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Responses to COP28

Posted on December 13, 2023 by Littlehampton United

13 December 2023 COP28, the annual United Nations meeting where governments discuss how to limit climate change, has taken place in Dubai. You can read about the meeting and its outcome here.  The Methodist Youth President, Thomas Hart, offered the … Continue reading →

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Youth President comments on COP28

Posted on December 13, 2023 by Littlehampton United

13 December 2023 The Methodist Youth President, Thomas Hart, has commented on COP28, the annual United Nations conference where governments discuss how to limit climate change.  At the close of COP28, it is encouraging that there has been a novel deal struck, that encourages … Continue reading →

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Faith in human rights: Our common journey as global citizens

Posted on December 7, 2023 by Littlehampton United

This week begin celebrations of 75 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). We may not have much day to day awareness of UDHR or be able to quote any of its 30 articles, but we all have … Continue reading →

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Bea Hulme elected as Youth President for 2024/2025

Posted on December 7, 2023 by Littlehampton United

07 December 2023 Following the elections held at this year’s 3Generate, the Methodist Children and Youth Assembly, it has been announced that the Youth President for 2024/2025 will be Bea Hulme, aged 21. Bea attends Penrith Methodist Church in Cumbria … Continue reading →

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Carols and Christmas spirit at the Black Country History Museum

Posted on December 6, 2023 by Littlehampton United

06 December 2023 In the heart of the Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury Methodist District, the Black Country History Museum is a window into the area’s past. Here, volunteers tell the story of the primitive Methodists and of Providence Chapel, while providing … Continue reading →

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Prayers for COP28

Posted on December 5, 2023 by Littlehampton United

Creator God, as COP28 takes place in Dubai, we turn our focus to the environment and to those attending the global climate summit. We give thanks for the Faith Pavilion at COP28. Unifying God, we give thanks for this significant … Continue reading →

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COP28 Leaders’ Summit – what happened?

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Littlehampton United

The Leaders’ Summit of COP28 took place over Friday and Saturday, 1-2nd December in UAE. World leaders met to discuss and make agreements prior to negotiations throughout the rest of the Conference. These negotiations will be done by other representatives, … Continue reading →

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COP28 – Benchmarks for success

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Littlehampton United

King Charles has opened the COP28 Climate Summit in the United Arab Emirates with the following words: I pray with all my heart that COP28 will be another critical turning point towards genuine transformational action at a time when, already, … Continue reading →

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Five Major UK Denominations join together for an ecumenical celebration of the Birth of Christ, in a Christmas Carol Service led by Deaf Christians in British Sign Language

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Littlehampton United

30 November 2023 In an unprecedented collaboration, five of the United Kingdom’s major Christian denominations, The Church of England, The Church of Scotland, The Church in Wales, The Methodist Church of Great Britain, and The Baptist Union of Great Britain … Continue reading →

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Two Methodist churches vote to host same-sex marriages on the Isle of Man

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Littlehampton United

29 November 2023 In November 2023, the trustees of Trinity Methodist Church and Promenade Methodist Church in Douglas, in the Isle of Man Methodist District, voted unanimously in favour of registering their churches for same-sex marriages. They are the first … Continue reading →

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