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Methodist Youth President visits Auschwitz
16 March 2018
Lessons from the HolocaustThe Methodist Youth President, Hayley Moss, will visit a formerNazi extermination camp on Wednesday (7 November) after she wasselected to represent the British Youth Council on a one-day visitto Auschwitz-Bi...
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Girls Brigade headquarters moves to Methodist college site
16 March 2018
The Girls' Brigade England and Wales (GB) is moving itsheadquarters to Cliff College - one of the Methodist Church's keycentres for formation, learning and development.
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Methodist response to appointment of Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury
16 March 2018
Methodist leaders have welcomed the appointment of Justin Welby as the new Archbishop of Canterbury. In a statement Church leaders praised Welby for his ‘spiritual depth and wisdom.’ Bishop Welby’s Methodist colleague in Durham, the Revd Ruth Gee, described him as a valued colleague and expressed her delight at his new appointment.
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Socks? DVDs? Give something a little different this Christmas
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church hopes to spread a little Christmas cheer across the nation and the world with the latest edition of A Gift of Christmas.
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Digging Methodist history out of the attic
16 March 2018
Historians are inviting people to dig up stories about Methodists in their family tree and share them on a new heritage website.
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Take a fresh look at Reflect
16 March 2018
Reflect - the retreat and spirituality network - has adopted a fresh look, with its new website and Facebook page.
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Churches welcome drones inquiry
16 March 2018
The Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT) of the Methodist Church, TheUnited Reformed Church and the Baptist Union of Great Britain hasvoiced support for a parliamentary inquiry into the use of drones.According to a report in the Times today, memb...
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President's statement on Gaza crisis
16 March 2018
The President of the Methodist Conference, the Revd Dr MarkWakelin, has made the following statement in connection to thecurrent crisis in Gaza:
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Work continues on implementing the Anglican Methodist Covenant
16 March 2018
The Joint Implementation Commission (JIC) of the Anglican Methodist Covenant has voiced its disappointment that the General Synod has not found a way to move forward on the question of women bishops. It added, however, that, although the vote in General Synod on Tuesday failed to remove a major obstacle to growing into that unity to which the Church of England and the Methodist Church are committed in the Covenant between them, the basis of that Covenant has not changed.
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Christian group challenges Energy Bill
16 March 2018
Exactly four years ago, campaigners were thrilled when the Climate Change Act was made law on Nov 26, 2008...
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No Room at the Inn for the Homeless this Christmas
16 March 2018
Churches are offering people an adventcalendar with a difference this Christmas. Launched under thebanner No Place Like Home, the interactive calendarfocuses on the issue of housing against the backdrop of thenativity story, a...
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Young Methodists debate sexuality and gender at sell-out 3Generate
16 March 2018
Young people aired their views on conflict and peace, examstress, bullying, sexuality and gender orientation at the sell-out3Generate event this month. More than 250 children and young peoplemet at Whitemoor Lakes in Lichfield for the annual...
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