On Sunday September 15th, our 11am Worship involved reflecting on the themes of justice and poverty. We would like to thank our guest speaker, Hannah Fremont-Brown, for reflecting on the topic in dialogue with the Beatitudes from Matthew’s gospel, and for introducing us to the Let’s End Poverty initiative.
Let’s End Poverty is social justice movement encouraging us all to ‘act now for a future where poverty can’t keep anyone down’. The initiative consists of both individual supporters and partner organisations (such as The Methodist Church and The Trussell Trust), and works towards the goal of a financially secure future for all in various ways. Currently, a focus of theirs is to ensure that tackling poverty is a priority for the new Labour government. On Sunday, we at Hinde Street joined in on this campaign by filling in cards addressed to the Prime Minister – these will join others in calling for concrete political action to end poverty in the UK.
As Methodists, we must recognise that our faith calls us to action when we encounter injustices – for people in comfortable circumstances, there is a gospel imperative to be in solidarity with people experiencing food insecurity and financial hardship. We must remember that being apathetic about injustice is never ‘ok’ with God – even if we feel this injustice doesn’t affect us personally. As Hannah puts it, the conversation around poverty is one that ‘needs to happen from our own kitchen tables right to the cabinet table at number 10’.
If you wish to join this conversation, you can find out how to get involved further by checking out the Let’s End Poverty website here. If you haven’t already, be sure to also check out our Q&A with the brilliant Hannah here or listen to what she had to say at our Sunday Worship on our podcast channel.
Now, Let’s End Poverty!
