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  • 27 Nov 2007
    Nigerian Methodist will keep unity impulse moving forward

    Nigerian Methodist Archbishop Michael Kehinde Stephen has been chosen to moderate the Continuing Committee on Ecumenism in the 21st Century, a group assigned to monitor and encourage initiatives in a global quest for Christian unity.

  • 9 Aug 2007
    New tough UK regulations for internet gambling welcomed

    Anti-gambling and addiction agencies have welcomed the news that gambling firms that do not meet UK regulatory standards will be banned from advertising in the UK. They are also calling for international agreements.

  • 30 Jun 2007
    Aymara Indian Methodist bishop becomes a Bolivian ambassador

    In an unusual diplomatic move, Methodist Bishop Eugenio Poma, an indigenous Aymara Indian from Bolivia, has become his country's ambassador to Denmark. Poma also used to work for the World Council of Churches.

  • 5 Jun 2007
    Free church leaders call on G8 to act on global poverty

    Speaking ahead of the G8 Summit to be held in Germany on 6 June 2007, the heads of Britain's major Free churches have appealed to the UK government and world leaders to make global poverty their top priority.

  • 9 May 2007
    Faithful Cities Consultation

    ‘Faithful Cities’ is the name of a 2006 report that looked at the role of the Church in urban communities.

  • 21 Apr 2007
    Korean church leaders caution against backlash after US shootings

    Korean and American Korean Methodist leaders say that the aftermath of the awful Virginia Tech killings should be the search for healing not revenge.

  • 15 Apr 2007
    Church leaders condemn UK’s ‘horrifying’ treatment of asylum seekers

    Leaders of three major denominations say changes at the Home Office may worsen the plight of asylum seekers subject to Britain’s draconian immigration laws. They condemn the attempted deportation of a traumatised Iranian woman.

  • 15 Mar 2007
    What has happened to the Free Churches?

    Keith Clements argues that the Free Churches need to work rigorously for a genuinely ecumenical movement – not one dominated by established Anglican and Catholic interests

  • 14 Feb 2007
    US religious leaders are going to Iran to talk peace

    While diplomatic and military rhetoric in the exchanges between the United States and Iranian senior politicians remains heated, thirteen Christian leaders from the USA are preparing for a visit to Iran next week (17-25 February 2007) ‚Ä' with the aim of building bridges rather than stoking conflict.

  • 9 Feb 2007
    Methodists are creating a snapshot of inter-faith Britain and Ireland

    Against a backdrop of public questioning about how a beneficially plural society can be sustained, the British Methodist Church is inviting people of all ages and faith backgrounds to take part in the Face 2 Faith photo competition, capturing images that communicate something powerful about positive inter-faith relations.