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God is active in our world. God invites us to share in this action inside and outside of the church. Both global and local issues are important!

WORD4WEAPONS
Word4weapons is a Christian, Metropolitan Police supported programme to help rid the local community of knives and guns. Its representatives have spoken at the London District Synod and at an Enfield Circuit Service.

At the recent Circuit Meeting, the Enfield Circuit readily agreed to underwrite provision of a secure knife box in the Borough (subject to agreement and support by local Police and associated groups - tba). Essentially, it was also agreed to encourage all our Enfield Circuit Churches to raise funds to replenish the immediate outlay by the Circuit.

At this early start, in the New Year, we are developing our strategy, our database of appropriate contacts and a support network.

We are also waiting for our Circuit churches to advise the Circuit Mission Meeting which programmes are being discussed locally (relevant to our fellowship groups of all ages, and, importantly, our outward facing missions groups) in order to raise awareness, raise funding and, vitally, offer prayer support across the Circuit.

The Circuit Missions Committee hosted a first coffee morning on 14th January from 1000-1200, and there will be a second on 18th February, at our centrally placed Trinity URC/Methodist Church Enfield. If you would like to help or offer love, support or home baking, please speak to any of our Circuit Missions reps or speak directly with Maxine Scott, Circuit Mission Secretary, Linda Utting, Ponders End or Emily Young, our Circuit Youth Worker.

The word4weapons web site is very informative. We have a few dvds of the web site should you like to have a copy to focus worship, prayer meetings or fellowship around. We welcome your support and prayers, please.

MEDAL 2012

Rev'd David Butterworth introduces a circuit and district strategy for developing lay leaders. Click on title or move to Resources/Notices

July 2012
Letter to the Circuit on developments in MEDAL

Mission: Within the Methodist Church

Mission: With other local Churches
In Enfield we share in a number of active partnerships with other churches, in the work of Enfield Faith Forum and in local provision of services such as the Children’s Centre at Ponders End

A number of churches are in good neighbour schemes, some support the work of Street Pastors, all exercise care of friend and neighbour and most offer hospitality to community groups, offering premises at reasonable rates

Mission: In this country
We are in times of immense upheaval as the government makes cuts to welfare provision, reduces the size of the public sector by making people’s posts redundant and devolves much of the difficult decision making to local Councils at the same time as drastically reducing the allocation of central funds there. Methodism is not only committed to be alongside those in need, to help in appropriate ways, but also to challenge injustices

Mission: In the World
At the heart of this mission is the conviction that the good news of the way of Jesus should be shared, for Jesus brings new life where people lack purpose and self-worth and don’t know or use the resources God has given them. Strangely, offering yourself to God in Christ, becoming a Christian, means you find yourself!

http://www.whitechapel.org.uk