Author Archives: Littlehampton United

Methodist Council – January 2024

31 January 2024 The Methodist Council met online on 29 and 30 January 2024 and opened with a report from the Strategy and Resources Committee, and the Connexional Secretary updating the Council on the work of the Connexional Team. Annual … Continue reading

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JPIT churches among 265 signatories of joint statement on Rwanda Bill

Over 260 charities and organisations have signed a joint statement on the Rwanda Bill as it begins its Second Reading in the House of Lords, encouraging peers to reject the Bill and protect people’s rights. Among the diverse list of … Continue reading

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Homelessness among refugees and how you can help 

Homelessness is on the rise this winter, especially among people recently granted asylum in the UK. So last week, JPIT partnered with Housing Justice and Compassionate Communities to hold a webinar exploring how churches can respond. Why is homelessness an … Continue reading

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Jude Levermore appointed as Vice-Chair of ChurchWorks Commission

17 January 2024 Jude Levermore, Head of Mission in the Methodist Church, has been appointed as Vice-Chair of the ChurchWorks Commission. The ChurchWorks Commission brings together mainline church denominations, umbrella organisations and Christian charities to collaborate with government and equip … Continue reading

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Armed Forces Local Preacher Scheme

10 January 2024 Joe Navoka became the first member of the armed forces to be admitted to the office of Local Preacher in the Methodist Church having participated in the new Armed Forces Local Preacher Scheme. He was admitted at … Continue reading

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Church leaders issue joint call for action on poverty in 2024

Senior leaders from churches and charities have called on politicians to take urgent action on rising poverty in the UK and around the world. In a joint statement released today (Friday, January 5), senior Christian leaders – including theGeneral Secretary … Continue reading

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Good news for the New Year: A new agreement to curb tax dodging

When you heard Big Ben strike midnight on 31st December, was your first thought that “this marks the moment when international tax laws change to make it harder for multinationals to avoid tax”? If, inexplicably, you had other priorities at … Continue reading

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Christmas hope shared behind the prison walls

22 December 2023 The Methodist President gives the sermon for the Carol Service at HMP Lindholme Christmas is a difficult time for those in prison. The separation from loved ones is emphasised by the season and often by guilt. It … Continue reading

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Introducing Nathan McGuire

Blog · 21 December, 2023 In the autumn of 2016, I embarked on an early morning journey to Calais with my tutor, Simon Jones, to visit ‘the jungle’, a place I’d heard much about at Spurgeon’s College. Stepping out of … Continue reading

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Death of Vivienne Jeannot, Haiti

21 December 2023 Vivienne Jeannot, a Former National in Missions Appointments (NMA) postholder, has tragically been killed during an attempted kidnapping in Port au Prince, Haiti. Following the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Vivienne oversaw the administration of donations totaling … Continue reading

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