Loraine Nancy Mellor[1] is a British Methodist Minister who served as the President of the Methodist Conference[2][3] from 24 June 2017 to 30 June 2018.[4] She was the Chair of the Nottingham and Derby District of the Methodist Church,[5] having been formally appointed to that position on 1 September 2010.[6] In May 2022 she took up the appointment of Chair of the Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Methodist District, succeeding Steve Wild.
Loraine Nancy Mellor | |
|---|---|
| President of the Methodist Conference | |
| In office 24 June 2017 – 30 June 2018 | |
| Vice President | Jill Baker |
| Preceded by | Roger Walton |
| Succeeded by | Michaela Youngson |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | British |
Early career
editBefore training for the Ministry, Mellor worked for the NHS as a neonatal nurse practitioner, and served as an Acting Director of Nursing and Contracts.[7][where?] She is married to John.[7]
Ministry
editMellor was ordained as a presbyter in 1995.[8] She has served as a minister in Stockport and Warrington circuits. She was the Superintendent of the Warrington Circuit from 2003 until 2010, before becoming a District Chair.[7] As Chair of the Nottingham and Derby District, Mellor has oversight of an area covering the south of both Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, as well as parts of Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Staffordshire.[5] She was a member of the Methodist Church's Strategy and Resources Committee.[8] In February 2014, she joined 27 Anglican bishops and other clergy in signing an open letter to Prime Minister David Cameron, criticising his government's welfare reforms.[9]
Mellor was elected as the President of the Conference on 6 July 2016, becoming the President-elect.[1] She took up the post the following year, on 24 June 2017.[10] She succeeds Roger Walton.[11]
Addressing the Methodist Conference, Mellor expressed regret over the declining membership of the church. She stated that the Methodist Church needed to return to its radical roots.[2] After presiding over the Summer sessions of the annual Conference, a president serves a one-year term as head of the Methodist Church.[12] On 17 July 2017, she met Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby at Lambeth Palace.[13][14]
References
edit- ^ a b "The Revd Loraine N Mellor and Jill Baker elected as Methodist President and Vice-President for 2017/18". Methodist Church. 6 July 2016. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ a b Arnold, Damian (14 October 2017). "Methodists return to their radical roots". The Times. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Churches join call to end 'holiday hunger'". www.ekklesia.co.uk. Ekklesia. 4 September 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "New President of the Methodist Conference promises a year of radical grace". Methodist Church. 30 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Chair of the District Rev Loraine Mellor". Nottingham and Derby District of the Methodist Church. 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Appointments of District Chairs" (PDF). Methodist Conference. 2009. p. 5 [573]. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Methodists welcome new Chair: Loraine comes to area from Warrington". Derbyshire Church. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Loraine Mellor for President: Chair of District set for national role". Derbyshire Church. No. 176. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ Beattie, Jason (19 February 2014). "27 bishops slam David Cameron's welfare reforms as creating a national crisis in unprecedented attack". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Induction of the President and Vice-President". www.methodist.org.uk. Methodist Church. 24 June 2017. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ Statham, Nick (20 July 2017). "Cleric elected to top role church role says it's time to 'take some risks'". The Bolton News. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "The President and Vice-President". www.methodist.org.uk. Methodist Church. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference meets the Archbishop of Canterbury". www.methodist.org.uk. Methodist Church. 17 July 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "President and Vice President of the Methodist Conference Visit Lambeth Palace". Archbishop of Canterbury. 14 July 2017. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.