Scotland

Working for a just society

This work is shared ecumenically as part of the Joint Public Issues Team which combines the expertise of the Baptist Union, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church in the area of public issues, enabling the three denominations to work together in living out the gospel of Christ in the church and in society. To find out more visit www.urc.org.uk/what_we_do/church_and_society/home_page

Some of the topics currently explored by the Church and Society groups are Dying with Dignity and the right to end of life, Blessings of Civil Partnerships, Economic Issues, Refugees and Asylum Seekers, Climate Change.

We also have links with the Scottish Church Parliamentary Office. The Scottish Churches Parliamentary Office enables them to:

Engage effectively in the new political process;
Translate their commitment to the welfare of Scotland into Parliamentary debate; and
Contribute the range and depth of their experience, and their faith reflection on that, to the decision-making process.