“Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it” (Genesis 28:16) For the past eight years I have worked from a small room in a local community centre. The two Methodist churches that previously served the area have been closed and subsequently demolished. The past eight years …
Joint Interfaith Statement on the 75th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
6 August 2020 The following statement has been released by 189 organisations representing different faiths, on the 75th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As a wide coalition of faith-based communities from around the world, we have committed to speaking with one …
Call on the Chancellor to Cancel the Debt
This week, finance ministers from the G20 countries will meet again, and high on their agenda will be responding to the pandemic. When these ministers met in April, many of you supported the call for the cancellation of debt payments for developing countries. This was followed by an agreement for …
Church leaders welcome government commitment to review hostile environment policies
Church leaders welcome government commitment to review hostile environment policies Responding to the announcement that the government has committed to implementing all the recommendations of the independent report into the Windrush scandal, senior leaders of the Baptist, Methodist and United …
Webinar – Applying for JPIT’s Parliamentary Internships
Tuesday 30th June5:30 – 6:15pm Applying for the JPIT Parliamentary internships this year? The Joint Public Issues Team, in partnership with the Methodist Young Adults Vocation Development Programme, offers two one-year, paid internships working part time with JPIT and part time with a Labour …
World Refugee Day 2020: Prayer
God of Hope, We worship you as the God of those in exile, to whom you hold out the hope of finding peace and security. We pray for those on a journey away from their homes.For sisters and brothers on the move who are fearful and hungry and tired,For those in camps, facing the dangers …
Journeys of Hope
Refugee Week 2020 For many refugees and asylum seekers, the journey they have been on has been one of hope. Hope for change, hope for refuge, hope to be reunited with those they love. This Refugee Week, we want to highlight some of these stories. At a time when it can be …
Climate Change and COVID-19
In recent weeks, news coverage has reported the immense drop in carbon emissions seen globally since the coronavirus pandemic hit. We’re undergoing the biggest carbon crash ever recorded. Emissions dropped 18% in China between February and March, and between 40% and 60% over recent weeks in Europe. …
Global Ceasefire Statements
Leaders from JPIT's four denominations have expressed support for a Global Ceasefire, being called for in light of COVID-19. Read more about this campaign here. The following Prayer for Peace has been written by the Revd Steve Faber, Moderator of the URC West Midlands Synod. …
Miracles at the hands of others
Over the last few weeks, as the UK has sought to respond to COVID-19, we have seen incredible acts of community. Hundreds of Mutual Aid groups have been set up across the country, for neighbours to offer support to those self-isolating. When the Government released their ‘GoodSam’ scheme to recruit …