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Churches to champion voter registration

As a General Election approaches, a new initiative has been launched that will equip local churches to increase democratic participation through registering people to vote, providing information about the need to have appropriate photo ID, and encouraging people to vote … Continue reading

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Ukraine – Two tragic years

We are two years on from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. We might refer to this as President Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, firstly because leadership matters in every national context and secondly because Putin has amassed power around him providing him … Continue reading

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A Statement from the President and Vice-President on the situation in Gaza

22 February 2024 We are deeply disappointed that the headlines today are about a parliamentary process and not the horrors of what is happening in Gaza. Such a vote should be above party politics and we urge the UK government … Continue reading

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The Government’s re-writing of history

The sedate environment of the House of Lords descended into farce yesterday when Baroness Neville-Rolfe, Minister of State for the Cabinet Office, responded to questions on the Economic Activities of Public Bodies Bill (Anti-Boycott Bill). An extraordinary exchange demonstrated only … Continue reading

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Methodist receives BAFTA for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

19 February 2024 June Givanni, a leader at Walworth Methodist Church, received her BAFTA for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema for The June Givanni Pan African Cinema Archive (JGPACA).  She was handed the BAFTA at a ceremony that took place … Continue reading

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We the People… disagree

12 February 2024 With growing frustration at the Prime Minister referring to plans to remove asylum seekers to Rwanda as being “The Will of the People”; Hurst Methodist Church in Kingsley, Cheshire has decided to challenge the government’s rhetoric. Hurst … Continue reading

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Rwanda, We the People… disagree

12 February 2024 With growing frustration at the Prime Minister referring to plans to remove asylum seekers to Rwanda as being “The Will of the People”; Hurst Methodist Church in Kingsley, Cheshire has decided to challenge the government’s rhetoric. Hurst … Continue reading

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The View from a Cupboard in Parliament

The Vote and The Future This year, alongside working for JPIT I get to work for an MP, and spend half of my week in the Houses of Parliament. As I walk around Parliament to meetings, committee hearings or debates, … Continue reading

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A statement of support for King Charles after the announcement of his cancer diagnosis

06 February 2024 The President of the Methodist Conference, the Revd Gill Newton, and the Vice President, Deacon Kerry Scarlett, share their support for King Charles after the announcement of his cancer diagnosis:  “On behalf of the Methodist Church in … Continue reading

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Young Yorkshire Methodists sleep out for homelessness

01 February 2024 Young Methodists spent a cold and damp night sleeping in the garden of Lidgett Methodist Church in Acomb, near York on the night of Saturday 20 January. The event was held to increase awareness of the situation … Continue reading

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