Category: Persecuted & Refugees
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15 January 2025 102 MPs came to the parliamentary launch of the World Watch List 2025 on 15 January – which means that […]
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The Rt Revd Philip Mounstephen, Bishop of Winchester, has backed an open letter published by Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) (UK) calling on the UK Government to make persecuted Christians and religious minorities priority recipients of Overseas Development Aid (ODA).
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Summarises the findings of ACN’s continued research, assessing recent patterns of violence and persecution.
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You are invited to attend a short church service to support persecuted Christians across the world.
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We’re once again partnering with the Evangelical Alliance, Open Doors and Release International to bring you an evening of prayer for those who courageously follow Jesus, even in the most dangerous circumstances.
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Please help Break the Silence on the persecution of Christians and minority faith groups around the world. Hear their stories and show your solidarity with our brothers and sisters.
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Join with us to celebrate the joy, growth, and revival that happen when refugees are welcomed by churches across the South West of England.
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Lord Wajid Khan of Burnley, aged 44, has been appointed as the government’s new Faith Minister.
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Trustees of the organisation’s international board have ordered an independent investigation, while the charity has admitted it has let supporters down through a situation which has been described by those within as ‘chaos’.
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Speakers are available to come and do local presentations, lead seminars, or facilitate prayer groups for churches that would like to know – and do – more about global Christian persecution.
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Welcome to Refugee Week, celebrating the resilience and contributions of our refugee community.
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Pope Francis calls on us to WELCOME, PROTECT, PROMOTE and INTEGRATE people fleeing from conflict and persecution. Join this event to pray, reflect and explore what this can mean in practice.
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To mark World Refugee Day on 20 June 2024, the Conference of European Churches (CEC) joins a call from the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME) to commemorate refugees who lost their lives on our European borders. Churches in Europe and beyond are invited to observe.
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This is a precious and unique opportunity to meet your persecuted family and hear their stories, ask them questions and pray with them. There will be space for worship and you’ll also get to sample what life is like for millions of believers worldwide. It’s an experience not to miss!
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We are calling the UK Church to gather together to pray for refugees and people seeking asylum during this time. We believe that God hears our prayers as we gather together.
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Quakers have joined 250 others in writing to the prime minister to express their outrage at the passage of the misleadingly named Safety of Rwanda Act.
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The Special Envoy promotes and protects international freedom of religion and belief, highlighting cases of concern and advocating for the rights of those facing discrimination and persecution for their faith.
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A joint statement from leaders of the Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist and United Reformed Churches voices concern that asylum seekers and refugees have been used as a “political football” and that the kindness of churches and charities towards people fleeing war, persecution and violence has been “unjustly maligned by some for political reasons.”
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Following the passage of the “Safety of Rwanda” Bill by the UK Parliament, two UN leaders have again sounded the alarm on the harmful impact it will have on global responsibility-sharing, human rights and refugee protection.
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The theme for Refugee Week 2024 is “Our Home”. From the places we gather to share meals to our collective home, planet earth: everyone is invited to celebrate what our Our Home means to them.
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