This morning opened with an address from the President of the Methodist Conference about the Anglican/Methodist covenant. Expecting one of those dull periods of interminable ecumenicalism, with lots of good intention and not a lot of real practicality and, as I was able to stay focussed it seemed to be going that way. However Pete Phillips, Secretary of the Methodist Church’s Faith and Order Committee, posed the provocative question, Did the Methodist President just signal the end of Methodism?.You can read the full address here.
Graham Cray presented a report on Fresh Expressions – you can listen to it here.
This was followed by a lengthy debate on the use of church buildings for community work, and the motion called on access to English Heritage, Heritage Lottery Fund and other grant funds to help with the repair and maintenance of Church buildings. Unsurprisingly, Synod passed this with no opposition. Listen to the debate.
