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• Revd Dr Jione Havea May 1, 2026
  It 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, 2026
  Girls’ 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, 2026
  The 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, 2026
  Cardiff 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, 2026
  The 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.
• Responding to Israel’s new death penalty April 1, 2026
  The Methodist Church in Great Britain expresses its deep alarm and profound concern at the passage of Israel’s new death penalty law, which will apply to Palestinians tried in military courts.
• Programme for Christian-Muslim relations in Africa March 28, 2026
  PROCMURA (Programme for Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa), a partner of Methodist Church in Britain, was honoured to have a private audience with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Wednesday 25 March, in a moment that reaffirmed the shared commitment to advancing constructive Christian-Muslim relations across Africa.
• Cuban Fuel Crisis March 27, 2026
  At a time when many in Cuba are facing increasing hardship, we share this update from Bishop Ricardo Pereira, the Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church in Cuba. In recent months, the country has been experiencing severe fuel shortages – no oil has been imported since early January – resulting in repeated nationwide blackouts that […]
• Connexional Council Meeting 21–23 March 2026 March 26, 2026
• Obituary – Professor Peter Howdle March 25, 2026