Churches Working Together: Social and Political
The Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT) - a collaboration between colleagues in the Baptist Union, the Church of Scotland, Methodist and United Reformed Churches working together on justice and political issues. It combines the expertise from these denominations and helps churches increase their effectiveness by:
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working together on justice and political issues
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providing resources and support for people in local churches
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responding to government consultations
Find out what over 300 people got up to at the Joint Public Issues Conference 2020, as we explored our theme 'Renewal and Rebellion: Faith, Economy and Climate'.
Visit the Joint Public Issues Team website for details of current areas of work and resources for churches.
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Guest Blog: Pilgrimage for Peace to DSEI Arms FairRachel Parkinson is a Methodist Minister, currently taking two years to “Live Life in a Different Way”. Here she offers some thoughts on joining a Peace Pilgrimage to the DSEI Arms Fair. I am not a natural campaigner. Whilst I’m wholeheartedly on the side of values foundational to God’s healed, renewed creation – love, justice, […]
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| Scapegoating refugees won’t fix inequality – letterOver 100 organisations, including the Methodist, Baptist, and United Reformed Churches, have sent a letter to the new Home Secretary, expressing concern about recent announcements about immigration and asylum policy. It calls for the government to stop contributing to the politics of division which scapegoats the most vulnerable, and instead halt hostile asylum policies, consult […]
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| Recognising PalestineIs UK recognition of a Palestinian State more than a symbolic gesture? by Revd David Hardman, Methodist Liaison Officer, Jerusalem On 29 July 2025, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced that the UK would recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September—unless Israel agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza and committed […]
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