This toolkit has been prepared by the Mission and Public Affairs Division of the Church of England and the Diocese of Canterbury. Both say they been overwhelmed with messages from churches and individuals concerned by the unfolding situation in Afghanistan and asking what they can do to help. It outlines the current situation relating to […]
Black Lives Matter and Racial Justice
Updated 29 August 2021. George Floyd’s death has provoked a strong response around the world, and across churches and Christian organisations in Britain and Ireland. Here we provide a round up of statements from the churches and a commentary from Bob Fyffe, former General Secretary of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI), who said […]
100 days to COP26
With only 100 days to go until COP26 – the critical international climate negotiations which the UK government will host and chair in Glasgow in November 2021 – a broad coalition of Christian denominations and charities is calling on all churches to hold a ‘Climate Sunday’ and commit to effective action themselves, before talks begin. […]
Christian response to Nationality and Borders Bill
A new Nationality & Borders Bill has just had its second reading in the House of Commons. At the next stage it will get detailed line-by-line consideration and amendments can be brought and voted on. Many of the measures in the bill risk creating more injustices in the system which will increase the trauma and […]
Hybrid event: UN Refugee Convention at 70
Wed, 28 July 2021 19:00 – 21:00. Is the UK still compliant with the letter and the spirit of the 1951 UN Refugee treaty? This event marks the 70th Anniversary of the UN Refugee Convention (also known as ‘the Geneva Convention of 1951’) and explores its relevance today. It will ask whether the UK […]
Tribute to Revd Dr Joel Edwards CBE
The passing of Revd Dr Joel Edwards has rightly been acknowledged and mourned by so many in Church and society in Britain and Ireland. To say that Joel was a titan in the Church, would be an understatement: He was a shining light, a trailblazer and a leader, a preacher who was nurtured in the […]
Watch again: George Floyd service
Watch this service of reflection first broadcast on the anniversary of George Floyd’s death, plus responses.
Methodist Church Justice Lecture: Gordon Brown
Watch again: In the face of Covid-19, the climate emergency and global inequality, where are justice and hope to be found? Former PM, Gordon Brown, presented the Methodist Justice Lecture on Sunday 13 June 2021. Watch again on Facebook as he argues that change is possible and that people of faith have a role to […]
Ecumenical response to ‘Sewell Report’
The Racial Justice Advocacy Forum calls for the Church to practically engage with racial justice efforts despite the denial of institutional racism – a conclusion drawn from the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities Report (2021). London, 24 May 2021. The Racial Justice Advocacy Forum (RJAF) has produced a document that seeks to give practical […]
Churches respond to violence in Israel and Palestine
Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) has joined Church leaders in Jerusalem, together with the Church of Scotland, Methodist Church, Quakers in Britain, the World Council of Churches (WCC), Christian Aid and CAFOD, in expressing great concern at the violence in Israel and Palestine. Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) Statement on the […]
