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Saving the rural church - 1000s of countryside congregations to gain from new report
16 March 2018
Villages around the country may have lost Post Offices and localshops as Britain's rural identity changes, but the Methodist Churchis determined to reinforce Christian presence in ruralcommunities.
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Statement on the EU Constitution
16 March 2018
Colin Ride, Europe Secretary: The Methodist Church in Britainwelcomes the adoption of the EU Constitution by theInter-Governmental Conference. There is now an opportunity for aninformed, rational, knowledgeable yet passionate debate about th...
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Methodist Church paving the ‘way forward’ in Inter Faith relations
16 March 2018
Faith Meeting Faith, a new publication aiming tocounter fears about relating to other religions, and pave the wayforward in Inter Faith relations, will be launched at the MethodistConference next week.
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New Methodist President speaks of 'The Listening God'
16 March 2018
'There are none so deaf, as those that don't want tohear'
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Archbishop tells Methodist Conference, 'I hope we become more than just friends'
16 March 2018
Yesterday, a serving Archbishop of Canterbury addressed theMethodist Conference for the first time since 1961. Sat in JohnWesley's chair at the head of Conference, Dr Rowan Williams said:"the signing of Anglican-Methodist Covenant was an occ...
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New Methodist Vice President speaks of rekindling hope
16 March 2018
Sister Myrtle Poxon, new Vice President of the MethodistConference, told representatives that the Church should rekindlehope. Myrtle told the Conference that "it is time to stop talkingabout decline, and emphasise that we are a church that i...
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Statement on the handover of power in Iraq
16 March 2018
Steve Hucklesby, Secretary for International Affairs for TheMethodist Church: "The handover of power to an Iraqi Administrationmarks a new chapter in the recent history of a great nation. No-one expects the road to be easy but the vast ...
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New district will be home to 23,000 members and 252 churches
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church, at its annual Conference in Loughborough,has approved a report laying out some of the issues about churches,the state and establishment. The Church hopes that it will spark adebate among its own members and in other den...
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Revd Tom Stuckey and Mr John Bell elected as President and Vice-President Designates for Methodist Conference 2005-6
16 March 2018
Revd Thomas J Stuckey, Chair of the Southampton District, hasbeen elected to serve as the President of the Conference from June2005. He will serve alongside Mr John A Bell, a retired businessexecutive from the Chester and Stoke District, who...
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Methodists vote to create London District
16 March 2018
New district will be home to 23,000 members and 252churches
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Methodist Church urges Lords to give children equal protection
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church supports the amendment to the ChildrenBill, due to be voted on today in the House of Lords. The amendmentwill make it impossible for a parent to defend themselves against acharge of assault by claiming it was 'reasonable...
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MRDF Sudan appeal tops £16,000
16 March 2018
Methodist charity thanks all who have given
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