Steph Neville, an FoR member living in Birmingham, reports on her experiences resisting the arms trade this month. On Tuesday 8th September, the second anniversary of Pope Francis’ denunciation of the evils of the arms trade, Christians gathered outside the ExCeL centre in London as it prepared to host the world’s largest arms fair. Travelling […]
A former Conservative Foreign secretary has just become the Chairman of a right-wing military think tank. William Hague was welcomed into the post at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) earlier today. Peace activist have frequently said that “foreign policy” all too often means “war”, but this takes the biscuit in terms of career progression. RUSI
Reverend Barbara Calvert is a Methodist minister and a member of FoR. During Lent, Barbara’s church, Chislehurst Methodist Church, displayed the Drones Quilt and it got her thinking… Sacrificial love Throughout the Lenten season we at Chislehurst Methodist Church reflected
If you couldn’t make it to our centenary conference but want to hear what Rowan Williams said in his keynote address, then you’re in luck! We recorded Rowan’s talk onto a dictaphone and it’s taken a while (and a miracle) to get it onto a computer. We’ve separated it out into his talk and the
Stuck for inspiration this Shrove Tuesday? Look no further. We’ve created a little resource to help get your party started. We’ve pulled together a recipe, made a little quiz and even written a prayer just for you (and God). If you’re already making pancakes on Tuesday, invite your neighbours and share the fun! It’s free
We rounded off our centenary last Saturday, 17th January, with a service to remember the witness of FoR members and supporters over the last 100 years and to give thanks to God for guidance and strength. The sermon was delivered by David Walker, Bishop of Manchester A copy of the press release, which has been
9/1/2015 – For immediate release Fellowship of Reconciliation Contact: Emma 01865 250781 BISHOP OF MANCHESTER TO LEAD NATIONAL CELEBRATION MARKING 100 YEARS OF CHRISTIAN PEACEMAKING Christian peace charity the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FoR) will conclude its centenary year with a service led by Bishop of Manchester David Walker at the Church of St Mary the
Devastatingly, UK MPs voted in support of carrying out air strikes in Iraq. This is a terrible result for the civilians in the area and for the country. We hardly need to mention Tony Blair’s mistakes to see that it was a bad idea in 2003 and it’s a terrible idea now. The result was
You may have picked up one of our postcards with a quick quiz on. If you missed them, here’s what we were asking: 1. How many conscientious objectors were there in WWI? 2. How much is spent in the UK on militarising school education? 3. How many nuclear weapons are there in the world? 4. Who said, “The world is
Event info from the RUSI airpower conference vigil on 9th July. There are very good reports of it at the bottom of the page. For press release click here. So Church House conference centre is at it again: yet another arms-sponsored event. A venue in Westminster owned by the church and raising revenue for
