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The Trafficking of Women and Girls in Europe
16 March 2018
The Women's Network in the Methodist Church is delighted tosupport the initiatives of the Metropolitan police as they launchtheir trafficking project in London. Following the success ofOperation Pentameter, Margaret Sawyer, National Secretar...
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Children are the Peacebuilders in India
16 March 2018
Children are not often asked for their opinions on the bigissues of life, but church partners in India and the UK havedecided that children are the perfect place to start when talkingabout peace. This Easter, representatives from the Methodi...
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CALL TO MPs - DON'T FORGET THE VULNERABLE!
16 March 2018
In advance of Wednesday's votes in Parliament on thegeographical distribution of casino premises licences, TheSalvation Army and the Methodist Church have re-stated theirgeneral concerns relating to increased gambling opportunities,particu...
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The March meeting of the Methodist Council
16 March 2018
The Methodist Council met on 30-31 March, for its last meetingbefore the annual Methodist Conference in July. As it always thecase for the last Council meeting before Conference, it addressed awide range and a large number of topics. The Cou...
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Easter message from the President of the Methodist Conference
16 March 2018
The Revd Graham Carter, President of the Methodist Conferenceoffers his thoughts this Easter:'Easter is about celebrating life Ð but not a self-centred, 'let mebe fulfilled at all costs' kind of life. It's about the life thatdoes not dep...
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Miracle Marathon Effort for Methodist charity
16 March 2018
This year, experience meets optimism as two very differentrunners take on the London Marathon for the Methodist Relief andDevelopment Fund (MRDF). However different, both runners have thesame aim: to help make 'small miracles' possible in so...
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Methodist Church publishes guidelines on political extremism
16 March 2018
Ahead of the May local elections, The Methodist Church haslaunched guidelines for churches that find themselves representedby a councillor from an extremist party. The guidelines address aseries of questions, such as whether councillors from...
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Churches urge their members to vote wisely in 2007 local elections
16 March 2018
As Local Authority elections draw near and candidates begin tocanvas for support, The Baptist Union of Great Britain, TheMethodist Church and The United Reformed Church have joinedtogether to encourage people to get involved, ask their candi...
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From World's End to Mow Cop: 50 miles in 1807 dress
16 March 2018
If you go for a walk in the countryside over the Spring BankHoliday weekend, you might find yourself in the company of a coupleof people from the early 19th century. On 25-27 May the RevdJonathan Kerry and Anthea Cox are donning period costu...
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Beautiful pictures and inspiring prayers from The Methodist Church
16 March 2018
New booklet launched at Christian Resources Exhibition.72% of Britons pray at some point, even though they may not believein God. But many people struggle with prayer. A new publicationfrom the Methodist Church is encouraging people to pra...
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Redesigned, revamped, relaunched! - new website for The Methodist Church goes online
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church has completely revamped its website.From Thursday 24 May, visitors to www.methodist.org.uk willsee a completely redesigned site that aims to be easier to use andmore expressive of the best of Methodism. Dave Webster, Co-...
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Methodist response to plans to label alcoholic drinks
16 March 2018
Rachel Lampard, Methodist Secretary for Parliamentary andPolitical Affairs: "The Methodist Church welcomes the initiative toinclude health warnings on bottles of alcohol, a move for which ithas long campaigned. Under an agreement between the...
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