Thank you to everyone who sent a Christmas Card to Iain Duncan Smith highlighting the need for every child to have #enough. Christmas is over but the Bill that breaks the link between a families needs and the level of support it can recieve from the benefit system is still moving through …
Joint Statement on Syria
The Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Church of Scotland, the Methodist Church in Britain and the United Reformed Church have released a joint statement on military action in Syria: Our churches: – Express our abhorrence of the actions of ISIS/Daesh in Syria and their support of terrorist …
Church leaders call on Governments for ‘credible and sustainable’ transition from fossil fuels
Senior leaders of four major UK Churches have welcomed the Government’s commitment to limiting climate change, and have called for more to be done to keep global warming below 2°C. Leaders of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Church of Scotland, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed …
The Methodist Church in Birmingham and Citizens UK Birmingham
We spoke to Revd David Butterworth about the work being done by Birmingham Churches in response to the refugee crisis: Few cities are responding as proactively to the refugee crisis as Birmingham. The work of the Methodist Church in Birmingham, combined with the efforts of Citizens UK, has …
Churches’ Response to Government Consultation on Devolving Sunday Trading
The Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church have responded to the Government consultation on devolving Sunday trading rules. To download the response click here …
The killing of Reyaad Khan and Ruhul Amin
Do we want to live in a country where we give the Prime Minister authority to sign off on the killing of British citizens? What danger did Reyaad Khan and Ruhul Amin present to the UK, or does this question not matter because they were Muslim extremists? “Terrorists function outside the law. It …
What does the Lord require of us?
Revd Phil Jump offers some reflections in response to the refugee crisis. Our faith identity is rooted in stories of migration. Abraham left his home in Ur in response to God’s call and promise – and the story of Moses and the Exodus remains a defining narrative for Jews and Christians alike. …
Lament for Aylan
So small, so still So beautiful in life So unbearable in death Carried by the sea Carried by our tears Carried gently in strong arms. O God Open the eyes of those with power To see your children in their desperate need; Open the arms of those in government To welcome those who come to our …
A Prayer for the Situation in Calais
The Rev Phil Jump, Regional Minister for the North Western Baptist Association and JPIT Team Member from the Baptist Union of Great Britain, has prepared this prayer to coincide with the publication today of a joint statement by our church leaders on the situation in Calais. God of all …
A statement on the situation in Calais
A joint statement on the situation in Calais from the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Church of Scotland, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church Dr Jill Barber Vice-President of the Methodist Conference The Revd Lynn Green General Secretary of the Baptist Union of Great …