World Church News August 2018

The Methodist Church

August 2018

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World Church Relationships

England 1, Colombia 0 (or ‘Growing Methodism everywhere’)

It might not have been the final score, but it raised a number of smiles as Stephen Skuce, Director of Global Relationships, announced that if there had been prayers for the football, he was grateful they had gone our way. Read more

Papua New Guinea: rebuilding after the February earthquake

On 26 Feb 2018, a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck the Highlands region of Papua New Guinea – the largest earthquake to affect this region since 1922.
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Living hope

When I arrived in Hiroshima on 11 June for the Global Article 9 Conference, I did not expect to visit a number of trees, all badly affected by the atomic bomb – nor for them to become a source of inspiration to me.

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Guatemala: Update on El Fuego

The volcano El Fuego in Guatemala erupted suddenly on 3 June and again on 5 June. More than a million people who live in the surrounding area were affected.

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