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July 14, 2016

Trident replacement 'unwarranted' and 'unethical' say churches

The Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Church of Scotland, the Methodist Church, the United Reformed Church and Quakers in Britain have said that the proposals to renew the Trident nuclear weapons system are "unwarranted" and "unethical."
July 12, 2016

United Reformed Church offers freedom to marry same-sex couples

The United Reformed Church will let local churches host marriages of same-sex couples, if congregations so choose .
July 10, 2016

United Reformed Church votes to allow same-sex marriage

The General Assembly of the United Reformed Church (URC) has voted in favour of allowing its local churches to conduct and register marriages for same-sex couples. This means that the URC is now the largest UK denomination to freely permit the celebration and registration of marriages of same-sex couple in its churches.
February 4, 2016

UK churches urge governments to increase aid for Syria's people

Four major UK Churches have called on governments to provide substantial new funding to alleviate the suffering of the people of Syria including refugees in the neighbouring countries of Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan.
November 28, 2015

Church leaders urge Governments to act on climate change

Senior leaders of four major UK Churches have welcomed the Government's commitment to limiting climate change, and have called for more to be done to keep global warming below 2°C.
November 5, 2015

Benefit cuts to change behaviour 'ineffective and immoral', say Churches

Major UK Churches are warning that the Government's Welfare Reform and Work Bill marks a dangerous shift away from a core principle of the Welfare State and will make poor people even poorer.
October 23, 2015

Coalition of churches say DWP 'stubbornly ignoring' calls for sanctions review

A coalition of national Churches and charities has criticised the Department for Work and Pensions over its refusal to undertake a full review of the benefit sanctions system. The DWP has issued its overdue response to the Work and Pensions Select Committee inquiry into benefit sanctions, but has failed to commit to a review as recommended.
August 17, 2015

Church leaders call on government to rethink language on migrants

Leaders of four UK Churches have called on the Government to rethink the way it speaks about migrants.
July 2, 2015

Churches and charities call on government to act on benefit sanctions report

A group of Churches and charities has called for the Government to heed the Work and Pansions Committee's report on benefit sanctions and act on its recommendations.
June 23, 2015

United Reformed Church General Assembly to discuss same-sex marriage

The General Assembly of the United Reformed Church will meet for a one-day, one issue Assembly in Birmingham on 27 June to discuss the marriage of same-sex couples.