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Professional Supervision for Ministers
26 October 2017
The Methodist Conference, currently taking place in Birmingham, has confirmed that “social worker style” supervision is to be introduced for its ordained ministers.
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Paul Taylor to join Cliff College as Operations Director
26 October 2017
Paul Taylor, currently the Director of Learning and Development (Regions) with the Methodist Church’s Discipleship and Ministries Learning Network (DMLN), will be joining the staff at Cliff College as its new Operations Director from September.
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Epworth Old Rectory celebrates diamond jubilee
26 October 2017
A Lincolnshire museum, which attracts visitors from throughout the world, is celrbating its diamond jubilee this year.
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"Membership figures don't tell the whole story"
26 October 2017
The Methodist Church in Britain has revealed a 3.5% year-on-year decline in membership over the past decade, with membership now at 188,000.
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UK High Court judgement fails to offer protection to civilians
26 October 2017
The Methodist Church has expressed its disappointment and concern following a ruling of the High Court, announced earlier this week, allowing the UK to continue to export weapons to Saudi Arabia.
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Religious persecution in Sri Lanka
26 October 2017
The Revd Loraine N Mellor, President of the Methodist Conference, has written to MP Boris Johnson, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, expressing the concern of the Methodist Church over the escalating level of religious persecution in Sri Lanka.
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Cholera outbreak adds to Yemen’s misery- All We Can responds
26 October 2017
Yemen is facing one of the largest cholera outbreaks in recent recorded history. All We Can has extended its work in the country to meet the needs of people not only facing the threat of starvation but the risk of contracting this deadly disease too.Yemen facing largest cholera outbreak anywhere in the world
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Methodist Council gains living wage accreditation
26 October 2017
The Methodist Council has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation.
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President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference meets the Archbishop of Canterbury
26 October 2017
The President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference visited Lambeth Palace on Friday (14th July) for a meeting with the Archbishop of Canterbury.Image courtesy of Lambeth Palace
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MHA announces new Chair of Board of Trustees
26 October 2017
Methodist Homes, MHA, has announced the appointment of John Robinson as the new Chair of its Board of Trustees.
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Sierra Leone
26 October 2017
It was with great shock and sympathy that we watched the destruction of homes, properties and lives of the flood victims in Sierra Leone on the 14 August 2017.
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Sierra Leone appeal
26 October 2017
Following the terrible destruction of homes, properties and lives in Freetown, Sierra Leone, the World Church Relationships Team are collecting donations toward relief work in the area.
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