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Methodism

June 4, 2017

Pacifists cheer Methodist minister ahead of trial for criminal damage

The Rev Dan Woodhouse has said he was acting on his pacifist principles when he attempted to disarm a warplane bound for Saudi Arabia.
April 6, 2014

Prominent Methodist leader announces decision to move on

The General Secretary of the Methodist Church and Secretary of the Methodist Conference has announced his intention to step down from his current post in August 2015.
February 16, 2014

Tributes paid to late Methodist and ecumenical leader

Tributes have been paid to the Rev Dr Kenneth Greet, former distinguished Methodist leader, who died late last week.
November 17, 2012

Methodists encourage people to dig out their radical history

Historians are inviting people to dig up stories about radical, dissenting Methodists in their family tree and share them on a new heritage website.
May 6, 2011

Christians should not shy away from death issues, say Methodists

The President of the Methodist Conference has said that a faith which shies away from the issue of death is "neither real nor relevant" in today's world.
October 19, 2010

Judge cuts on how they hit the most vulnerable, says Methodist President

The President of the Methodist Conference in Britain has said the government's cuts strategy should be judged primarily on how it impacts the poorest in society.
June 27, 2010

Let's throw a party for the excluded, says Methodist vice-president

The church does not have a monopoly on God but must serve humanity with extravagant hospitality and humility, the new Vice-President of the Methodist Conference has told the Church's annual gathering.
November 19, 2009

Age of apathy is over, say Methodist youth

British Methodists have declared that “the age of apathy seems to be over” after a Youth Assembly with almost twice as many participants as last year. The Assembly elected Pete Brady as Youth President, a full-time, salaried position.
September 10, 2009

Methodist accordion-player aims to "make London happy with music"

A Methodist organist is planning to use his hour on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth this Sunday simply to make London happy with music. Peter Harding, organist at Acocks Green Methodist Church in Birmingham, will play the accordion to passers-by.
August 13, 2009

Fijian regime puts church leaders in the dock

Nine Methodist Church leaders appeared in court in Fiji yesterday, pleading not guilty to charges of breaching Public Emergency Regulations. They have been released on bail but are forbidden to preach, speak in public or meet with each other.