Commitment for Life
Life-Giving Faith – Defiant Hope – Generous Love
Commitment for Life
What is Commitment for Life?
We are the United Reformed Church’s global justice programme. We enable local congregations to pray, advocate and take action for the most vulnerable people. By linking with the poorest regions, you can make a real difference.
What happens when your church joins?
You choose which region to support. You’ll receive updates and resources about your region. Commitment for Life links you to one of four regions: • Bangladesh
• Central America (Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatemala)
Christ Church support
Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory as well as Zimbabwe
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Through Commitment for Life local congregations can participate in actions for justice around the world. Commitment for Life belongs to every congregation. Many choose to support one or more region through prayer, learning, advocacy, and action for justice.
Our partners are Christian Aid and Global Justice Now. Our four partner regions are Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and Central America (Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatamala).
Christian Aid
About Us
We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.
Everyone is equal in the sight of God. For over 75 years, this truth has inspired us to stand together in solidarity with our most marginalised global neighbours, of all faiths and none.
Poverty is an outrage against humanity. It robs people of their dignity and lets injustice thrive.
We seek to eradicate extreme poverty by tackling its root causes. Together with people living in poverty, we amplify our voices to speak truth to power and create lasting change.
Together with our supporters and partners, we aim:
- to expose poverty throughout the world
- to help in practical ways to end it
- to highlight, challenge and change the structures and systems that favour the rich and powerful over the poor and marginalised.
We believe in life before death
- We seek to follow the teaching of Jesus Christ, who commanded his followers to love their neighbour and work for a better world.
- We stand with the most vulnerable and excluded people of the world – both in times of crisis and for the longer term. We give people survival essentials when they are without shelter or refuge, and help them find the strength and resources they need to flourish and protect themselves from shocks and disasters.
- We support people to stand up for their rights and to build stable, secure lives they can enjoy living.
We’re part of a global movement for change
- Together, we have great influence and impact. We want people to pray with us, to act, to give and to get involved with us in a variety of ways.
- We work to educate and mobilise people from all kinds of backgrounds to build a movement that can change the course of history and bring social justice to all.
- We campaign to ensure a more equal division of power in the world, promoting the rights and voices of women and girls – and anyone discriminated against because of who they are.
- We push our political leaders to tackle climate change and tax dodging – which hit the poorest the hardest – and for our society to welcome those who have been forced to flee their homes overseas.
Global Justice Now
About Us
We are a democratic social justice organisation working as part of a global movement to challenge the powerful and create a more just and equal world. We mobilise people in the UK for change, and act in solidarity with those fighting injustice, particularly in the global south.
