| 词条 | Loraine Mellor |
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|honorific-prefix = The Reverend |name = Loraine Nancy Mellor |honorific-suffix = |image = |office = President of the Methodist Conference |vicepresident = Jill Baker |term_start = 24 June 2017 |term_end = 30 June 2018 |predecessor = Roger Walton |successor = Michaela Youngson |birth_date = |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |parents = |spouse = John |children = |nationality = British |alma_mater = }}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 is also 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] Early careerBefore 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|date=November 2017}} She is married to John.[7] MinistryMellor 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] References1. ^1 {{cite web|title=The Revd Loraine N Mellor and Jill Baker elected as Methodist President and Vice-President for 2017/18|url=http://www.methodist.org.uk/news-and-events/news-releases/the-revd-loraine-n-mellor-and-jill-baker-elected-as-methodist-president-and-vice-president-for-201718|publisher=Methodist Church|accessdate=6 November 2017|language=en|date=6 July 2016}} 2. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Arnold|first1=Damian|title=Methodists return to their radical roots|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/methodists-return-to-their-radical-roots-ffnphr30j|accessdate=6 November 2017|work=The Times|date=14 October 2017}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Churches join call to end 'holiday hunger'|url=http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/24295|website=www.ekklesia.co.uk|publisher=Ekklesia|accessdate=6 November 2017|language=en|date=4 September 2017}} 4. ^{{cite web |title=New President of the Methodist Conference promises a year of radical grace |url=http://www.methodist.org.uk/about-us/news/latest-news/all-news/new-president-of-the-methodist-conference-promises-a-year-of-radical-grace/ |publisher=Methodist Church |accessdate=2 July 2018 |language=en |date=30 June 2018}} 5. ^1 {{cite web|title=Chair of the District Rev Loraine Mellor|url=http://www.methodist-nd.org.uk/index.php/chair-s-page|publisher=Nottingham and Derby District of the Methodist Church|accessdate=6 November 2017|language=en-gb|date=2017}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=Appointments of District Chairs|url=http://www.methodist.org.uk/downloads/conf09-56-app-dcs-241109.pdf|publisher=Methodist Conference|accessdate=6 November 2017|page=5 [573]|date=2009}} 7. ^1 2 {{cite news|title=Methodists welcome new Chair: Loraine comes to area from Warrington|url=http://www.derbychurch.net/news/?year=2010&id=33|accessdate=6 November 2017|work=Derbyshire Church|issue=}} 8. ^1 {{cite news|title=Loraine Mellor for President: Chair of District set for national role|url=http://www.derbychurch.net/news/?year=2016&id=41|accessdate=6 November 2017|work=Derbyshire Church|issue=176}} 9. ^{{cite news|last1=Beattie|first1=Jason|title=27 bishops slam David Cameron's welfare reforms as creating a national crisis in unprecedented attack|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/27-bishops-slam-david-camerons-3164033|accessdate=6 November 2017|work=Daily Mirror|date=19 February 2014}} 10. ^{{cite web|title=Induction of the President and Vice-President|url=http://www.methodist.org.uk/conference/conference-2017/birmingham-2017/2017-06-24/1415-pm/1-induction-of-the-president-and-vice-president|website=www.methodist.org.uk|publisher=Methodist Church|date=24 June 2017|accessdate=6 November 2017|language=en}} 11. ^{{cite news|last1=Statham|first1=Nick|title=Cleric elected to top role church role says it's time to 'take some risks'|url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/15421114.Cleric_elected_to_top_role_church_role_says_it_s_time_to__take_some_risks_/|accessdate=6 November 2017|work=The Bolton News|date=20 July 2017|language=en}} 12. ^{{cite web|title=The President and Vice-President|url=http://www.methodist.org.uk/who-we-are/structure/the-president-and-vice-president|website=www.methodist.org.uk|publisher=Methodist Church|accessdate=6 November 2017|language=en}} 13. ^{{cite news|title=President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference meets the Archbishop of Canterbury|url=http://www.methodist.org.uk/news-and-events/news-releases/president-and-vice-president-of-the-methodist-conference-meets-the-archbishop-of-canterbury|accessdate=6 November 2017|work=www.methodist.org.uk|publisher=Methodist Church|date=17 July 2017|language=en}} 14. ^{{cite web|title=President and Vice President of the Methodist Conference Visit Lambeth Palace|url=http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/articles.php/5881/president-and-vice-president-of-the-methodist-conference-visit-lambeth-palace|publisher=Archbishop of Canterbury|accessdate=6 November 2017|date=14 July 2017}} External links
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