Leaders from the Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed Churches have written to Andy Burnham as he takes up office as Prime Minister, assuring him of their prayers and offering partnership in pursuing justice and peace. The letter, signed by the Revd Mark Slaney and Caroline Stead …
Church Statements
Faith leaders say refugee families belong together
Amidst major asylum policy overhaul, 720 bishops, rabbis, church ministers and an imam from UK communities have written to the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, to raise concerns for refugee families. The government has suspended a vital route for partner reunion and for children trying to …
Statement on “earned settlement” proposals
We are deeply concerned by Home Office plans to establish a so-called “earned settlement” scheme that would judge those with a higher salary, better education and from a more fortunate background as more worthy of living settled, secure lives in the UK. This is contrary to our understanding of the …
Child poverty strategy “a welcome step in the right direction”, say faith leaders
Senior faith leaders have issued a joint response to the government’s recently published Child Poverty Strategy. In it, they “celebrate” the most significant policy change in the strategy, the removal of the two-child limit on benefits, which is set to directly lift 450,000 children out of poverty …
Response to asylum reforms
Leaders of the Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed Churches have issued the following statement in response to the government’s announcements this week on proposed changes to its asylum and returns policy: “Let us keep loving our neighbours. Public debate around migration has increasingly …
Child poverty: faith leaders call for decisive action
38 senior faith leaders from the five major faith groups represented in the UK – including representatives of the Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed Churches – have written to the Prime Minister and Chancellor, urging them to “act now to secure the futures of millions of children.” The letter …
Gaza – Calls for Change
The Church of Scotland, United Reformed Church, Methodist Church and Baptist Union have each called for change in light of the worsening treatment of people in Gaza. Each of the statements note our duty to speak out, witnesses to the blocking of food and vital supplies entering Gaza, and calls on …
Christians Urge Abandonment of Fossil Fuels
At lunchtime today a letter on behalf of 18 Christian organisations and denominations - including the Baptist Union, United Reformed Church and Methodist Church - was delivered to the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. The letter urged the abandonment of …
Concern over Police Raid
Representatives of the Methodist Church, the United Reformed Church and the Baptist Church have signed an open letter supported by 20 UK faith organisations, asking Keir Starmer to review the law in light of the recent police raid on a peaceful gathering at Westminster Quaker Meeting …
Faith leaders urge rethink on PM’s migration narrative
More than 20 senior faith leaders from across the UK’s Christian, Jewish, and Muslim communities have united to sign an open letter, urging the Prime Minister to rethink the Government’s recent rhetoric around migration. The letter, which was signed by leaders from the Baptist, Methodist, United …