Open Letter
Contents on this page;
an open letter sent to the religious leader of Southport from Southport Friends of Palestine
A list of leaders we are looking for a response from
Responses from Religious Congregations (at the bottom)
A further open letter to the religious leaders of Southport
May 10th 2025
Your silence is deafening
We, the Southport Friends of Palestine, are writing to you once again, this time to ask why you have remained silent and unresponsive to our requests for public support of our protest against the apartheid regime in Israel and the genocide occurring in Gaza and violence in the West Bank.
We are sure that you are aware that since our last request for you to support us Israel has stopped all aid reaching the Palestinian people in Gaza – for over two months now no medical supplies, no food nor water have been allowed to reach the population of over 2 million children, women and men sheltering in makeshift camps.
Where is the sense of outrage? Where are the demands for relief?
Where are the calls for compassion?
We are witnessing unrelenting crimes against humanity on a
daily basis – where is your leadership and guidance?
The teachings of all major faiths uphold justice, compassion, and the sanctity of human life. As such, we are demanding that you reaffirm your support for peace by publicly condemning the ongoing violence and calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities.
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice,
you have chosen the side of the oppressor”
We also reiterate our call for a united interfaith statement, endorsed by you the religious leaders across Southport, to demonstrate a collective commitment to peace. Such a statement would send a powerful message of solidarity and hope, showing that our communities stand firm in the pursuit of justice and reconciliation.
We continue to welcome any opportunity to meet and discuss how we can work together to stop this genocide.
We can be contacted via email southportfriendsofpalestine@gmail.com
or via our website www.southportfriendsofpalestine.co.uk
List last updated; May 22nd 2025
Looking for a response from;
Ainsdale Evangelical Church Trust, Ainsdale Methodist Church
Ainsdale Village Church, All Saints Church
Birkdale Bible Fellowship, Birkdale United Reformed Church
Boundary Street Evangelical Church, Canning Road Evangelical Church
Christ Church, Church of St Francis of Assisi, Churchtown United Reformed Church
Community Church Family Life Centre, Cornerstone Methodist Church
Emmanuel Church, Fernley Road Christian Centre, First Church of Christ Scientist Southport
Grace Baptist Church, Holy Family Church, Holy Trinity Parish Church
Kew Church, Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Lakeside Church
Liverpool Road Methodist Church, Living Faith Fellowship
Lord Street West United Church, Loveworld Southport (Christ Embassy Southport)
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, RCCG Fellowship Centre, Southport
Russell Road Methodist Church, Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Saint Luke’s Church, Scarisbrick New Road Baptist Church, Shoreline Church
Southport & District Reform Synagogue, Southport Christadelphians
Southport Hebrew Congregation, Southport Islamic Society Mosque
Southport Methodist Circuit, Southport Quakers, Southport Salvation Army
Southport Spiritualist Church, Southport Unitarians
Southport, Leyland Road, Methodist Church, St Cuthbert's Church
St James C Of E Church, St John Stone's Roman Catholic Parish Woodvale
St Johns Anglican Church, St John's Church, Birkdale
St John's Church, Crossens, St Joseph's Church, St Marie's Church
St Patrick’s Catholic Church, St Peter's Church
St Philip and St Paul with Wesley Church, St Simon & St Jude with All Souls Church
St Teresa's R C Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Gospel Hall Old Park Lane, The Parish Church of St.Stephen in the Banks
The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Grace Chapel Southport
Winners Chapel International, Southport, Woodvale Chapel Christian Fellowship