The national British Methodist-Catholic Dialogue Commission met 18-19 May 2026 at Barnes Close near Birmingham, UK, for its biannual meeting. During the residential meeting, the commission reflected on baptismal identity and on the recently published document from the international Methodist-Catholic dialogue “We Believe in One God: Sixty Years of Methodists and Catholics Walking Together.” The commission is crafting plans to develop catechetical resources for use in local congregations in Britain.

The commission is a joint initiative of the Methodist Church in Great Britain and the Catholic Bishops Conference of Scotland & the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales, co-chaired by the Rev. Ruth Gee, past president of the Conference of the Methodist Church, and the Rt. Rev. David Evans, Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham.

The Rev. Matthew A. Laferty, director of the Methodist Ecumenical Office Rome, is a member of the national commission since 2020.

Photo: The British national Methodist-Catholic commission following their May 2026 meeting.