Loraine Mellor

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]

The Reverend 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

Before 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] She is married to John.[7]

Ministry

Mellor 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

1. "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.
2. 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.
3. "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.
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. "Appointments of District Chairs" (PDF). Methodist Conference. 2009. p. 5 [573]. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
7. "Methodists welcome new Chair: Loraine comes to area from Warrington". Derbyshire Church. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
8. "Loraine Mellor for President: Chair of District set for national role". Derbyshire Church (176). Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
9. 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.
10. "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.
11. 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.
12. "The President and Vice-President". www.methodist.org.uk. Methodist Church. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
13. "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.
14. "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.

External links

• The President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference, blog