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Latest News:
Homelessness and Housing Conference
Young Evangelist Officer vacancy
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Action for Children News
Climate Justice for all: have your say
Job Opportunity at Beckminster MC
Job Opportunity with the Queen's Foundation
District Children's
Support Fund
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Homelessness
and Housing Half Day Conference
The Conference will kick off with a keynote speech
on "Partnership Working" from Kathy Mohan the
CEO of Housing Justice. We will then have a series of spotlight
interviews on making the connections in our place, working
with local authorities, co-production, getting started and
praying with vision, followed by a Networking 1 to 1 and a
resources exhibition.
After a short break we will be joined by Bishop Guli
Francis-Dehqani, the newly appointed Bishop for Housing
who will unpack some of the key theological foundations and
recommendations from the Archbishop`s Commission. We will then
choose a workshop to follow up some of the learning from the
first session, have another Networking 1 to 1 and move into regional
get-togethers to discuss how we progress the actions that arise
from the Conference.
Kathy will bring a final response and we will close with an Act
of Commitment.
It
would be wonderful if you could be with us on the day and
please pass on the details of this conference to your relevant
contacts and networks. Please register on the link below to be
with us on 7 July.
When: Jul 7, 2021 10:00 AM London
Please
register for this meeting:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0ocuGuqj0jHdIlzLOQyZzjOH9DbHC1jRmW
God bless
Ian
Rev.
Ian Rutherford
City
Centre Minister
Methodist
Central Hall, Manchester
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Young
Evangelist Officer Vacancy at Cliff College
Cliff
College, located in the Peak District, has been training people
in evangelism and mission since 1903. Today it continues in its
mission to equip the church in evangelism and mission through a
range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, a wide
selection of short courses, an annual Festival, partnerships with
other institutions globally and churches locally and a busy
conference centre and leisure business.
Cliff is now seeking to appoint to the new role of Young
Evangelism Officer within its Evangelism and Mission team. This
will be a key role at Cliff College but will also have
significant responsibilities within the Methodist Church’s
Evangelism and Growth team. This is an exciting time in both
organisations as the College is about to launch Vision 21, a
strategy that takes the College on a journey to become a global
centre of evangelism and mission, and Methodism continues to
implement its God for All strategy, that commits the Church
theologically, culturally, and financially to deepen its mission
to be a growing, evangelistic, justice-seeking, and inclusive
Church.
This collaborative role will focus on evangelism amongst the
young in a variety of contexts and we are looking for someone
who:
• is an effective communicator of the Gospel
• is passionate about encouraging, developing and supporting
young Christians
• has experience of working with young people, in a missional
role or as an evangelist
• has a heart for mission and evangelism
• is willing to play a key role in the life of Cliff College and
the Methodist Church
If this is you then please contact the Michelle Foulkes for more
information or download the details from our website: https://cliffcollege.ac.uk/news-events/hiring-young-evangelism-officer
Salary: £30,000
Closing date: 12 noon on Monday 28 June 2021
Interviews: Monday 12 July 2021
Applications are welcomed on a College application form or
through a CV with covering letter, outlining suitability for the
criteria required.
For more information or to arrange an informal conversation about
this post please contact Michelle at m.foulkes@cliffcollege.ac.uk
or 01246 584200.
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Action
For Children News
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 Webinar
- Childhood during coronavirus:
protecting children from the effects of
poverty
Action for Children invites you to an
online webinar, ‘Childhood during
coronavirus: protecting children from
the effects of poverty’.
Staff will talk about the impact of the
lockdown on families drawing on
research in our report, 'End
Childhood Crisis' and
our campaigning work. They will also
explain what they are asking the
Government to do and how you can add
your voice.
To sign up, visit http://bit.ly/Childhood-1
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Children’s
Drawing Challenge - Boycott Your Bed
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There is still time to
sign up to Boycott Your Bed on
Friday 9 July to raise money for vulnerable
children and young people.
Children can also get involved by taking part
in the Children's Drawing
Challenge, which asks
them to draw the most fantastical,
imaginative, exciting place to boycott their
beds. Invite children in your churches to
sign up here: http://bit.ly/BYBchildren
before entries close on Friday 25
June.
Children's author and illustrator Rob Biddulph
is one of the judges for the challenge
and with others will pick a winner to be
announced on Friday 9 July.
Rob drew his dream bed live on BBC Breakfast
- atop a diplodocus named Wilf! (See picture)
Every £1 raised will help us support the UK's
most vulnerable children and you people. Sign
up today at: boycottyourbed.co.uk/faith
Action
for Children Sunday worship materials
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Worship materials for
this year's Action for Children Sunday on
11th July are now available to download.
The theme is ‘Peace within, peace around'.
You'll be pleased to see activities that
children can do whether they are
worshipping at home or meeting in a church
building. Our thanks to Vickie and Chris
Heydon-Matterface (Wolverhampton and
Shrewsbury District) who did an amazing job
creating such engaging activities for
children of different ages.
To download, worship materials visit https://bit.ly/FaithFR
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Climate
Justice for All: Have Your Say
You are
invited to join us for our ‘Have Your Say’ events on July
13th.
These events consist of a 45-minute consultation hosted by CJ4A (worldmethodistcounil.org/cj4a)
in partnership with Green Agents of Change (methodist.org.uk/greenagentsofchange).
As part of the CJ4A campaign, we want to send a ‘call to action’
from Methodists to the UK government’s COP Ambassadors. Local
Methodist churches and groups will be asked to add their names to
this call to action but, before taking that step, we want to hear
from Methodists across Britain.
What does climate justice look like for you? What should Britain
be doing to ensure climate justice for all?
If you attend a Methodist Church or group and would like to have
your voice heard then please do join us for one of these events,
which are open to people of all ages (those under 18 will need a
parent to book their ticket and give permission).
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-justice-for-all-have-your-saytickets-
152826206297
For any further information, please email: pugmirem@methodistchurch.org
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Job
Opportunities at Beckminster MC
Lay
worker for Older People
Beckminster Methodist Church Wolverhampton is seeking to appoint a part-time Lay Worker for
Older People. The appointment will be for 15 hours per week.
Salary will be in the range of £19,760-£21,185
according to experience pro rata to a 40 hour week.
DBS(enhanced disclosure)required. Further details and application
form available from the Church Secretary, Beckminster Methodist
Church, Tel 01902 344910, email info@beckminsterchurch.co.uk
Closing date: Friday
25th June
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Job
Opportunities at The Queen's Foundation
Administrator
for the Centre for Ministerial Formation
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Hours
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22.5
hours (FTE: 0.6)
While office hours are between 9am-5pm, flexibility for some
evening and weekend working may be required
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Salary
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£18,000
- £21,00 pro rata, depending on experience and qualifications
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Benefits
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A
stakeholder pension with a generous employer contribution
Free meals in the dining room when the kitchens are open
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Holidays
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25
days plus 8 statutory holidays pro rata, plus closed days
between Christmas and New Year
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Closing
date
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12
noon, Tuesday 29th June
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Interviews
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Week
commencing Monday 12th July
Queen’s has worked hard to ensure a Covid-secure environment
and interviews are due to take place on campus
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We are seeking a highly
motivated and flexible person to provide administrative support
to the work of the Centre for Ministerial Formation, focusing on
work with Methodist students.
The ideal candidate will be educated to a good standard and have
strong administrative experience, ideally in a higher education
setting. The ability to work quickly and to prioritise between
tasks, responding to developing needs, is essential in this busy
role. The postholder will need to be well-organised and
proactive, with excellent written and verbal communication
skills, and trustworthy with confidential material.
Good IT skills for Office 365 are a necessity and the experience
in using a database would be a strong asset.
There is no Genuine Occupational Requirement for Professional
Services staff to be practicing Christians and our staff come
from a variety of faith and non-faith backgrounds.
We particularly welcome applications for this post from black and
minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within
our organisation at this level. All appointments are made on
merit.
For more details, visit our website
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District
Children's Support Fund
The funding allocated
specifically to the support of children and families in the
District - particularly those experiencing some form of
deprivation - is still open to accept applications at the moment.
Are there projects you might consider which could offer
support even during the lockdown?
The
maximum amount of any claim is £500 and a Church can apply at any
time using the attached form
and send it electronically to Tim Lorimer who will process your
application and give a decision within six weeks of receipt. The
application will need the support of the hosting Church and
circuit superintendent. Church’s cannot apply for retrospective
funding.
We would hope that individuals and groups that have contributed
in the past to the Holiday Fund will still wish to do so knowing
that there money will still be used for Children’s Projects.
For more information please contact Tim Lorimer
on lorimertim@yahoo.co.uk
07971899084.
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