News from the Methodist Church
- A Wounded Community August 28, 2026Past Vice-President and Regional Officer for Safeguarding - North East, Carolyn Godfrey, shares this reflection and prayer following a week of tragedy and disorder.
- Prayer for Communities Affected by Flooding in Nepal and Tibet August 27, 2026
- Start of the Connexional Year Reflections from the President, the Revd Mark Slaney August 27, 2026"I invite you to contemplate deeply what solidarity you and the church to which you belong both practise, and might be called to practise, in local contexts and in relation to the cries for justice and mercy worldwide."
- A prayer for Colombia August 11, 2026British Methodists are encouraged to hold the people of Colombia in prayer after a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the west of the country on 10 August.
- Middle East Justice Appeal supports Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre August 5, 2026The Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre has thanked the Methodist people for their part in a donation of almost £5,000 from the Middle East Justice Appeal. The money has been put to immediate use during the current crisis in Gaza.
- Voices of Christians in Palestine July 2, 2026The voices of Christians in Palestine have been heard by the Methodist Conference, meeting in Telford, with the Conference receiving the Kairos II document as part of the Mission Committee presentation.
- Methodist Conference Wednesday 1 July July 2, 2026A round up of business from the last day of the Methodist Conference 2026.
- Methodist Conference Tuesday 30 June July 2, 2026A round up of Conference business from Tuesday 30 June 2026.
- Beckly Lecture 2026: Together Towards Life in a World of Division July 1, 2026Roland Fernandes, General Secretary of Global Ministries for the United Methodist Church, delivered the 2026 Beckly Lecture on 29 June at the Methodist Conference in Telford
- Online Celebrations of Holy Communion and Predominantly Online Churches July 1, 2026The Methodist Conference, following a period of discernment since 2021, has decided that online celebrations of Holy Communion should be generally permitted in the Methodist Church.