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"John Wesley" comes home on Wesley Day
16 March 2018
At a ceremony at Methodist Church House in London yesterday, theRevd Dr Leslie Griffiths, The Lord Griffiths of Burry Port,unveiled the nameplate "John Wesley" from a High Speed Train (HST)power car.24 May is celebrated in the Methodist...
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10,000 cream teas welcome Olympic Flame to Cornwall
16 March 2018
On 19 May around 10,000 people will enjoy free cream teas in almost every church in every village and town in Cornwall to celebrate the start of the Olympic Torch Relay...
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Reshaping for leadership of the Connexional Team
16 March 2018
The leadership structures of the Connexional Team will besignificantly re-shaped under recommendations from a referencegroup of the Methodist Council.Following the whole-team reconfiguration of 2007/8, the Conferencerequested that the se...
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CTE Presidents' Statement on the Jubilee
16 March 2018
The Presidents of Churches Together in England have issued ajoint press release for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. It is for allchurches and community groups celebrating the Jubilee this weekend.It can be read out in churches, posted on websit...
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Stop blaming the poor for poverty, say Churches
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church, Baptist Union of Great Britain and UnitedReformed Church are accusing the Government of continuing a trendof blaming the poor as new proposals to redefine poverty areannounced.In 2006, Prime Minister David Cameron ...
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Booking now open for 3Generate: the Children & Youth Assembly
16 March 2018
Book your placehereChildren and young people will get the chance to change andchallenge the church, the world and each other at this year's3Generate. 3Generate is the Methodist Church's Children's and YouthAssembly and will take place...
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Fijian Church given permission to meet
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church in Britain has welcomed the news that theMethodist Church in Fiji and Rotuma has been granted permission bythe Government to hold its annual Conference. If the permit is notwithdrawn, as it was in previous years, it will...
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Methodist Church launches interactive web map on new website
16 March 2018
Multilayered web map displays vital statistics for Methodist churches in Britain
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Governments must do more on climate change, say Churches
16 March 2018
Three major British Churches have voiced their disappointment that the Rio+20 Earth Summit has not made progress on the environmental challenges that face the global community.
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A fresh vision for Methodist mission at home and overseas
16 March 2018
Today, the Methodist Conference agreed a new understanding, vision and purpose of the Church’s calling to worldwide mission, seeking to integrate this more fully into the work of the whole Church.
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Church schools celebrate national success in second year of awards
16 March 2018
Two schools from the East Midlands are celebrating their success as National winners of the second Church School Awards.
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The Methodist Conference comes to Plymouth
16 March 2018
This year’s Methodist Conference will be held at Plymouth Pavilions, 28 June to 5 July. The Conference is the governing body of the Methodist Church and meets annually to discuss matters affecting the life of the Church, the nation and the world.
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