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Peacemaking for Remembrance Sunday
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church is encouraging services for RemembranceSunday to reflect on the call to be peacemakers.2008 marks 90 years since the end of the First World War - the warto end all wars.It is a fitting tribute to those who have die...
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Methodist Church welcomes push for the responsible pricing of alcohol
16 March 2018
The British Methodist Church has welcomed calls from MPsto set minimum prices on alcoholic drinks.Today's report from the Home Affairs Select Committee 'Policing inthe 21st Century' highlights the serious problems ofalcohol-related crim...
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Breaking new ground for youth in the Methodist Church
16 March 2018
Young people are on the verge of becoming empowered byground-breaking changes that will be the talk of this year'sMethodist Youth Conference.Around 150 16 to 23-year-olds will celebrate the launch of the £4million Youth Participation St...
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Methodist Church calls for UN emergency food aid access into Gaza
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church in Britain has urged for Gaza bordercrossings to be kept open so that emergency food aid can reachpeople in need.The current crisis developed after Israeli troops entered Gaza todestroy a tunnel, killing a Hamas gun...
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Better Than Bubble Bath - Extraordinary gifts for Christmas
16 March 2018
As many of us rack our brains for the perfect gift for thatdifficult relative, the Methodist Relief and Development Fund(MRDF) is encouraging people to do something life-changing thisChristmas. It has launched an all-new range of gifts:ord...
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Sarah Malik named first salaried Methodist Youth President
16 March 2018
• First role of its kind in any mainstream UK ChurchSarah Malik has been elected Methodist Youth President at thisyear's Methodist Youth Conference. From January until September2009 Sarah will work full time to serve as an advocate ands...
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Methodist Church invited to 'Sing a New Song'
16 March 2018
The Methodist Music Resources Group is asking people to offertheir opinions on a new collection of hymns and songs in their'Sing a New Song' consultation.The aim is to produce a music resource that retains the best of theold and includes...
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Churches urged to mark World AIDS Day
16 March 2018
An Asian Worship Service for World AIDS Day has beencommended for use in churches across Britain.The background to the liturgy endorsed by the Christian Conferenceof Asia highlights the fact that someone dies of an AIDS-relatedillness e...
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Lord Leslie Griffiths named Chair of Methodist Heritage Committee
16 March 2018
Lord Leslie Griffiths of Pembrey and Burry Port has beenappointed Chair of the newly formed Methodist HeritageCommittee.The Committee will work to better involve the Church's heritage inits engagement with contemporary society. By telli...
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Churches call for crackdown on carbon emissions through energy conservation
16 March 2018
The Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Church and theUnited Reformed Church have urged the Government to reduceBritain's carbon emissions following Lord Turner's report publishedtoday.The three denominations backed the report'...
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Methodist Church backs appeal to help thousands affected by flooding in Brazil
16 March 2018
An international appeal to help thousands of people displaced byfloods in Brazil has been backed by the Methodist Church inBritain.Almost 80,000 people lost their homes and around 100 people losttheir lives after a torrential downpour st...
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Church hopes for long term improvement following Government's legislative programme
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church envisages long term improvement rather thana quick fix to the economic crisis following the Queen's speech toParliament.The Church welcomed measures to empower around eight million peopleon low incomes through the We...
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