Resources for the Bible month – 30 Days with Jonah – are now available free from Methodist Publishing.
the connexion is a free magazine about the life and work of the Methodist Church, bringing together inspirational stories from Methodist people who are passionate about sharing God’s love to change lives.
Issue 10 challenges the Church to refocus on its core purpose of Our Calling.
Stories from across the Connexion tell how local churches are prioritising worship, learning and caring, service and evangelism in response to God’s love.
A message of peace for the peoples of Israel and Palestine was given in a special service at Stirling Methodist Church.
The service, led by lay preacher David Rogerson, included Stirling MP Stephen Kerr, local councillors Ross Oxburgh and Alasdair Tollemache and Azam Haider from the Stirling Islamic Centre.
Ruth Cape shared her personal experience of cycling from the UK to Palestine and Israel and, through her Cycle 48 initiative, visited the sites of seven former Palestinian towns and villages where people were working to build peace between the communities through genuine understanding of the wrongs of the past and present.
Azam Haider shared stories from the earliest days of Islam, of respect and mutual support across Jewish, Christian and Muslim traditions.
The latest edition is now available. Items on Stationing, Thy Kingdom Come and Pause and Pray.
The Joint Public Issues team, of which the Methodist Church is a member, has issued this comment on the latest changes to Universal Credit.
The Arthur Rank Centre, which focuses on issues pertinent to rural churches, has produced a booklet entitled ‘Open Welcome‘, suggesting ways in which church buildings can offer welcome to their communities.
The advice is just as relevant to churches in a urban setting!
All We Can, the development charity of the Methodist Church, has started to work in Malawi, a country with strong connections with Scotland.
Partners include Churches Action in Relief and Development, Adolescent Girls Literacy+, Eagles Relief and Development Programme and Foundation for Civic Education.
The Autumn edition of In Touch has been distributed by email to Synod members. Read your own copy now, including items about the Wesley Historical Society and the Scottish Churches Rural Group.
The Autumn 2017 edition of the connexion focuses on Leadership. Read online, or find a copy at your local church.
