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1. New Committee Member: we were pleased to welcome David Jones from Unitarian New Meeting Church, Birmingham onto the committee. 2. Sesquicentennial Celebrations: following on from May’s Key Messages, we are delighted to confirm that a visit to Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Chapel has now been fixed for 24th September 2016, as part of … Read more
1. New Committee Members: we were pleased to welcome Lesley Harris from Evesham and Cressida Pryor from Cheltenham & Gloucester onto the committee. 2. Vacancy: a third new member has sadly withdrawn, so there is a vacancy for an ordinary member of the committee. If you are interested in this (not demanding but very useful) … Read more
Last Saturday 13 Unitarians from seven MUA congregations gathered at Unitarian New Meeting in Birmingham to attend a workshop on Social Action, led by Rob Gregson and Ann Howell of Simple Gifts. It was a truly inspirational day. After giving us a brief overview of the history of social action in the Unitarian context, we … Read more
Over a hundred Unitarians, and representatives from other faiths in Birmingham, gathered this afternoon to celebrate the Induction Service of Rev. Winnie Gordon as Minister of Unitarian New Meeting Church in Birmingham. The title of the service was Being Purposeful Together, and the hymns and readings had been chosen with this in mind. The chapel … Read more
1. Midland Unitarian Association AGM this will be taking place on 21st March, at Unitarian New Meeting Church, Birmingham. Guest Speaker: Alison Thursfield. 2. Sesquicentennial Celebrations the District will be 150 years old in March 2016, and your Committee is starting to think about how we might mark this momentous occasion. All suggestions welcome! 3. … Read more
1. Midland Unitarian Association AGM: this will be taking place on 21st March, at Unitarian New Meeting Church, Birmingham. 2. Sesquicentennial Celebrations: the District will be 150 years old in March 2016, and your Committee is starting to think about how we might mark this momentous occasion. 3. Rites of Passage Course: the District will … Read more
Unitarians from eleven congregations around the Midlands gathered at Kingswood Meeting House to learn about how to grow their congregations, from our Guest Speaker, Rev. Andy Pakula. Andy is minister of New Unity, two of the flourishing congregations in London, and is also the founder of 2020: Growing Unitarianism in Great Britain, an initiative which … Read more
1. A further new portfolio of investments, to increase investment income, in order to maintain the current level of grants to congregations and others, was approved. 2. The Committee agreed to nominate a member of an MUA congregation to the position of General Assembly Vice-President / President for 2015/16, subject to their agreement. 3. The … Read more
The congregation of Birmingham Unitarian New Meeting Church commemorated the centenary of the death of eminent Unitarian Joseph Chamberlain, who died on 2nd July 1914, on Sunday 29th June 2014. It really was an impressive occasion. The service started as the official guests (who included representatives from the local mosque, Anglican church and progressive synagogue; … Read more
Article by Jenni Duffell, Shrewsbury Unitarians This year I attended the Annual Meetings of the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches as the delegate from Shrewsbury. The meetings were held at Whittlebury Hall in Northamptonshire (a venue rather out of my league(!) but apparently the cost is no more, even less, than our … Read more