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Prioritise the poor, say Churches ahead of the Pre-Budget Report
16 March 2018
Three UK Churches are calling for protection for the poor andjob security in a response to think tank Reform's call today to cutpublic sector jobs.Ahead of the Government's Pre-Budget Report, the Methodist Church,the Baptist Union of Gr...
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Free Churches condemn failure to reach climate deal
16 March 2018
The Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed Churches havecondemned the world's richest countries for failing to reach abinding agreement at the Copenhagen climate change summit.The Free Churches have been arguing that, as the world's bigges...
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Methodist Climate Cyclist arrives in Copenhagen
16 March 2018
Ben Bradley has cycled 140 miles to the United Nations climatechange summit at Copenhagen, with a group organised by ChristianAid.Ben, Events Coordinator for the Methodist Church, has spent thelast three days travelling with a team of 28...
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The most important card you’ll send this Christmas
16 March 2018
Methodist, Baptist and United Reformed Church leaders arereminding people to send Christmas greetings to ImmigrationMinister Phil Woolas MP, asking him to end the detention ofchildren in the asylum system.Last month, the Churches launche...
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Education Sunday theme is Come and See
16 March 2018
The Church's interest in education is not just a matter offaith schools and colleges. For many Christians, their engagementwith the world of education can best be explained in terms of asense of vocation in which teachers, administrators and...
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Methodist response to the crisis in Kenya
16 March 2018
Anthea Cox, Coordinating Secretary for Public Life andSocial Justice says "The violent turmoil in Kenya following thedisputed election results has come as a shock. As one of Africa'smost stable democracies and most developed nations, Kenya's...
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Methodist Church calls on government to revisit alcohol licensing
16 March 2018
Anthea Cox, Coordinating Secretary for Public Life andSocial Justice: "Christmas and New Year are a time when many peoplewant to celebrate, and the majority drink sensibly. But the lasttwo weeks have shown that we have a significant problem ...
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Methodist President’s Christmas Message
16 March 2018
The President of the Methodist Conference has challenged peopleto look beyond the romanticism of the Christmas story in search ofthe reality.Revd David Gamble Christmas said Christmas was actually much moreabout the real world than it wa...
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Methodist Church launches alternative credit card for Lent
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church is encouraging people to buy less andlive more this Lent, with their new alternative Buy Less: Live Morecredit card.The card cannot be used to make purchases, but is designed to beplaced in a wallet in front of othe...
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February meeting of the Methodist Council
16 March 2018
The Methodist Council met at High Leigh Conference Centreon 6-7 February. Although the Council had a full agenda, it hadfewer papers to consider compared with recent meetings, and so hadmore time to spend on each.A major piece of work c...
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Appeal for funds for Kenya crisis
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church and Methodist Relief and DevelopmentFund (MRDF) have confirmed the initial amounts of financial aidthey are sending to Kenya to support those suffering as a result ofthe ongoing conflict.MRDF is sending £6,300 direc...
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Spread a little joy this winter
16 March 2018
Winter can be the dreariest time of year, so The MethodistChurch has launched Joy In Your Pocket, the third in the popularseries of easy to read booklets. The booklet draws togetherwritings old and new, all on the topics of joy and happiness...
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