Redesigned, revamped, relaunched! – new website for The Methodist Church goes online
The Methodist Church has completely revamped its website. From Thursday 24 May, visitors to www.methodist.org.uk will see a completely redesigned site that aims to be easier to use and more expressive of the best of Methodism.
Dave Webster, Co-Head of Communication for Electronic Resources, says “the old site was showing its age, and contained far more information than it could easily direct people to. The new site makes it easier to quickly find useful information, whether you are a Methodist minister or member, or even if you are just interested in one aspect of the Church. It is also more inspiring, and attractive.”
The site will feature a daily prayer, and dedicated sections for particular elements of the Church’s work and mission. The new site also makes use of Web 2.0 ideas, allowing people to form networks around common interests as active users rather than passive readers. “This moves from the old model where we presented information to people to a new form where the website is also a way for everyone to contribute,” says Dave Webster. “Over the past few years we have launched podcasts and weblogs amongst other things, but the new site draws together all of these ideas to create something that it flexible and useful enough to support the whole of the Church in its work.”
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The Methodist Church is one of the largest Christian churches serving Great Britain, with nearly 300,000 members and regular contact with over 800,000 people. It has about 5,800 churches in Great Britain, and also maintains links with other Methodist churches totalling a worldwide membership of 70 million. Its activities, both alone and with ecumenical and secular partners, are based on four aims known as Our Calling:
For more information contact Toby Scott.
Co-Head of Communication (Media Relations)
Methodist Church House, 25 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5JR
Tel 020 7467 5221 Fax 020 7467 5229 Mobile/Out of hours 07881 783 812
Email scottt@methodistchurch.org.uk
Anna Drew
Media and Information Assistant
Tel 020 7467 5191
drewa@methodistchurch.org.uk