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When Michael D Higgins is Installed as President of Ireland on Sunday 11th November, the Methodist Church in Ireland will be represented by its ex President, the Rev. Dr. Laurence Graham.  This is because the current President, the Rev. Billy Davison, along with other Church leaders, will be attending a national celebration in St.Ann's Cathedral Belfast to mark the ending of the First World War.
 
The Rev. Dr. Graham, as Superintendent of the Dublin Central Mission, had the honour of receiving President
Higgins on his visit to the Mission in December 2017.
 
 

MEET Ghana 2019 short-term visit with World Mission Partnership

The President of the Methodist Church, the Rev. Billy Davison and the Rev.Dr. David Clements, Northern Convenor of the Methodist's Council on Social Responsibility have issued the following Statement

The Methodist Church in Ireland welcome the clarity of the unanimous decision of the Supreme Court today. 
We note that the court has ruled, “that the bakers did not refuse to fulfil the order because of his sexual orientation.”

The leaders of the main Churches in Ireland met with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Rt Hon Karen Bradley MP today (Monday 8 October) at Stormont House, Belfast. The meeting took place as the Secretary of State also met with the main political parties to discuss restoring devolution.

Following the meeting, the Church leaders said, “We welcomed the opportunity this morning to meet with the Secretary of State as part of the ongoing process of seeking to restore devolution to Northern Ireland.