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27 September is Back to Church Sunday: Come as you are
16 March 2018
This Sunday, half a million Christians will be inviting someonespecial to come back to church in one of the largest co-ordinatedecumenical evangelism events staged across Britain.Churches across the UK and further afield will be offering a...
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Methodists win at the Blog Awards
16 March 2018
Two Methodist weblogs received awards at this year's ChristianWeb and New Media Awards.The Revd David Perry won the award for Best Christian Blog and ThePresident and Vice President's blog came runner up in the MostInspiring Leadership B...
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Fijian Church leaders return to court
16 March 2018
Today, nine Methodist Church leaders have returned to court inorder to negotiate their bail conditions and seek greater religiousfreedom for their Church.The leaders, including the Church's President, Revd Ame Tugaue andGeneral Secretary...
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September meeting of the Methodist Council
16 March 2018
The Methodist Council met on 21-22 September at Methodist ChurchHouse in London. This is the first Council meeting of the newChurch year.Discipleship was high on the agenda for this Council meeting.General Secretary the Revd Dr Martyn At...
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Brown's Trident plans 'feeble and ineffective'
16 March 2018
Three national Church leaders have criticised Gordon Brown overhis 'feeble and ineffective' pledge to reduce the UK's nuclearsubmarine fleet from four to three.The leaders have made their statement following reports that GordonBrown will...
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Appeal for disaster victims in Samoa, Tonga and Indonesia
16 March 2018
An appeal for prayer and funds for victims of the tsunami andearthquake tragedies in Samoa, Tonga and Indonesia has beenlaunched by the Methodist Church in Britain.The Church's World Mission Fund granted £10,000 to aid the reliefwork of ...
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Churches call for an end to 'credit slavery'
16 March 2018
This week, the Methodist Church, the Baptist Union of GreatBritain and the United Reformed Church have called for transparencyin money-lending and greater protection for borrowers.In a submission to the Office of Fair Trading, the Churches...
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Methodists take action on climate change
16 March 2018
Copies of Hope in God's Future - a report and study guideaddressing climate change - are flying off the shelves just daysafter the first printed editions became available.The first print run of the booklet has sold out and MethodistPubli...
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Pakistan church calls for an end to religious violence
16 March 2018
The leader of the Methodist Church in Britain has welcomed movesby Church leaders in Pakistan which call on the Pakistanigovernment to end religious violence in the country.This year, violent attacks against Christians have left many dead...
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New Youth Assembly comes to Durham
16 March 2018
This year more young Methodists than ever will be making theirvoices heard through an interactive-styled assembly that replacesYouth Conference.The new process has been designed to maximise the impact of youngpeople's influence on the Me...
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Getting the best for Local Preachers
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church is carrying out a major review of trainingand support for local preachers throughout Great Britain.This week, questionnaires and discussion documents have been sentto all circuit local preachers' secretaries and circui...
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Churches lobby EU leaders ahead of Copenhagen Climate Change Conference
16 March 2018
Church leaders have called on European politicians to make firmcommitments on climate change policy at the EU summit meeting inStrasbourg, which starts today (October 29).The Methodist Church, the Baptist Union of Great Britain and theUn...
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