Agenda Volume 3 - Methodist Conference

57. The Fruitful Field Project
accommodation. It is also seeking to
establish a bursary fund to support
the academic studies of overseas
students. MIC’s activities are
supported by the activities of MIC Ltd,
which provides hotel accommodation
and conferencing facilities in part
of the MIC building. Governance:
Methodist Council entity
82.17 The Selly Oak Centre for Mission
Studies: SOCMS exists as a centre
within the Queen’s Foundation.
SOCMS provides a base for preparing
Mission Partners and pathways
for leaders from overseas Partner
Churches sponsored for study in
Britain as part of the Methodist
Church’s Scholarship and Leadership
Training (SALT) programme. SOCMS
has no legal status apart from the
Queen’s Foundation.
82.18 Southlands Methodist Trust
(associated with Southlands College
and the University of Roehampton):
The Trust exists to support research
and other activities of relevance to
the life and public witness of the
Methodist Church through the making
of grants and in partnership with the
Higher Education sector.
82.19 The Oxford Centre for Methodism and
Church History: The Centre, based
within the precincts of Oxford Brookes
University, supports research-related
posts and activities, especially in the
field of Methodist history, and hosts
a number of archival collections.
The Centre was not placed by the
Conference within the remit of the
project, and the terms on which the
Trust is resourced do not enable
the 2012 Conference to assess the
use of those resources within the
context of The Fruitful Field project.
Its presence and contribution is
acknowledged here at the request of
its trustees. See also paragraph 248
below.
Archival and heritage-focused
institutions or resources
82.20 The Methodist Archives and
Research Centre (deposited
with the John Rylands University
Library, Manchester): Historic and
contemporary archives pertaining to
the life and witness of the Methodist
Church in Britain are held for the
Church by the John Rylands University
Library.
82.21 The Methodist Missionary Society
Library (deposited with the School of
Oriental and African Studies (SOAS),
London): Historic and contemporary
archives pertaining to the overseas
missionary work of the Methodist
Church are held for the Church by
SOAS.
82.22 The New Room, Bristol: The governing
body of the New Room is considering
developments on the site in order to
be able to improve its educational
facilities. In order to enable such
developments to be aligned with
The Fruitful Field, the New Room
has, at the request of its trustees,
been included within the remit of the
project.
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