Churches Together in Britain and Ireland

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migration and
movement of people

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Migration Enquiry

Churches Together in England, in partnership with CTBI and the Churches Co-ordinating Group for Evangelisation (GfE), has launched a Migration Enquiry . It is an ongoing exercise to enable the sharing of experience and information across the country. All organisations and individuals with experience in this area are invited to sign-up and contribute.

Reports/Articles

20 July 2009
National Justice and Peace Conference on migration

Bishop Patrick Lynch, Chair of the Office of Migration and Refugee Policy at the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, addressed the 31st annual National Justice and Peace Conference on migration.
Catholic Church in England and Wales

20 November 2008
Open debate - Migrant workers in the economy: rights and responsibilities

The Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility brought together speakers from government, business, the trade unions, a migrant worker project and the Church to explore issues relating to the responsibility society has to ensure that migrant workers are treated fairly.
Report (PDF)

October 2008
Conference: Scottish Churches and Contemporary Migration,

This day conference explored many of the issues around new migration to Scotland, and identified key themes and challenges to which the Churches in Scotland can make a positive contribution:

Non-Western Christians in Scotland: Mission in Reverse - Kenneth R Ross (PDF)

Guest workers in Scotland - Provincial Home Mission Committee (PDF)

Mission Impact of Migration (continued) presentation - Jim Currin (PDF)

July 2008
URC address on Migration and Climate Change

Mark Dowd, from Operation Noah, addressed the United Reformed Church (URC) General Assembly on how climate change will be a catalyst for migration.
Operation Noah

Four Nations Forum for Evangelisation, Dublin 2007

In November 2007, the Global Mission Network Four Nations Forum for Evangelisation met in Dublin to consider mission and migration:

Report looking at the Mission Impact of Migration:
Mission Impact of Migration - Jim Currin (PDF)

Photo: speaker Revd Darrel Jackson

Paper considering how immigration affects evangelisation:
New Immigration, New Evangelisation - Mgr Keith Barltrop (PDF)

Photo: Mgr Keith Barltrop

Finding sanctuary: the challenge of migration

A theological reflection and analysis on migration, convened by the World Council of Churches in November 2007, has highlighted the challenges that the issue presents to Christians.
See: Finding sanctuary: the challenge of migration

Publications

Migration Principles
A resource that has already been developed by an inter-denominational study group convened by the Racial Justice team is Migration Principles. Edited by Professor Paul Weller of the University of Derby, Migration Principles is firmly rooted in the Christian tradition of welcome. The publication looks at migration in the context not only of Christian theology but also of globalisation, racism, xenophobia, trafficking and exploitation. It further considers the complex issues of family reunification, and the reciprocal benefits of migration, as well as high-profile security concerns.

An Executive Summary is available from the Racial Justice Publications page.

The full publication is available to buy.

Cytûn (Churches Together in Wales) submitted a response to the National Assembly for Wales Equality of Opportunity Committee's inquiry into matters relating to migrant workers, their families, and the communities in which they live and work, based on the publication Migration Principles:
Submission by Cytûn (PDF)