This is the second in a series of three blogs addressing the homelessness crisis and the changing response of churches to homelessness during coronavirus. You can read the first blog, on the contexts of changing need and changing policy, here. Explore further resources, including a recording of the …
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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 …
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: Nouran’s Story
During #RefugeeWeek we're listening to the stories and experiences of those who have journeyed across the world to seek safety. Nouran's story offers inspiration in finding hope for ourselves and for our communities amidst uncertainty and difficult circumstances. Where did you come from? …
Black Lives Matter Statements
Leaders from JPIT’s four denominations have releaed statements following the brutal murder of George Floyd. The Revd Lynn Green, the General Secretary of Baptists Together, said: "The inhumane and merciless brutality demonstrated towards George Floyd last week was an appalling act of …
Call for changes to the Domestic Abuse Bill
For millions of people across the world, home is far from a safe place to be. As countries have entered into periods of lockdown, those experiencing domestic violence, predominately women, have been placed at greater risk of abuse, as self-isolation has trapped them in their homes with their …
Being Brought Home
Didn’t the same God who made me, make them? (Job 31:15 – The Message) It was welcome news to many British Citizens and their families when, last week, the Foreign Office announced a deal with the airline industry to bring home thousands of stranded tourists struggling to get home because of …
2020 Vision
Many of us will have just returned back to work after the Christmas break, hopefully well-rested and feeling ready for the new calendar year. Many of us will have used holiday time to reflect, and many of us will have spent time thinking ahead and anticipating what this next year might …
Introducing Cameron
Present Transitions I’ve been forced to think a lot about transitions recently. I’ve moved house three times in the last three months, graduated from university, moved to London having lived up North my whole life, and now I find myself starting my first “proper” job. Like most big changes, …