The Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Church of Scotland, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church provide the following response to the publication on 27 April of the UK Government’s Gambling White Paper. The Government’s White Paper, High Stakes: Gambling Reform for the …
Church Statements
Response to the ‘Illegal Migration Bill’ – March 2023
Over 1,500 church leaders from across the UK have joined senior Church leaders from JPIT's denominations in a joint statement expressing opposition to the government's new 'Illegal Migration Bill': We are appalled by the proposals in the government’s ‘Illegal Migration Bill’ to detain, punish and …
Statement on the conclusion of the COP27 Climate Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
Monday 21 NovemberThe Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church. While we are extremely conscious of the cost-of-living crisis and the economic bearing it is having here in the UK, we cannot ignore the tremendous impact of climate change in other parts of …
Churches respond to risk to benefit levels
The Methodist Church in Britain, the United Reformed Church and the Baptist Union of Great Britain respond to the proposal to limit the uprating of benefits, risking a real terms cut to benefit levels: The social security system should prevent families from being pushed into hardship, yet …
Nationality and Borders Act 2022
A statement on behalf of the Methodist Church in Britain, Baptists Together and the United Reformed Church We lament the passing of the Nationality and Borders Bill into law. Compelled by the Biblical call to welcome the stranger, our denominations were outspoken in our criticism of the Bill, …
Senior Church leaders write to Peers ahead of House of Lords vote on Nationality & Borders Bill
As the Nationality and Borders Bill returns to the House of Lords this week, several senior Church leaders have written to Peers to encourage them to stand up for changes to the Bill. On Tuesday 26th April, Peers are due to debate the Bill once again, during the 'ping-pong' stage of the Bill, …
Glasgow Multi-Faith Declaration for COP26
This joint statement was released on 20th September 2021, ahead of the United Nations COP26 meeting taking place in Glasgow, in November 2021. You can find a poster version of this declaration to show in your church here. Our faith communities are united in caring for human life and …
Power and protest
Church leaders have joined representatives of hundreds of civil society organisations to express concern about government proposals to restrict protest and increase police powers. As consideration of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill begins in the House of Lords, they have written …
Statement on UK International Development spending cut
The decision to renege on the UK’s international development commitment is unfair, unwise and immoral. The UK Aid programme plays a vital role in helping to tackle poverty and support sustainable development in the poorest places in the world. The shrinking economy in 2020 already meant that …
Faith groups call for G7 to use power wisely
As world leaders arrive in Cornwall this week for the G7 Summit, leaders of the Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed Churches joined dozens of faith leaders to call on the UK government to use its Presidency of the G7 and of the UN climate talks to drive real progress on addressing the climate …