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Inclusive Church is a group of Christians uniting together around our statement of belief:

"We believe in inclusive Church - church which does not discriminate, on any level, on grounds of economic power, gender, mental health, physical ability, race or sexuality. We believe in Church which welcomes and serves all people in the name of Jesus Christ; which is scripturally faithful; which seeks to proclaim the Gospel afresh for each generation; and which, in the power of the Holy Spirit, allows all people to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Jesus Christ."

Statement on Pemberton v Inwood

Press Release from Canon Jeremy Pemberton   The Court of Appeal has examined the issues in my claim against Bishop Richard Inwood and has dismissed them. I am grateful for the expertise of the Court, though naturally disappointed in the judgment. I have reached a settlement agreement with the Church of England that I will not pursue this claim any further. They, on their part, will not apply for costs against me. I am more grateful Read More »

Advent & Christmas Reflection

Are we there yet? How many of us remember asking that question when we were children?  It didn’t matter how many different ways we were given to count the days or hours until something special would happen, we were still impatient to get ‘there’.  During Adven Read More »

News from Hereford, by Ambassador Peter Dyke

‘That this Synod request the House of Bishops to commend under Canon B4 an Order of Prayer and Dedication after a Civil Partnership or Same-Sex Marriage, indicative of no departure from the doctrine of the Church of England on any essential matter, and furnished with ample safeguards that no parish should be obliged to host, nor minister conduct, such a service.’ Hereford, the least populous and most rural of all the English dioceses, briefly hit the Church of England he Read More »

Statement from Inclusive Church - For Immediate Release 11th February 2018

It is with regret that the Board of Trustees of Inclusive Church have been informed of the recent actions of one of its trustees. We have a clear code of conduct and despite earlier written and oral warnings an investigation has been made of recent postings and concluded that the individual concerned is unable to operate within the constraints of being a Charitable Trustee.   Over the past four years strenuous efforts have been made Read More »