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Methodist Vice-President: "The hardest thing for many to accept is the role of change"
16 March 2018
The newly inaugurated Vice-President of the Methodist Conference, Michael King, told a packed conference hall in Plymouth today that welcoming strangers into the Church implied a willingness to be changed.
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Church announces major reconfiguration of training structures
16 March 2018
The Methodist Conference today agreed plans for a major overhaul of its learning and training networks.
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Methodists celebrate 40 years of rural work by the Arthur Rank Centre
16 March 2018
A year after an agricultural chaplain launched a helpline to support gay farmers, Methodists are celebrating the 40 year anniversary of the Arthur Rank Centre (ARC) at their annual Methodist Conference. The 40 year anniversary of the rural outreach charity, which works alongside other national agricultural bodies in the UK, coincides with the retirement of its Methodist director, the Revd Dr Gordon Gatward who has served the centre for 13 years.
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Young Christians tackle embarrassment surrounding faith
16 March 2018
Poverty, ethical living, sexuality, and dating non-Christians and are among the issues young Methodists want to talk about, the Methodist Conference heard today. The Conference also heard that a number of nine-to-13-year-old Methodists were coping with problems such as bullying and feeling embarrassed about being Christian.
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New forms of church attracting thousands each month
16 March 2018
Recent statistics show that over 40,000 people attend some form of fresh expression church at least monthly.
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Church elects new President and Vice-President designate
16 March 2018
The Revd Ruth Gee has been elected President Designate of the Methodist Conference for 2013-2014 and Dr Daleep Mukarji has been elected Vice-President Designate. The results of the elections were announced today at the annual Methodist Conference, meeting this week in Plymouth.
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Conference draws to a close after a week of worship
16 March 2018
Thousands engage through live video and social media
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Church argues for Just War ethics in drone attacks
16 March 2018
• Methodists: “Terrorists function outside the law – it’s vital that the UK and its allies do not.”
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Pastors take to the beaches to support coastal night life
16 March 2018
Volunteer ‘Street Pastors’ will take to Whitstable’s beaches on Friday nights throughout the summer in what is believed to be the nation’s first ever scheme of its kind to operate on the beach.
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John Ellis announced as Moderator Elect of URC General Assembly
16 March 2018
The United Reformed Church’s General Assembly has elected the Revd David Grosch-Miller as ministerial moderator for 2014-16 and Mr John Ellis as lay moderator for 2013-16.
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Green light for more hard gambling on the high street
16 March 2018
Giving the go-ahead for more gaming machines on the high streetthreatens to trigger a surge in problem gambling, Church groups sayas Parliament reveals its report into gambling.
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Methodist Church at Greenbelt 2012
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church is a major partner of this year's Greenbelt Christian Arts Festival. Here's an overview of what we're up to over the August Bank Holiday Weekend...
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