Throughout 2024/25 the Discipleship Development Group will continue to help us as a Connexion, to focus on “…for the transformation of the world”, alongside the President’s theme.

This past week has been the annual Refugee Week. Church of Sanctuary has asked churches to mark this Sunday as Sanctuary Sunday.

At its annual Conference, the Methodist Church in Ireland has apologised unreservedly for failures in pastoral support and care.

With elections taking place this week in the Republic of Ireland, and in the coming weeks in Northern Ireland, I want to take this opportunity to highlight our Church's commitment to engage well with the democratic processes available to us.

Nine members of the Darling Street Methodist congregation will abseil down the Europa Hotel in Belfast on Sunday 16 June.

The Rev Dr John Alderdice will be installed as President during the opening service of the 255th Conference of the Methodist Church in Ireland taking place this year at Assembly Buildings in Belfast from Wednesday 5th – Saturday 8th June.

During the month of May, the Rev Brian Anderson, minster of East Belfast Mission is taking on a walking challenge to raise vital funds for two of EBM’s projects.

CSR has produced a document to help Methodists, and any Christian, to be alert to their social responsibility while candidates seek votes in the upcoming elections on June 7th, 2024.

Following the ruling by the Court of Appeal yesterday, with regards to the provision of collective worship in Northern Ireland's primary schools, the Transferor Representatives’ Council has said that it was 'heartened by the Court’s view that there was no breach of the relevant Protocol of the European Convention on Human Rights'.

The Methodist Church in Ireland is concerned about the recently approved Migration and Asylum Pact.

MCI supports the call from the Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) for all violence to be brought to an immediate and complete end and for a comprehensive ceasefire to be reached.

The President of the Methodist Church in Ireland, has written to the new Taoiseach, Simon Harris.

The President is calling on the Connexion today, to make the crisis on our farms due to the continuing wet weather a focus for our prayers both personally and in our congregations.

At an event in Belfast City Hall on Tuesday 19th March, Belfast City Centre Chaplaincy received a Certificate from the PSNI recognising the dedication, hard work and 'outstanding efforts', which have made a significant positive impact on the City Centre.

Events this April to share the current issues in the relationship between faith and education, and churches and schools, and for TRC to support churches in their role in nominating school governors.

The prayers of the members of the Methodist Church in Ireland are with the Princess of Wales, the Prince of Wales and their children at this time.

Epworth Investment Management has launched its first ever retail solution for individuals within a Christian Ethics framework…

The Transferor Representatives’ Council recently met with Northern Ireland’s Education Minister, Paul Givan MLA.

Gillian Kingston has been appointed as a lay Ecumenical Canon of St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork.

The President has paid a courtesy call on the President of the Ulster Farmers Union, Mr David Brown, a member of Florencourt Methodist Church.