Jennie Harris, who retired from her post as the East Anglia District Synod Secretary earlier this year, attended a presentation and lunch with many of her colleagues on Monday 10 December 2018.

Thanks to the tremendous support from Ixworth Village over the last 3 years, £1200 has been raised for the Toilet Twinning Charity.

Bless the War animals

This year Rev Pam Bayliss, the Methodist Homes (MHA) District Representative, has delivered cards with messages to the MHA Homes in the District and also sent around 700 to be distributed to Homes and Schemes in other parts of the country. Methodist Homes would really like to show their appreciation for all the effort and support that has gone on and have drafted a thanks below listing the groups that have got involved.

On Sunday 14th October 2018 a certificate was presented by Rev Chris White to Mrs Kath Wing during the morning service at Brandon Methodist Church in Suffolk. 

On Sunday 21st October 2018, Haverhill Methodist Church in Suffolk commissioned Charmaine Slade as a Methodist lay Pioneer.

On Saturday 5th May 2018 about 400 people from all parts of the East Anglia District gathered in St Edmundsbury Cathedral in Bury St Edmunds for the District Celebration.

After tea in the Cathedral a welcome was given by the Acting Dean of the Cathedral, Bishop Graeme Knowles, and by the Revd Julian Pursehouse, Chair of District. The Revd Loraine Mellor, President of the Methodist Conference, was the special guest preacher.