by Sean Reilly | May 13, 2008
Methodists in Britain have been told by their president that the future holds a mixed prospects for both renewal and demise for. The Rev Dr Martyn Atkins was speaking at a large Pentecost rally in the heart of the capital. The denominational head’s comments came...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 21, 2008
Today’s world “lives with death and resurrection in many ways and in many places”, says the president of the Methodist Conference in Britain. The duty of the church is to be with them in this and to point to the hope of the gospel. “An...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 14, 2008
The United Reformed Church has appointed the Rev Roberta Rominger as its general secretary. She becomes the first woman to hold the senior post in the Church, or in any of its predecessor denominations. Congregationalists, Presbyterians and members of the Churches of...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 1, 2008
Leading British Methodist Ruby Beech’s “day job” is a position that dates back to at least the 15th century. As an assistant sergeant at arms in the UK Parliament, she helps look after the security and administration of the House of Commons. When...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 30, 2007
The key message of Christmas is that God in Jesus commits to dignifying and transforming human ordinariness, not to fantasies about a super-hero figure or military conquerer, the Rev Dr Martyn Atkins, President of the Methodist Conference in Britain, has declared in...