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Synod votes to recommit to ending poverty 40 years after Faith in the City report

Synod votes to recommit to ending poverty 40 years after Faith in the City report

Friday, February 13, 2026
THE General Synod has recommitted to ending poverty in the UK, after a debate in which members heard personal stories of those who felt “hopeless and abandoned by society — and maybe even by God”. The motion was moved by Mark Sheard (Archbishops’ ...