John Cooper

Richard Bickle, Chair of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, released the following statement, following the announcement from the UK Government that they will be merging the Foreign and Commonwealth Office with the Department for International Development: “Today’s announcement by the UK Government should be a matter of concern for all peacemakers.  A strength of the Department […]

How often has a hymn taken your breath away as you have sung it? Today’s call to ‘Make Peace the New Normal’ is a chance for us to turn into song our shared commitment to Peace. Earlier this year, Peacelinks, our newsletter, carried a fascinating analysis of the work of Shirley Murray and Graham Maule,

Today the nation marks the end of the fighting in Europe. As a Fellowship we know it will remind us all of many different memories, stories and thoughts. Our Chair, Richard Bickle, released the following statement: “We will join people throughout the UK and around the world as they reflect on the end of fighting

Rev Christopher Collins, Trustee of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, shares his thoughts, dis-ease, and prayers for VE Day 75 If I’m honest, the upcoming VE Day commemorations had largely slipped me by, buried under Covid-19 life and ministry. Lockdown means it will feel like any other day. This changed when someone asked me what the

António Guterres, Secretary-General of the UN, called for a global ceasefire in light of the coronavirus, saying: The fury of the virus illustrates the folly of war. The threats we face as a planet, health pandemics and climate change among them, demand a coordinated international response with no room for continuing to waste resources on armed

The URC Peace Fellowship has announced that its work is to continue as part of the ecumenical charity, the Fellowship of Reconciliation. The Peace Fellowship was set up in 1999 to raise the profile of issues of peace and justice in the United Reformed Church, and support members in peace making initiatives at local, national

This year the Fellowship is taking time to reflect back and to look forward. We’re exploring where our story has taken us and considering where we could go next. This time of reflection intends to both challenging and inspiring. It’ll give the Fellowship a chance to celebrate successes, reflect on things that didn’t work out

We asked Rev Dr Inderjit Bhogal, FoR Member and President of the Methodist Peace Fellowship, to share a prayer for use in this time of change: Feel free to use and share his words:_____________________________________________________  PRAYER FOR OUR TIMES Holy GodCreator of the universes, the heavens and the earth.You make all people in your image;You know

We invited Reverend Dr Barbara Glasson, President of the Methodist Conference, to reflect on what the Covenant of Peace could mean today: On a hilltop overlooking Bethlehem, David who farms these olive groves looks out over the settlements that move towards his land  ‘I refuse to have enemies, I refuse to hate, hope is resistance.’