News from the Methodist Church
- Venezuela Earthquake - a prayer June 25, 2026Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela in the evening of 24 June, killing over 160 people and leaving hundreds more injured.
- Support the call for responsible finance June 17, 2026The Methodist Church in Britain and Epworth Investment, along with the Methodist Church in Ireland and the World Council of Churches and the Methodist Church in Colombia are inviting churches and ecumenical partners to support an open letter backing an OECD complaint concerning HSBC’s financial relationship with Glencore and the Cerrejón coal mine in Colombia.
- Methodist Church joins faith groups submitting environmental complaint against HSBC June 5, 2026Churches, including the Methodist Church, along with Epworth Investment and faith-based organisations from Colombia, the United Kingdom, and Ireland, together with other investment and ecumenical partners, have submitted a complaint under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct concerning HSBC Holdings plc and its financial relationship with Glencore, the company operating the […]
- Henry Nowak June 5, 2026The Southampton District of the Methodist Church stands with the family of Henry Nowak in their grief and prays for them following the conviction of his murderer. The district have released this statement.
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- Revd Dr Jione Havea May 1, 2026It is with sadness that we have learnt of the death of the eminent Methodist Tongan theologian Revd Dr Jione Havea
- Girls’ Brigade badges to increase understanding of military community with help of Methodist Church April 29, 2026Girls’ Brigade launches badges to increase understanding of military community with help of the Methodist Church. The Girls’ Brigade and the Methodist Church are working together to ensure that children in military families are welcomed by communities across the country with two new badges for Girls’ Brigade members having been launched at RAF Leeming on […]
- President and Vice-President meet with the new Archbishop of Canterbury April 27, 2026The President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference held a high-level meeting with the new Archbishop of Canterbury and other leading Church of England figures to discuss unity between the Churches.
- Methodists help persuade Cardiff Council to end the fossil fuel era April 8, 2026Cardiff Council has signed up to a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty thanks to the work of Cardiff Methodist Circuit and others. The circuit has been campaigning together with other Eco Churches in Cardiff from United Reformed Church and Church in Wales and also working with local councillors, Climate Cymru and Global Justice Now.
- The Methodist Church at National Wedding Show April 8, 2026The Methodist Church is attending this year’s National Wedding Show, taking place at London Excel on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 April 2026. The National Wedding Show is the UK’s largest and most well-known wedding planning event.