19 – 25 March 2023. The World Council of Churches (WCC) invites us to pray with and for people that continue to suffer from racial discrimination and xenophobia in various parts of the world. This week coincides with the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21 March) and the United Nations […]
Syria/Turkey Earthquake appeals and responses
Christian aid organisations and churches are responding to the earthquakes that have hit southern Turkey and north-west Syria. The Disasters Emergencies Committee (DEC) estimates that over 35,000 people have been killed, with many more injured. Emergency Appeals All We Can (Methodist relief and development) All We Can’s response is centred in Syria, with access to […]
Church Action on Poverty Sunday
Join churches across the UK to hold a special service on 19 February 2023.
Church leaders call on UK government to reconsider Cumbrian coal mine
Over 450 Church leaders and Christian environmental campaigners have signed an open letter to UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, and Secretary of State, Michael Gove, calling for a rethink on the approval of a new coal mine in Cumbria. The letter, coordinated by Young Christian Climate Network and supported by Operation Noah and Christian Aid, […]
WCC Assembly 31 August – 8 September 2022
Find out about this global meeting of the Church which took place in Karlsruhe, Germany.
Christian Aid Week 15-21 May 2022
This year’s theme is based around helping to turn hunger into hope. As our planet is changing, some people are feeling the effects more than others. Weather extremes are now more frequent and more intense, and the world is facing a climate crisis. For the first time in a generation, global poverty is rising. Coronavirus, […]
Webinar: Loss and Damage
21 April 2022, 7.30-9pm. In the run up to Stephen Lawrence Day in Britain, Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) and Christian Aid will be hosting a webinar focusing on ‘Loss and Damage’, exploring our world, in which damage and degradation have been caused to our environment, blighting lives and livelihoods. Moreover, the COVID-19 […]
Webinar: countering a climate of loss and damage
** POSTPONED ** (originally 10 February 2022, 7.30-9pm). We apologise but this webinar has been postponed. Please check back for a new date. Join us for an evening of stimulating conversation, exploring the issue of racial justice within the context of loss and damage. Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) and Christian Aid […]
Church Action on Poverty Sunday
27 February 2022. Church Action on Poverty is looking for churches to Give, Act and Pray as part of the movement to unlock UK poverty. It hopes that at least 150 churches across the UK will hold a special service or take a collection on Church Action on Poverty Sunday. This year’s theme is Dignity, […]
History of ecumenism book launched
A major new history of ecumenism was launched during a webinar held by the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 19 January 2022, during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2022. The book is titled Dawn of Ecumenism, the first of a three-volume work called A History of the Desire for Christian Unity. It […]
