West Yorkshire church leaders come together in common witness to the Christian faith and shared Christian values. They have made a number of prophetic public statements, supporting the destitute and challenging the strong. These statements are founded on the good relationships between the church leaders and their commitment to unity.

Read the text of these statements, and the supporting background material.

JUSTICE IN TAXATION, January 2013

PRAYER ALONGSIDE YOUNG PEOPLE, February 2012

IN SUPPORT OF BBC LOCAL RADIO, November 2011

RELIGIOUS STUDIES IN SCHOOLS, April 2011  

PRAYER IN A TIME OF CUTS, March 2011

YORKSHIRE, REGION OF SANCTUARY, October 2010  

COMMUNITY VALUES AND THE RICH-POOR DIVIDE, February 2010  

POLITICAL EXTREMISM, April 2009  

DEBT IN SOCIETY, February 2009  

ASYLUM SEEKERS, February 2008  

'A COMMON WORD'  (relationships with Islam), November 2007  

ASYLUM SEEKERS, April 2005  

BRITISH NATIONAL PARTY, February 2004

THE OUTBREAK OF WAR AGAINST IRAQ, March 2003

                          Church leaders issuing a statement on debt, February 2009

WYEC website was also a reservoir of resources for the churches in the run-up to the European elections of 2009 and the General Election of 2010. View election resources.