News from the Methodist Church
- 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.
- Responding to Israel’s new death penalty April 1, 2026The 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, 2026PROCMURA (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, 2026At 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
- 1,000 Methodist churches enrolled in Eco Church March 18, 2026More than 1,000 Methodist churches are now enrolled in Eco Church, with over 700 having received an award, reflecting the Church’s deepening commitment to creation care and its Action for Hope net zero ambitions.
- Sans Gill: Surviving an Artist March 16, 2026
- Statement on the situation in the Middle East from Global Relationships March 5, 2026