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Methodist Church welcomes Covenant report
16 March 2018
The annual Methodist Conference has received the first reportfrom the Joint Implementation Commission (JIC) on theAnglican-Methodist Covenant. The Covenant was signed in November2003 between the Methodist Church and the Church of England, an...
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The Methodist Church Prepares to "Pray Without Ceasing”
16 March 2018
This afternoon the Methodist Conference launched 'Pray WithoutCeasing'. Last year the young people of Methodism challenged thechurch to join in 14 months of non-stop prayer and this idea hasinspired Methodists to think again about prayer and...
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Churches are encouraged to go "Beyond the Wood and Stone"
16 March 2018
A new DVD seeks to inspire local congregations to createattractive spaces to welcome the communities they serve. "Beyondthe Wood and Stone" is the initiative of Creative Arts in Methodismand the Property Office. Launched today at the Methodi...
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Methodist Conference adopts major report on domestic abuse
16 March 2018
The Methodist Conference has adopted a report calling for moreaction to deal with domestic abuse. The Conference heard that eachweek two women in England and Wales are killed by a current orformer partner.The report makes clear that dome...
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Methodist Church receives major report on human sexuality
16 March 2018
The Methodist Conference has approved a major report on humansexuality. The Conference received the Pilgrimage of Faith report,the most in-depth look at human sexuality undertaken by the Churchsince 1993.The Pilgrimage of Faith was launc...
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Dudley Coates elected Vice President of Conference for 2006
16 March 2018
Dudley Coates has been elected Vice President of the MethodistConference for 2006. Dudley will start his year of office when theConference meets in Edinburgh in 2006.Dudley is a retired civil servant, ending his career as head of theEnvi...
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Revd Graham Carter elected President of the Methodist Conference 2006
16 March 2018
The Revd Graham Carter has been elected President of theMethodist Conference for 2006- 7. Currently the chair of theDarlington Methodist District, Graham will start his year of officewhen Conference opens in Edinburgh in June 2006.Sunder...
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Methodist Church moves towards Bishops
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church of Great Britain has moved towards adoptingBishops. The annual Conference of the Church voted to receive thereport What Sort of Bishops, which commits the Church to make afinal decision on the topic in 2007 after a consu...
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Interview with Bishop Robert Aboagye-Mendah
16 March 2018
Bishop Robert Aboagye-Mensah, the Presiding Bishop of TheMethodist Church in Ghana, addressed Methodist Conference during apresentation on the Make Poverty History campaign. BishopAboagye-Mensah will be in Edinburgh for the G8 events, along ...
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Methodist Church calls for open debate on Trident replacement
16 March 2018
Methodist Church calls for open debate on Tridentreplacement
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Statement made to the Methodist Conference on 30th June 2005 on Press Coverage of the 'Pilgrimage of Faith' debate
16 March 2018
Following a most sensitive and helpful debate responding to the'Pilgrimage of Faith Report' at the Methodist Conference yesterdaythe Conference decided to ask the working party which had producedthe report to continue their work as they purs...
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Prayers for Thursday's events
16 March 2018
In the face of terrorism
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