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Preston vs the President of the Methodist Conference
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church had appealed to the Court of Appeal against the judgement of an Employment Appeal Tribunal that Methodist ministers should be counted as employees and cases concerning them heard by Employment Tribunals.
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61% of UK adults say excessive drinking is a problem in their neighbourhood
16 March 2018
A YouGov survey has revealed that 61% of UK adults believe that excessive drinking is a problem (from minor to major) in their neighbourhood.
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Challenge your pre-suppositions this Christmas, says Methodist President
16 March 2018
The Revd Leo Osborn, President of the Methodist Conference, has challenged people to push past their assumptions about the nativity story this Christmas.
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Chancellor got his numbers wrong in Spending Review, say Churches
16 March 2018
Churches have voiced concern over Chancellor George Osborne'sinaccurate use of welfare fraud statistics in his Spending Reviewspeech.The Methodist Church, the Baptist Union of Great Britain and theUnited Reformed Church have criticised ...
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Young Methodists fired up for second Youth Assembly
16 March 2018
The annual Methodist Youth Assembly is set to empower youngpeople in fresh, new ways when it meets at the PGL Liddington sitenear Swindon this November.Around 200 young Methodists will gather at the centre from Friday19th to Sunday 21st ...
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Serving the churches that serve rural communities
16 March 2018
What are the challenges facing the rural church? What does itmean to be a disciple in a rural community?Rural Presence is the new interactive website for Christiansengaged in rural mission. It provides a forum for all Christians toshare ...
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Churches write to Cameron asking him to set the record straight
16 March 2018
Dear Mr CameronWe are writing to express our concern that a number of recentGovernment announcements have had the effect of stigmatising thepoor, especially those in receipt of out of work benefits. Ourexperience of working in deprived c...
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Be generous - Christmas message from the Methodist President
16 March 2018
The Revd Alison Tomlin, The President of the MethodistConference, calls on the Methodist people to be generous thisChristmas to those in need, those in pain and to God. She askspeople to reflect how they are developing as disciples, learning...
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Churches tell world leaders to create low carbon economies
16 March 2018
Churches are urging political leaders to lay out plans for lowcarbon economies at the Cancun follow-up to the Copenhagen ClimateChange Conference.The Methodist Church, The United Reformed Church and The BaptistUnion of Great Britain have...
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Sam Taylor elected Methodist Youth President
16 March 2018
The Methodist Youth Assembly has elected Sam Taylor as theChurch's new Youth President for 2011-2012."I am delighted to have been elected as Youth President designateand I am greatly looking forward to starting the role inSeptember," sai...
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Welfare proposals fail to take account of the reality of poverty, say Churches
16 March 2018
Christian organisations have warned that the Government'swelfare proposals are based on a lack of understanding of the poor.They argue that constructive reforms are at risk of being lostunder a wave of punitive measures and cost-cutting....
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Atheist ads hit London buses
16 March 2018
The Atheist Bus Campaign will be hitting London today with adsthat read 'There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoyyour life'.British comedy writer Ariane Sherine is the brains behind theCampaign, which has been welcomed by the...
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