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Methodist Church to join major national credit union
The Methodist Council, meeting in London this week, has agreed to become a partner to the Churches Mutual Credit Union (CMCU). The CMCU is an alliance between the Anglican churches in Britain, the...
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Church of England bishops do not speak for own flock on welfare, study suggests
Church of England bishops who criticise Government welfare cuts speak for only a small minority of their own flock, a landmark study on the attitudes of religious people suggests. Research by Prof...
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Small business incubation launches at Edinburgh church
Hope’s Garden is an aromatherapy small business set up and run by qualified therapist Angela Wells. It is part of a wider small business incubation initiative at the City of Edinburgh Methodist Church...
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Nicolson Square re-vamp a vote of confidence for Methodist future
On Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 May, the City of Edinburgh Methodist Church will celebrate the official opening of their newly-refurbished facilities at 25 Nicolson Square in Edinburgh. The church has...
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Methodist Conference receives report on same-sex marriage
The Methodist Church has committed to a two year period of listening, reflecting and discernment following the legislation of same-sex marriage in England, Wales and Scotland earlier this year. A...
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No More Page 3: Boobs aren’t news, says Methodist Conference
The Methodist Conference has today pledged its support for the No More Page 3 campaign, and is asking all of its members to sign the campaign’s petition. No More Page 3 campaigns for the voluntary...
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Edinburgh church takes up the ‘war on Wonga’
An Edinburgh church is taking a stand against payday lenders by joining forces with a local credit union to bring fair and affordable savings, mortgages and loans to church members and the wider...
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↑ Interview with Canon Antony MacRow-Wood. Fair returns to savers, fair interest rates on loans and the aspiration to be a flagship credit union are among the aims of the Churches’ Mutual Credit Union...
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Churches call government welfare sanctions ‘inhumane and un-Christian’
A group of churches has called for an urgent overhaul of the government’s benefits sanctions regime, describing it as punitive, inhumane and un-Christian. The churches say the sanctions regime...
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Support the most vulnerable, say Churches in open letter to Prime Minister
Leaders from four major UK Churches have signed an open letter to the re-appointed Prime Minister, David Cameron, congratulating him on his election and encouraging him to hold ‘truth, justice, peace...
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Easter message: Methodist Conference
The President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference have reminded people of the central Easter message of hope, passion and joy in the midst of despair. You can listen to the Easter messages...
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Methodist seasonal message: ‘An unpromising Christmas’
The President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference, the Revd Dr Roger Walton and Rachel Lampard MBE, speak about the Nativity, Syria and unpromising situations in this year’s Christmas...
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