Hidden treasures

The theme of the year for 2023/4 is ‘Hidden Treasures’, says the newly elected President of Conference, Revd Gill Newton.

‘It’s my hope that during this year I will discover hidden treasures as I spend time with Methodist people across the Connexion, and that I might encourage others to discover the treasure that God has hidden for them.’

The Vice-President, Deacon Kerry Scarlett, echoed the theme when she called for

‘the Methodist Church in Britain to rediscover our treasures, both old and new. We need the courage to understand who we are, as a church, and who God is calling us to be. We are also called to seek outwards, beyond the walls of our established churches, to the communities around us, where God is also at work, amongst God’s beloved people there. To find out the glimmers of where God is, in the unexpected people and places where transformation is taking place.’

• Where are the hidden treasures in our church, and in our community in Abingdon?
• What should we be thanking God for?
• What should we be asking him for?