Cannot in all integrity mourn the death of Her Majesty the Queen and not deeply mourn the despicable way the the Duchess of Sussex has been treated. It’s both heartbreaking and utterly, utterly shameful!
#HarryandMegan
Delighted and so very proud that Shermara Fletcher read so eloquently at the Funeral of HRH Queen Elizabeth II. She represented the Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches & Churches Together in England
@ChurchesEngland
CTE so well. 🙏
#QueenElizabethII
#ChurchesTogether
You have fought the good fight. You have finished the race. You have kept the faith! As a church leader, we honour your immense contribution to the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa & for human rights everywhere. Archbishop Desmond Tutu R.I.P 🇿🇦🙏🏾
#DesmondTutu
You can see the sense of liberation and relief written on Harry and Megan’s face. A couple for our time. So pleased for them. Now leave them alone!
#HarryandMeghan
As you go about your day, pause for a moment to remember Breonna Taylor, commit to being an ally and join this global flight for justice, because black lives matter...
#BreonnaTaylor
Every attempt to ignore racism, gaslight black people, oppose black lives matter & shut down anti racism makes us all the more determined to make a stand for racial justice than before. Stronger than ever!
#racialjustice
#BlackLivesMatter
White working class ppl & black working class ppl fighting each other on the streets of London would delight the elite! It deflects from their political failure. We’ve all been marginalised by austerity. Don’t take the bait. Time to stand together
#poverty
#injustice
#Protest2020
“I was listening to the sermon by this amazing man, Rev Les Isaac…he started Street Pastors. I was listening to him talking about the importance of integrity in public life & just focusing on that, I made up my mind. I…drafted the resignation…& went to see the PM”
#SajidJavid
Deeply honoured to have been prayed for & inducted as General Secretary of
@ChurchesEngland
CTE at
#CTEForum2022
, with 300 leaders present from across the church spectrum. By God’s grace, I will seek to do my very best…
#ChurchesTogether
Bumped into a guy in the park this morning who thanked me for leading him to the Christ 25 years ago! He’s still walking faithfully with the Lord...
#JesusChrist
Honoured to have received on St George’s Day 2024, The King’s Coronation Medal, in recognition of my contribution and participation in the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and Queen.
#Coronation
Michael Holding, arguably the finest fast bowler the world has ever seen and a great cricket commentator, giving the most eloquent interview on racial justice. Tears up right at the end 😢
Celebrating our 30th Wedding Anniversary in Ghana 🇬🇭! Wishing you all a Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year… 🎄❤️🙏🏾
#Christmas
#WeddingAnniversary
Honoured to be at St George’s Chapel Windsor Castle for a Windrush Service with His Majesty King Charles III in the morning & Southwark Cathedral (pictured in vestments) for a wonderful Windrush 75 Celebration Service in the afternoon. Happy Windrush Day!
#Windrush
#Windrush75
@RevampedCP
When I was flat on the bed with lower back pain, couldn’t walk, could only crawl, crying in pain and my workplace simply expected me to deliver even more work. Big wake up call!
Jesus House afforded the highest honour to Sir
@Keir_Starmer
when they invited him, as is the Nigerian 🇳🇬custom. To spurn their hospitality shows a cultural illiteracy that beggars belief & is utterly deplorable! A day of shame for
@UKLabour
!
#KeirStarmer
#JesusHouse
It’s been painful hearing the experiences of black professionals in the workplace this week. Black people don’t need your organisation’s grand statement on
#BlackLivesMatter
. What they need is a working environment where they are allowed to thrive...
#Equality
#Diversity
When we talk about people having a vibrant Christian faith, this is what we mean. Christian Atsu’s faith and philanthropy was there for all to see. He shone so bright. Let’s all go and do the same. Rest In Peace
#ChristianAtsu
💔🙏🏾
this House broke bread together at the Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast & listened to the words of Rev Les Isaac who spoke about the responsibility that comes with leadership the responsibility to serve the interests of others above your own & to seek the common good ~ Sajid Javid
Proud to have won The Ministers Appreciation Ball Outstanding Contribution to Justice Issues Award. Pictured here with Karen Gibson MBE who founded The Kingdom Choir who sang at the Royal Wedding, who also won an award…
#SocialJustice
#CoronaVirus
demands that churches do not shrink back but step up practical social action. Taking steps to minimise risk, we need more than ever to, check on the isolated, feed the poor and provide shelter for the homeless. Now is the time for radical love...
#COVID
ー19
#Church
Excited to announce I have become Co Chief Executive of
@CinnamonNetwork
UK with my dear colleague Amanda Bindon. Privileged to lead an amazing team, helping churches with their community engagement. Building on the work of our founder Matt Bird...
#church
#community
Black people, be kind to yourselves today. Take a moment to breathe. The world will carry on as if nothing has happened. You know different. The struggle continues, but this is our moment, so take time to pause, to weep, to shout, to dance, to heal...
#JusticeForGeorgeFloyd
Behind the scenes photo taken an hour before the
#Coronation
with Churches Together in England
@ChurchesEngland
Presidents’ Archbishop Nikitas (Orthodox) & Rev Canon Helen Cameron (Free Churches Group). Grateful for their fellowship & friendship…
#ChurchesTogether
His Majesty King Charles III has been a long time advocate of inter faith dialogue, so it was good to be invited to an inter faith leaders gathering as part of his 75 Birthday Celebrations during Inter Faith Week. (📷 photo credit Neil Turner)
#InterFaithWeek
Today I left a WhatApp Group to protect my own sanity & myself from further trauma after enduring a number of posts full of ignorance & scaremongering. To my Black brothers & sisters, to protect your own well being, don’t hesitate to do the same.
#Protest2020
#GeorgeFloyd
R.I.E.P
“Stop interfering in politics “- demands Miriam Cates of the church. “Perhaps we could ask the Church of England to return to their day job and marry people for free . “
As a Black evangelical pentecostal minister, I’m reflecting over the years, when I should have challenged
#ChristianNationalism
in the UK church. When I should have called things out but remained silent. I’m deeply sorry. Time to pause, reflect, pray & repent.
#racialjustice
Acknowledging with profound sadness the plight of
#LGBTQIA
people in
#Uganda
, fearing persecution because of draconian laws passed and appeal to the
@ChurchofUganda_
to be both a voice of reason & moderation in Uganda at this time. 🇺🇬🙏🏾 (Artwork ~ “Ugandan Martyrs Altar”)
Whiteness is not a virtue! Far to many people explicitly or more often implicitly assume it is. Don’t wear it as a badge of honour. It’s not! Instead work for the day when people are no longer judged by the colour of their skin, but the content of their character.
#racialjustice
Honoured to receive The Association of Jamaican Nationals “Marcus Garvey” Local Heroes (Birmingham UK) Award at their Gala and Awards ceremony, from Her Excellence Mrs Patrice Laird Grant the Acting High Commissioner of Jamaica 🇯🇲, for services to the community.
Honoured to be at Buckingham Palace at a Reception to Celebrate ‘Windrush: A Pioneering Generation’ to meet His Majesty King Charles III & see the unveiling wonderful artwork of first generation
#Windrush
🇯🇲 mothers & fathers. So proud of the legacy of my parents’ generation.
Wondering how the church should tackle racial injustice in the UK. Here are four things we can do: 1. Pray 2. Protest 3. Petition 4. Prophesy (speak truth to power)...
#Protests2020
#GeorgeFloyd
R.I.P.
Got locked out of my electric car today & it wouldn’t communicate with the service team online. Someone leant me their phone, another bought me a coffee, another person helped the breakdown man to fix the problem. My confidence in humanity restored! Such kindness...
#gratitude
Asked if he would take a knee in support of Black Lives Matter, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab: "I take the knee for two people; the Queen and the Mrs when I asked her to marry me." Listen live ►
@JuliaHB1
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@DominicRaab
@graceblakeley
@nadinebh_
You just confirmed what many have known for a long time, many socialists are weak on racial justice. Weak, weak weak!! It’s “both, and” we need to make progress on racial justice as well as social justice. Both are important. And so is a Womanist perspective!!
Christmas is not cancelled! Jesus is still the reason for the season. Won’t be able to see family in London & the South East this Christmas, but planning to have a fabulous time online... 🙏🏿🎄🎉🎁🎈
#Tier4
#Christmas
Thanking God for giving me strength to speak at the incredible Youthscape Conference about church unity and
#ChurchesTogether
today, with 1000 youth leaders, as I had not been feeling so well on Friday and Saturday…🙏🏾
#NYMW
Funny moment in church today. Speaker reading from The Message Bible, Isaiah 55 “Are you penniless? Come anyway, buy & eat. Come buy your drinks, buy wine & milk. Buy without money - everything’s free! Then someone from congregation shouts out “Do they do Diesel?”!
#church
😂
Church congregations must NOT meet together in a building tomorrow until further notice. Do not put lives at risk! There are lots of online services taking place on various social media platforms on Sunday...
#church
#online
#churchischanging
Despite the General Election result, I remain committed to a kinder, more compassionate Britain that looks after the last and the least...
#GE2019
#GeneralElection19
@OwenJones84
South Africa’s application to the International Court of Justice ICJ about the Israel-Gaza war is an important read for those wanting to respond in an informed way to this awful crisis that has unfolded before the eyes of the world.
#IsraelPalestineWar
The challenge for Christian leaders at present is to robustly engage in politics, while not being drawn into the mire of irresponsible rhetoric. Don’t back off... Show a better way 🙏🏿
#Brexit
#Parliament
As a chaplain, spoke to a nurse today grieving having lost several colleagues on the frontline to COVID-19. He said “if we were an army battalion, serious questions would be asked, we’re not soldiers, were nurses & expected to just battle on”. Heartbreaking. 💔
#NHS
#COVID19UK
Pilgrimage to Cape Coast Slave Castle, Ghana 🇬🇭 on Good Friday. May the lives of those who were forced by slavers through the “door of no return” never be forgotten…
#Ghana
#SlaveTrade
Pilgrimage to Elmina Slave Castle in Ghana 🇬🇭 where you come face to face with the horrors of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The moat, the church, the slave dungeons, the governors quarters, the canons, the door of no return. A deeply moving experience.
#SlaveTrade
#Slavery
Honoured to be at the induction of Rev Helen Cameron at Wesley’s Chapel, as Moderator of the Free Churches Group, who also becomes Free Churches President of Churches Together in England CTE
@ChurchesEngland
#ChurchesTogether
The Nazi’s applauded Hitler in the 1930’s too! Like Pastor Martin Niemoller, in 1930’s Germany, let’s speak out against this poison because in the end they’re coming for you.
#SuellaBraverman
Imagine if the money spent on this vain project was spent on feeding the hungry, providing medication for the sick, a place of safety for the refugee and housing for the homeless? Let’s join together to build a better world for everyone...
#JeffBezos
#rocket
The Holy Spirit will come afresh if our desire is to reach out to others. To the last, to the least and to those who have lost their way. The Holy Spirit is not interested in our holy huddles!
#PentecostSunday
A joy to be at the consecration of Bishop Anderson Jeremiah as the new Bishop of Edmonton at Canterbury Cathedral along with ecumenical friends and
@ChurchesEngland
CTE representatives
Just been asked to become Chair of Trustees at Community of Reconciliation and work with some amazing people to restore Barnes Close retreat centre, just outside Birmingham in Chadwick, Worcestershire, back to its former glory. Watch this space...
#retreat