62.Authorisations (2)
A.PERMISSION FOR SHARING AGREEMENTS
03/16Englefield Green Methodist Church, Staines & Feltham Circuit to share St Judes Parish Church – CE
04/09St Paul’s, London Mission (Plumstead) Circuit to share chapels and ancillary buildings belonging to Thamesmead Christian Community Ltd – CE, RC, URC
04/09Church of the Cross, London Mission (Plumstead) Circuit to share church belonging to Thamesmead Christian Community Ltd – CE, URC
05/14St Michael & All Angels, Stockton, Leamington Circuit to share the Parish Church – CE
07/15Linden Road Methodist Church, Gordano Valley Circuit to share Christ Church, Clevedon – CE
08/01Manse, (3 Sanderling Drive, St Mellons, Cardiff) and Vicarage (13 Clos Alyn, Pontprennau, Cardiff), Cardiff Circuit to share – CE
24/02Keyham Methodist Church, Plymouth Mission Circuit to share Pilgrim United Reformed Church – URC
24/25Washford Methodist Church, West Somerset Circuit to share St Mary’s Church, Washford – CE
26/00United Reformed Church Manse, 2 Wykeham Close, Southampton. Amendment to Sharing Agreement to allow United Reformed Church to buy out Methodist share – URC
30/07Ebeneser Methodist Church, Llandudno, Dyffryn Conwy Circuit, to share Seilo Presbyterian Chapel – Presbyterian Church of Wales, Congregationalist, Welsh Baptist
Terminations
01/23St Andrews, Tilbury South Essex Circuit. Sale of Methodist Church (and Manse) – Baptist
07/11St Swithin’s, Leonard Stanley, Stroud & Dursley Circuit. Termination of shared Parish Rooms at Church View, Church Road, Leonard Stanley – CE
12/04Quenchwell Methodist Church, Truro Circuit – Russian Orthodox Diocese of Sourozh
23/07Church of the Nativity, Aylestone Park, Leicester (Trinity) Circuit, LEP continues and hopes to have a new building on a new site – CE
26/00Manse, 2 Wykeham Close, Southampton – URC
26/07Wesley Methodist Church, Weeke, Winchester Circuit – CE
***RESOLUTION
62/1.The Conference adopts the Report.
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B.SCHEMES APRROVED BY THE DISTRICT UNDER STANDING ORDER 412(3)
03/16Staines and Feltham, St Jude’s United Church (CE), SCP
03/21Mid-Sussex, Cross Way Church, Seaford (URC), SCP
03/22Eastbourne, The Broadway United Church (URC), SCP
07/15Gordano Valley, Clevedon (CE), SCP
17/11Barton and Brigg, Kirton in Lindsey (Baptist, CE), SCP
25/10Chesterfield, Loundsley Green (CE), CCP
29/20 Scarborough, Staintondale (CE), SCP
SCP:Single Congregation Partnership
CCP:Congregations in Covenanted Partnership
***RESOLUTION
62/2.The Conference adopts the Report.
C.WORLD METHODIST EXCHANGES
Active Ministers to the United States
Sheryl M Anderson, London Mission (South) (4/1), with Cookie Bracey, Philadelphia, PA.
Janet C Aspey, Manchester (19/1), with Gary Pope-Sears, Fallon, Nevada.
Luis Baldeon, London Mission (South) (4/1), with Gary Thompson, Biloxi, Mississippi.
Jennifer K Henshall, Lincoln (South) (17/3), with Michael Eaton, Arizona.
John C Howard-Norman, Bolton (6/1), with David Thompson, California.
Peter O Hughes, Southport (18/17), with Edward Kimes, Pennsylvania.
Colin E Meneely, Belfast (46), with Jan Wade, Knoxville, Tennessee.
David W Nicholson, Liskeard and Looe (12/19), with Valerie Roberts-Toler, Mass.
Heather Robb, Co. Antrim (34), with George Lumpkin, San Angelo, Texas.
Andrew N Robinson, Shildon (13/16), with Mitch Reece, Kansas.
Robin V Searles, Clacton-on-Sea (1/30), with Larry Leland, Pennsylvania.
Howard J Stringer, Biddulph and Mow Cop (11/10), with Gerald Grace, Maryland.
Robert Whitfield, Barnsley (25/15), with George Abrams, Cheney, Washington State.
Active Ministers to Canada
Robert Ormesher, Ashford (Kent) (4/28), with Orville James, Burlington, Toronto, Canada.
***RESOLUTION
62/3.The Conference approves the exchange of pastorates as listed.
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