Racial Justice Sunday: Will you join the call for unity and action?
Sunday 9 February 2025 marks the 30th anniversary of 'Racial Justice Sunday'. It's a remarkable milestone, celebrating three decades of unity, reflection, and action towards racial justice in our communities.
Racial Justice Sunday (RJS) began in 1995 after the tragic racist murder of Black teenager Stephen Lawrence in southeast London in 1993.
Stephen’s family attended a local Methodist Church, which stood by them in their fight for justice. Later, churches across Britain and Ireland joined in, making RJS a day for all Christians to unite in the call for racial justice.
This year’s theme, 'Coat of Many Colours', celebrates the growing diversity in churches across Britain and Ireland.
The Bible speaks of God’s vision for inclusivity, from a "house of prayer for all nations" in Isaiah to the "multitude from every nation" in Revelation. Congregations, especially in cities, reflect this richness, breathing fresh spiritual life into our churches but inequality still affects many from Black, Brown, and Global Majority Christians, leaving them feeling that they don't belong in the House of the Lord, or not being given the opportunity to use their God-given talents to further the Lord’s Kingdom.
We are invited to embrace the "new thing" (Isaiah 43:19) God is doing through the Christians now calling these lands home and Churches Together have produced some resources here that will help you reflect, pray, and act for racial justice.
Download or read online at ctbi.org.uk/resources/racial-justice-sunday-9-february-2025