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Former Methodist Vice President off to West Bank
16 March 2018
Jan Sutch Pickard, a former Vice President of the MethodistConference, has arrived in Palestine to begin three months of workthere. Jan is part of the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme inPalestine and Israel (EAPPI), and will return to the ...
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Methodist reaction to Ofcom's decision on Make Poverty History ads
16 March 2018
Anthea Cox, Methodist Coordinating Secretary for Public Life andSocial Justice: "Many churches and faith groups are backing MakePoverty History, including the Methodist Church. We believing thatstriving to end poverty and aiding the poor is ...
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New rural consultant for the Methodist and United Reformed Churches
16 March 2018
The Revd Graham Jones is to be jointly appointed by theMethodist Church and the United Reformed Church as RuralConsultant. His appointment will run for six years from 1 January2006, and he will be based at the Arthur Rank Centre at Stoneleig...
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Postcards put churches at the heart of new communities
16 March 2018
Delegates to the Labour and Conservative Party Conferences willreceive postcards encouraging them to recognise the contributionchurches are making in areas of new housing. 2,000 of the postcardshave been printed.The postcards are part of...
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Salvation Army and Methodist Church win Top PR Award
16 March 2018
The Salvation Army and The Methodist Church have won a top PRaward for their joint Gambling Bill campaign. The two churches havewon the 2005 Third Sector Excellence Award for PR Strategy. Theaward was presented at a dinner for 500 charity an...
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Education Sunday 2005-2006 set for 12 February
16 March 2018
As the new academic year gets under way the Churches are aboutto publish the resources they have prepared for Education Sunday2006. For well over a hundred years there has been an annualrecognition in England and Wales of this Special Sunday...
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Pennies from Heaven: MRDF celebrates Gift Aid contributions
16 March 2018
Thanks to a UK government initiative, the Methodist Relief andDevelopment Fund received an extra £110,000 in the year to 31August.In 2000, the UK government launched the Gift Aid scheme thatenables all charities to claim back the tax pai...
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New book encourages Methodists to "talk of God”
16 March 2018
A new book from The Methodist Church aims to encourageMethodists and other Christians to renew their ability to talkabout God. The book, based on a report that was enthusiasticallyreceived by the Methodist Conference earlier this year, was w...
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Methodist Council, October 2005
16 March 2018
The Methodist Council met on 17-18 October at All SaintsPastoral Centre, London Colney. This was the first Council meetingsince the Methodist Conference in June.A major topic was the use and future of Methodist buildings. TheChurch owns ...
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Thousands expected as Methodists join mass lobby of Parliament ahead of world trade talks
16 March 2018
MAKE POVERTY HISTORY and Trade Justice Movement campaigners willbe staging a mass lobby of Parliament on Wednesday 2 November2005.Thousands of people are expected to come to London to lobby theirMPs as part of the MAKE POVERTY HISTORY ca...
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THE METHODIST CHURCH VOICES CONCERN OVER GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS ABOUT COMBATTING EXTREMISM IN PLACES OF WORSHIP
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church has welcomed the opportunity to comment onthe recent government consultation document 'Preventing ExtremismTogether: Places of Worship'. The Church's response to thedocument, however, voices serious misgivings about some...
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Advent calendar tells modern story of a mother's hope at Christmas
16 March 2018
Methodist Relief and Development Fund (MRDF) has launched itsChristmas appeal by producing a fundraising advent calendar thatgives a global perspective.The calendar tells the story of new mother Wassa TraorŽ, whotravelled hours across Ma...
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