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Nearly 200 churches have responded to the call to build positive and purposeful relationships between their congregation and their local MPs. The Constituency Action Network (CAN) — launched by the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church through the Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT) — resources local churches to […]

In this reflection, Vicky Longbone, a Church Related Community Worker for Derby A2C (Alive to Community), explores the rise in division and hostility, and what it means to respond as Christians. When did flying a flag, claiming patriotism, and expressing concern about immigration become something darker — something that slips so easily into hostility towards […]

Sharon Barr, Head of Safeguarding for the United Reformed Church, shares about a day in the life of her working week: No two days as Head of Safeguarding ever look quite the same, but a day earlier this month (14 April) captured the full breadth of the role — from people management to national policy […]

Faith leaders have called on the UK government to step up international efforts to encourage the phasing out of fossil fuels. Catriona Wheeler, United Reformed Church General Assembly Moderator, joined senior representatives of the Methodist Church, the Baptist Union in Great Britain in co-signing a letter asking Ed Miliband, as Secretary of State for Energy […]

Right now, people are living through unimaginable suffering and terror. Our partners remain on the front line of a relentless humanitarian crisis, supporting communities affected in Gaza and Lebanon. To support them, All We Can – a Methodist relief and development charity supporting local organisations worldwide with flexible funding, humanitarian assistance, and long-term community-led change […]

The efforts of campaigning local churches in Cardiff have paid off after Cardiff Council became the first in Wales to endorse the global Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, a landmark initiative aimed at phasing out fossil fuels worldwide. For months, members of a group of Cardiff Eco Churches – including Beulah United Reformed Church (URC), City […]