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August 28, 2021

A New Vision: Report

A New Vision for a sustainable future’ A report from Alison Judd, World President WFMUCW When we made the decision to postpone our 14th World Assembly for a year, we recognised that 2021 could feel like a long ‘fallow’ year of separation, isolation and waiting. It could also provide an…
President's Prayer
August 1, 2021

A Call to Pray – August 2021

Sustainable Development Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. Cities around the world have grown as huge numbers of people have been drawn to them for work. Some expect to find pavements ‘paved with gold’ but what they discover is often inadequate housing and transport…
President's Prayer
June 30, 2021

A Call to Pray – July 2021

Sustainable Development Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries Reducing inequalities and ensuring no one is left behind are integral to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. ‘Now is the time to stand by our commitment to leave no-one behind’ urges the United Nations Secretary-General. However, the global pandemic has…
News
June 22, 2021

Tribute to Mrs Elizabeth Kissack (1916-2021)

In 2017, while visiting the Isle of Man, a jewel of an island in the Irish sea, I had the great privilege of meeting Elizabeth Kissack, World President of the World Federation of Methodist Women from 1976-81. At 100 years of age this remarkable woman was still reminiscing about her…
President's Prayer
June 1, 2021

A Call to Pray – June 2021

Sustainable Development Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation. The Covid-19 pandemic has increased reliance on online communication, but this is inaccessible to many due to unreliable electricity and poor internet signals.   In 2019, some 87 per cent of people in developed countries used…