination.
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Tickets now on sale for 3Generate - the Children's and Youth Assembly
26 October 2017
Tickets are now on sale for the 2014 3Generate – the Children's and Youth Assembly of the Methodist Church.
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Back to the Bible, forward to the world: Inaugural address of the Methodist President
26 October 2017
In his inaugural address as President of the Methodist Conference, the Revd Kenneth Howcroft spoke of the "desperate need" for the Church to "speak biblically to serve the present age." He encouraged Conference representatives to turn outwards to face the world with renewed self-confidence in their Methodist identity.
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Newly elected Vice-President lays out four new building blocks for Methodism
26 October 2017
The new Vice-President of the Methodist Conference for 2014-15 laid down four building blocks of faith for 21st century Britain in her inaugural address to the Methodist Conference.
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Membership statistics are a ‘challenge to the Church’, says General Secretary
26 October 2017
The General Secretary of the Methodist Church is encouraging Methodists to rise to the challenge of falling membership figures.
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Methodists step up to the challenge of the Covenant
26 October 2017
The Methodist Church has made a commitment to taking a major step forward in its relationship with the Church of England.
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The Conference elects President and Vice-President Designates for 2015/16
26 October 2017
The Methodist Conference has elected the Revd Steve Wild to be President of the Conference in 2015/16, and Dr Jill Barber to be Vice-President.
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Methodist Conference celebrates vital role of chaplains in today's Forces
26 October 2017
The centenary of the outbreak of World War 1 is a reminder to the Methodist Forces Board of the moment when its predecessor, the Wesleyan Royal Navy and Army Board, regularised the Church’s relations with the Armed Services.
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