“Listened well… but didn’t change her view” This week we are celebrating some of the stories of congregations from our churches who have taken up the challenge to meet their local MP. Each congregation was able to demonstrate their concerns for the local area, express their hopes and dreams, …
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Meet Your MP – Adventures in Asking & Action (Day 1)
“I’ll help serve breakfast!” This week we are celebrating some of the stories of congregations from our churches who have taken up the challenge to meet their local MP. Each congregation was able to demonstrate their concerns for the local area, express their hopes and dreams, and invite …
Meet Your Newly Elected MP
⁶ This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing. 7 Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honour, then honour. 8 Let no debt remain outstanding, except …
Meet Your MP – Adventures in Asking & Action (Day 4)
“Our MP asked a question in the House of Commons on our behalf” This week we are celebrating some of the stories of congregations from our churches who have taken up the challenge to meet their local MP. Each congregation was able to demonstrate their concerns for the local area, express …
Churches launch new initiative to Meet Your MP
A new initiative is being launched in England and Wales to encourage church congregations to build a relationship with their local MP. Meet Your MP aims to help Christians to engage with the representatives who make the political decisions that affect the country and our everyday lives, and to …
Meet Your MP: Using our voices
In a guest blog, Revd Katy Thomas, a Methodist minister from Wilmslow in Cheshire, writes about her experience of arranging a meeting with her MP last month. At the Methodist Women in Britain Conference earlier this year, Rachel Lampard from the Joint Public Issues Team spoke about Universal …
Meet Your MP
Like it or not, politics matters. Political decisions shape our country, our communities, and our everyday lives. Christians are called to be engaged with the world, as Jesus was, and this includes political engagement. Meet Your MP is a new initiative to encourage positive links to develop …
Meet Your MP – Adventures in Asking & Action (Day 3)
A deepening relationship and a letter of support This week we are celebrating some of the stories of congregations from our churches who have taken up the challenge to meet their local MP. Each congregation was able to demonstrate their concerns for the local area, express their hopes and …
Meet Your MP – Adventures in Asking & Action (Day 2)
“Our MP helped increase the places offered to Syrian refugees.” This week we are celebrating some of the stories of congregations from our churches who have taken up the challenge to meet their local MP. Each congregation was able to demonstrate their concerns for the local area, express …
Meet your MP: Nationality and Borders Bill
The Nationality and Borders Bill is a significant new piece of legislation seeking to amend the rights of refugees and asylum seekers in the UK. During the passage of the bill through parliament, every MP will have a chance to contribute amendments, share their view on the legislation and vote on …