A Very British Christmas. What images does that phrase conjure up in your head? For many of us, the idea of A Very British Christmas equates to the promise of the annual Strictly Come Dancing special, or the arrival of Pret’s Christmas sandwich range. Of course, for decades, Christian …
Refugees
A Very British Nativity
We are pleased to present our new campaign video, A Very British Nativity: If you’d like to download the film for a church service or to share off-line, download from vimeo here. We hope that you think our cast are as talented and endearing as we do, but the intention is that this film …
The refugees’ story – a reflection
For two days now we had hardly slept or eaten. We just kept on walking, following the refugee trail, seeking to put as much distance as we could between ourselves and those who wished us certain harm. Even now I fear every noise and every stranger; the images of heartless slaughter still etched into …
Joint Statement on Syria
The Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Church of Scotland, the Methodist Church in Britain and the United Reformed Church have released a joint statement on military action in Syria: Our churches: – Express our abhorrence of the actions of ISIS/Daesh in Syria and their support of terrorist …
The Methodist Church in Birmingham and Citizens UK Birmingham
We spoke to Revd David Butterworth about the work being done by Birmingham Churches in response to the refugee crisis: Few cities are responding as proactively to the refugee crisis as Birmingham. The work of the Methodist Church in Birmingham, combined with the efforts of Citizens UK, has …
What does the Lord require of us?
Revd Phil Jump offers some reflections in response to the refugee crisis. Our faith identity is rooted in stories of migration. Abraham left his home in Ur in response to God’s call and promise – and the story of Moses and the Exodus remains a defining narrative for Jews and Christians alike. …
A statement on the situation in Calais
A joint statement on the situation in Calais from the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Church of Scotland, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church Dr Jill Barber Vice-President of the Methodist Conference The Revd Lynn Green General Secretary of the Baptist Union of Great …