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Methodist Church of Great Britain News Service
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Breaking and Recent News
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Methodist President will meet Pope Benedict XVI
The President of the Methodist Conference, Revd Alison Tomlim, will meet Pope Benedict XVI during his four day visit to the UK next week
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You've got one minute with Cameron and Clegg: what would you say?
The Methodist Church, Baptist Union of Great Britain and United Reformed Church have launched a video campaign asking people what they would say if they had just one minute with David Cameron and Nick Clegg
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Nearly £20,000 raised in a week from Methodist Pakistan appeal
United Nations warns of second wave of death from disease and food shortages
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Give the Gift of Peace
Christians are being encouraged to share a little peace with their neighbours, in the form of a new booklet from the Methodist Church
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Methodists respond to Pakistan emergency
With over 1,400 people dead and three million people affected after heavy flooding in Pakistan, the Methodist Relief and Development Fund (MRDF) and the Methodist Church are supporting efforts to help the survivors
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Methodist Youth push for advice on cohabitation at Methodist Conference
The Methodist Church will look at cohabitation, at the urging of Youth Assembly
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New Methodist hymn collection to be published in 2011
Plans for a 'big sing' event at the 2011 Methodist Conference
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Methodist Church to boycott goods from illegal Israeli settlements
Conference denounces all violence
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New President and Vice-President Designate elected
The Revd Lionel Osborn has been elected President Designate of the Methodist Conference for 2010-11 and Ruth Pickles has been elected the Vice-President Designate
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Archbishop of Canterbury says Church of England could take more risks in its Covenant relationship with the Methodist Church
Addressing the annual Methodist Conference, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, said he wanted to see the Church of England and Methodist communities growing much closer together
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Church adopts carbon reduction policy
Pledge for 80 per cent CO2 cut by 2050
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Methodists celebrate 150 years of chaplaincy to the armed forces
Today, the Methodist Conference (the Church's governing body) is celebrating 150 years of this ministry, which has provided support to military personnel and their families throughout more than 15 conflicts, from British colonial rule in South Asia to the ongoing war in Afghanistan
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Methodist Vice-President speaks of God's transforming love
In her inaugural address as Vice-President of the Methodist Conference, Deacon Eunice Attwood called on the Church to recognise the transforming power of God's love
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If we pay attention to God we won't stay inside the Church - says new Methodist President
* Revd Alison Tomlin encourages people to pay attention to God
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Methodists live longer than the average Brit
Last Sunday, Stanley Lucas of Cornwall died aged 110 (born on 15 January, 1900). Stanley was thought to be not only the oldest male member of the British Methodist Church, but one of the oldest men in the world. Is this sort of longevity characteristic of Methodists? Seemingly, yes
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Churches and charity urge government to make tax fairer
Leaders from the Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed Churches, together with the Christian charity
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Methodist Conference comes to Portsmouth
This year's Methodist Conference will meet in Portsmouth, from 26 June to 1 July. The Conference is the governing body of the Methodist Church and is also a festival of celebration, worship and friendship
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Churches disappointed by weak commitments on nuclear disarmament
An alliance of nine UK Churches has expressed disappointment at the failure of nuclear weapons states to agree deadlines for actions on nuclear disarmament
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Methodist youth to celebrate last Breakout of its kind
Early-bird ticket deal extended to 25 June
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Methodists to play a key role at Greenbelt Festival in new partnership
Methodist-Greenbelt deal offers free tickets to presbyters, deacons, preachers and worship leaders
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