You can now view the Conference report back, Action for Children and MHA videos played to the Synod in September 2020.
All are on the District YouTube channel.
A campaign calling for debt cancellation for people who have been swept into unavoidable debt in recent months is launched today by a group of four denominations representing two-thirds of a million Christians and ecumenical charity, Church Action on Poverty.
The Baptist Union of Great Britain, Church Action on Poverty, The Church of Scotland, The Methodist Church and The United Reformed Church call for the Government to create a Jubilee Fund to provide grants to pay off and cancel unavoidable debt accrued by the poorest households during the lockdown period, giving them a more stable platform from which to face the difficult winter ahead.
Register for the free webinar on Thursday 15th October 2020 5.30pm to 6.30pm.
Read more about the campaign.
The British Methodist Youth Choir are having their first virtual rehearsal on the 16th October at 7.00pm. More information and sign up.
A Supporting Refugees and Asylum Seekers Gathering will take place via Zoom on Thursday 15 October between 11.00am and 12.30pm. It will be hosted by Ian Rutherford and David Hardman (Manchester and Stockport) and Bala Gnanapragasam (London).
Joining from Rome will be Fiona Kendall, the European and Legal Affairs Advisor with Mediterranean Hope. More information.
To join the Zoom meeting on 15 October please let Ian Rutherford know on ianr7@hotmail.co.uk and he will send you the Zoom link.
All We Can Big Church Sing
Join the Harvest Big Church Sing, this Sunday 4 October at 4.00pm on the Methodist Church Youtube Channel. Featuring Graham Kendrick, the London Community Gospel Choir, Celtic Worship and many more exciting performers, the Harvest Big Church Sing promises to be a joyful and uplifting event for all ages.
Recordings of Sessions 2 and 3 of the District Synod held on Zoom on 19th September 2020 are now available to view on the The Methodist Church in Scotland YouTube Channel.
In Session 2, you can hear about the work of Dave Saunders ‘ Pioneer Ministry in Inverness, and Nik Wooller’s work with Churchless Christians.
In Session 3, Trey Hall introduces “God for All’
Action for Children has published a report Childhood during coronavirus, highlighting the needs of the families with whom they have been working, they held they have given, and what they would like governments to do to alleviate child poverty.
We are looking to recruit volunteers who are passionate and enthusiastic about ‘Equality, Diversity and Inclusion’ (EDI), to assist in the implementation of the ‘Inclusive Methodist Church’ (IMC) Strategy. There are 5 work stream areas that have been identified to develop and implement the IMC. Perhaps you have specialist knowledge and experience in HR, Change management, EDI, Psychology, Finance, Theology/Religion, Trade Unions, Law, Voluntary, World of work, Community Activist/Advisory etc. If you do, we would love to hear from you.
More details, including links to job descriptions and application forms.
September is Creation Time 2020, commencing with Climate Sunday on September 6th. Resources for this period have been produced by writers drawn from a variety of church backgrounds and pastoral contexts; thanks to Eco-Congregation Scotland, Faith Nurture Forum and Weekly Worship of the Church of Scotland.
