Report from this conference exploring how churches are responding to the call to offer sanctuary.
The Way, the Truth and the Life: Jesus, Faith, Salvation and Inter Faith Dialogue
Some Ecumenical Reflections on an important text, including theologians from the Global South and from different Christian traditions.
How six churches in Lichfield became Faith Places of Sanctuary
By Rev Warren Bardsley, Supernumerary Presbyter, Tamworth and Lichfield Circuit. Lichfield is a Cathedral city in South Staffordshire with a growing population. Lichfield District City of Sanctuary came into being following a meeting in March 2019 attended by some fifty people at which the speaker was the Rev Dr Inderjit Bhogal, founder of […]
Discover how Chester Cathedral became a Cathedral of Sanctuary
By Rev Dr Jane Brooke, former Canon Missioner and Vice Dean, Chester Cathedral. I was appointed as Canon Chancellor and Canon Librarian at Chester Cathedral with a responsibility for education in 2010 and then from 2019 as Canon Missioner and Vice Dean with a responsibility for outreach in the community. I consider hospitality and ‘welcoming […]
Report: Catholic Association for Racial Justice turns 40!
Agenda for Change: The Catholic Association for Racial Justice and the ongoing struggle for racial justice. On Saturday 25 May 2024, the Catholic Association for Racial Justice (CARJ) held its 40th anniversary celebrations at Amigo Hall, next door to St George’s Cathedral in Southwark, London. Over 100 people attended this gathering, one of whom […]
Comment: Immigration is not a crime – Rev Dr Inderjit Bhogal
Revd Dr Inderjit Bhogal will be presenting a workshop at the Church of Sanctuary Conference on Saturday 8 June 2024, in Birmingham. In advance of the event, he provides a comment on social justice in immigration. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has recorded that over 100 million people have fled their homes because of […]
Money, Church and the Climate Crisis – Resources for Churches
Find out about the resources and support available to help churches make ethical decisions and changes about banking.
David Goodbourn Lecture 2024
Watch again: Dr Clare Amos explores how we are to make sense of the complex relationship between religion and violence.
Church of Sanctuary in action
The Brighton & Hove Methodist Circuit Refugee Project, was set up in January 2022. It is an integral part of living out our faith. Jesus said, ‘I was a stranger and you welcomed me’ [Matthew 25:35]. Three of our members, in liaison with our Circuit Meeting, were inspired to set up the project after seeing […]
The Rwanda bill, April 2024
The so-called Rwanda bill is unethical. It aims to scare already traumatised refugees away from the shores of the UK. It reflects a callous mindset. It brushes aside the UK Supreme Court which ruled it to be unlawful and defies international commitments to human rights and protecting refugees, including the 1951 UN Convention on Refugees […]
