Methodist Recorder

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Don’t miss this week’s four-page European Recorder special feature, which includes coverage of the European Methodist Council online spring meeting.

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Following an ecumenical visit to Cuba, general secretary of the World Methodist Council the Rev Dr Leão-Neto offers a reflection on the US blockade and embargo in a special feature this week.

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Trinity Sunday invites Christians not to solve the mystery of God, but to stand in awe before it, says Gavin Drake in this week’s newspaper.

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Churches in England will again be able to apply for Government support for urgent repairs to historic buildings after Ministers finally launched a replacement for the now-closed Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme. See Page One.

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Now that the days are longer and (hopefully) a bit warmer, if you are planning a trip anywhere, why not take a picture there with your Methodist Recorder  and send it to us for “Where do you read yours?”

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As St George’s Day approaches, questions about England’s patron st invite a look at the man behind the myth. This week Gavin Drake examines the earliest evidence for St George’s veneration in Lydda and traces how a little-known martyr became a warrior saint and national symbol

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Methodist charity Action for Children (AfC) is to expand its work tackling criminal exploitation after securing almost £5 million from the National Lottery Community Fund. See Page One for full story.

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In this month’s Faith on the Tracks, John Singleton looks at the “Bow Curve”.

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In the latest in our series “Methodism and Me”, Stephen Poxon reveals the influence of the Methodist Church on his Salvation Army upbringing.

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Christians from many different denominations took part in a London march opposing Christian nationalism as part of a wider demonstration against far right politics organised by the Together Alliance. See Page One for full story.

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The Methodist Recorder is celebrating its 165th anniversary this week and we have a special four-page feature to mark this milestone.

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This week we have a reflection for Easter by the President of the Methodist Conference, the Rev Richard Andrew.

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Christians in Jerusalem are celebrating Easter this year amid severe restrictions on public gatherings and events, which mean that all significant liturgical and processional events in the Old City have been cancelled. See Page One.

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Plastic eggs, silk roses, donkeys and scraps of wool. Can God really use these to help the blind to see? So asks Sue Pegg in this month’s Rural Church Matters.

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This week we have a special short story by Veronica Heley.

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The President-Designate of the Methodist Church has spoken of the mix of “weariness and hope” he witnessed in Israel and Palestine during a 12-day visit. See Page One.

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Leslie Griffiths reveals what he misses most about active ministry in this month’s column.

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Methodist and Anglican leaders are reopening theological discussions on bishops, ordination and apostolic ministry — issues that have historically been among the most difficult barriers to closer unity between the two traditions. See Page One for full story.

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In this month’s Faith on the Tracks, we meet some Railway Mission chaplains.

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The President of the Conference, the Rev Richard Andrew, has revealed that he is living with prostate cancer and was initially told that he might only have two to three years to live, before further tests revealed that the disease could be treated. See Page One.