JustMoney Movement is calling on churches to get involved with a new initiative, Good Money Sunday, which takes place at the end of Good Money Week on 8 October 2023. Good Money Sunday is an opportunity to make space to reflect, act and pray about acting justly and caring for creation with your finances. Prayer […]
Economics and Poverty
We are still feeling the effects of the 2007-8 financial crisis with the current austerity programme resulting in cuts to public spending and benefits.
The churches have spoken both individually and collectively against public policy which results in an increase in hardship for those in society who are less well off, often through no fault of their own.
Christian organisations and campaigns
Here we list the ways churches and Christian organisations are responding to the current economic situation in the areas of:
Homeless Sunday – 8 October 2023
With the number of people experiencing homelessness rising sharply around the UK since the pandemic, Housing Justice says that this year’s Homelessness Sunday is an important way to raise awareness of the plight of so many who have become marginalised in our society, and to reflect on what we as churches and communities can do […]
Tax Justice Sunday – 11 June 2023
On Tax Justice Sunday you are invited to reflect on tax as a way of showing love, caring for creation and bringing about a fairer, more just society. Church Action for Tax Justice is part of the JustMoney Movement and has hosted Tax Justice Sunday for a number of years. It sits within a wider […]
Dignity for All conference
Saturday 10 June 2023, 10am-4pm. Gateway Church, central Leeds. Anyone involved in the anti-poverty movement is invited to join a discussion-focused conference which will be led by the real experts – people with lived experience of poverty. The conference will be coordinated by Church Action on Poverty, APLE and The Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT). […]
Church Action on Poverty Sunday
Join churches across the UK to hold a special service on 19 February 2023.
JustMoney Movement launches
JustMoney Movement is the new name for the Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility (ECCR), a Body in Association of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI). It positions itself as the go-to organisation for Christians and churches who want to connect faith, money and justice. It aims to educate, campaign and advocate to resource a […]
Challenge Poverty Week 17–23 Oct 22
This year’s theme is ‘Living Not Just Existing – Dignity For all’. All of us want to live with dignity – to be treated as fully human, to have choices and be able to participate in our community. But this winter, the soaring cost of living will deny that dignity to millions of people. People […]
Homeless Sunday – 9 October 2022
This year’s theme for Homeless Sunday is ‘Homelessness and Mental Health Issues’ and will be focussing on how mental health issues can both lead to, and be a cause of, homelessness. Luke 17 11-19 (Jesus Heals Ten Men with Leprosy) is used as the basis for the sermons and a focus for worship. A wide […]
Scottish Church leaders call for action on cost of living crisis
Leaders of the Church of Scotland, the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland and the Scottish Episcopal Church have signed a statement calling for “the Scottish and UK Governments to set aside political differences and come together in a spirit of pragmatism and compassion to seek effective solutions” to the ongoing cost of living crisis across […]
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, […]
