By Mark Michael The Church of England will continue to move toward full communion and interchangeability of ministers with the Methodist Church of Great Britain, but at a “more measured pace.” On July 7, General Synod affirmed the process for establishing a form of the historic episcopate for British Methodism outlined in the ecumenical document Mission and Ministry in … [Read more...] about “More Measured Pace” to Full Communion in England
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U.K. Methodists Move Toward Same-Sex Marriage
By John Martin Hopes for union between U.K. Methodists and the Church of England are in the balance as Methodists moved a step closer to allowing same-sex marriages in their places of worship. The Methodist Conference, meeting in Birmingham July 3, overwhelmingly approved a report titled “God in Love Unites Us,” by 247-48. It will now be discussed by regional synods in … [Read more...] about U.K. Methodists Move Toward Same-Sex Marriage
Analysis: Anglican-Methodist Unity Inches Closer
Yet another attempt to formulate a union between the Church of England and English Methodists is due to be debated by next month’s General Synod. John Wesley, founder of Methodism, always maintained he was a loyal Anglican, but the path to re-unification has been fraught with difficulties. Methodists were twice jilted at the altar by negative Anglican votes after their … [Read more...] about Analysis: Anglican-Methodist Unity Inches Closer
Anglicans, Methodists Closer to Unity
Postcard from London Every three months or so I lead worship and preach at a Methodist church a couple of hundred yards from our parish church in north Ealing, midway between the City and Heathrow Airport. I’ve had links with local Methodists for about ten years. There’s been an alarming decline in Methodist numbers during that time. Now Sunday worshipers at this parish are … [Read more...] about Anglicans, Methodists Closer to Unity