Friday 28th June at 6.30pm

Methodist Tax Justice Network in Birmingham are running an open, public event entitled ‘More Tax, Less Aid: Too Simple A Solution?’ at 6:30pm on Friday June 28^th, at Wragge & Co in Birmingham City Centre. The meeting will be chaired by Barbara Hayes, and the main speaker will be Revd Peggy Mulambya Kabonde of the United Church of Zambia. She will be speaking alongside John Cooper of Christian Aid and Gracewell Mwansa on the subject of whether the need for overseas aid would be eliminated if multinational companies paid their fair share of taxes in the countries where raw materials are extracted. The talks will be followed by a Q&A session.

You will have seen, with the recent news regarding Google and the government’s response, that tax justice is a hot topic. This is a fantastic opportunity to raise awareness of the effects of irresponsible tax practices in countries such as Zambia and across the world, as well as how we can act as a voice for change.

Annual Meeting

This year’s Annual meeting will take place on Monday May 13th in the Banking Hall at Wragge & Co., 55 Colmore Row, Birmingham B3 2AS.

As usual, refreshments will be served from 5.30pm and the business meeting will start at 6.15 and last no more than 30 minutes.  After a short comfort break, our two guest speakers Tim Watts, CEO of Pertemps and Rob Johnston, TUC Regional Secretary will speak on the theme “Part-time and Temporary working:  Dynamic and Precarious?”. A public discussion will follow and the meeting will end at 8.00pm.

If you would like to attend, please email: val.dalton@cigb.org.uk or telephone 0121 426 0425.

Free Training Course: An introduction to workplace chaplaincy

Wednesdays 10 April – 8 May 4-6pm

CIGB Offices, 1 Colmore Row, Birmingham B3 2BJ

Covers: Why is work important? How can you pastor and be prophetic at work? How does chaplaincy work in practice? How does chaplaincy relate to local church mission?

This short course is for anyone interested  in workplace chaplaincy for themselves  or as they develop the ministry of others.

To book a free place call 0121 426 0425 or email peter.sellick@cigb.org.uk

2013 AGM will be 13 May from 5:30pm. Theme is ‘Short Term Temporary Work: Dynamic and Precarious?’ Speakers include Tim Watts, Chairman of Pertemps, and Rob Johnston, TUC Regional Secretary.

Address by Jane Jarvis, Director of HR at NEC

LINK December 2012

Revd Peter Sellick has been appointed as Development Director for CIGB. Peter been working in areas of Industrial Mission for 10 years, based in West Bromwich in the Black Country. He has also been a parish priest in the Church of England for 18 years. Originally from the fringes of London, he has lived and worked in Leeds and Edinburgh, as well as Germany and Zimbabwe. Peter commented, “It is good news that the Churches in Birmingham are supporting this role in times of economic restraint. The Church of England reported to the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards: ‘ if the church is not engaged with businesses, we must partly blame ourselves when the country’s economic values lead to disappointment’. Workplaces in Birmingham and Solihull are full of people with humanity, vision and faith: CIGB is well placed to work with them.”

Our service of Commissioning and re-dedication will be held on Sunday 25th November this year at the church of the Sacred Heart and St Teresa, Coleshill.  Have a look at the ‘Events’ page for more information.