The following resources contain links to Statements made by Churches and Christian communities on the current situation in Gaza. As more statements are released they will be added to this page.
We pray for Governments, Churches, and conscientious individuals to act against ongoing atrocities in the Holy Land and work towards a just solution for lasting peace.
Additional Church Statements on GAZA – Outline prepared by Dr Helen Richmond | June 2024
World Council of Churches
WCC executive committee condemns atrocities being perpetrated in Gaza
ADOPTED PIC O7 Minute on Gaza | WCC EC Minute
WCC- EAPPI Stop annexation, End the Occupation Advocacy campaign and Voices from the Field
Justice and Peace Office of the Sydney Archdiocese
CALL TO ACTION AGAINST GENOCIDE IN GAZA | 21 May 2025 | Dr. Julie Macken, Justice and Peace Office of the Sydney Archdiocese
“In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” Martin Luther King Jr.
On the 16th of May 2025, Israeli Knesset member Tzippy Scott told a television audience “We killed 100 Palestinians in Gaza tonight, no one in the world seems to care.” He was right. The Justice and Peace Office of the Sydney archdiocese cannot remain silent in the face of such normalisation of state violence. We cannot have our silence taken as consent for ethnic cleansing, famine and genocide….
US – Catholic Archbishop
US Archbishop issues urgent statement on Gaza | ICN | 1 June 2025
The Most Reverend John C Wester, Archbishop of Santa Fe, has issued the following statement on the ongoing humanitarian crisis and recent events in Gaza.
Since the first attack on Israel by Hamas on October 7, 2023, the situation has reached tragic levels beyond anyone’s worst fears. The horrific massacre of innocent Israelis and the subsequent response from Israel has resulted in unimaginable loss of life and human suffering.
….October 7, 2023, was a day of unspeakable darkness and hate. The last 20 months in Gaza have been more of the same. How many more innocent people must die, how many children must be orphaned, and how many tears must be shed before the leaders of Hamas and Israel learn that light and love are the only weapons that will bring lasting peace to the land we call holy? How long, O Lord? How long?
Britain – Catholic Bishops
British bishops echo Pope Leo: ceasefire in Gaza now | The Catholic Herald | 22 May 2025
The suffering in Gaza must end, says Bishop Curry | The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales | 22 May 2025
Irish Bishops
Irish Bishops call for prayer and fasting for Gaza | The Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference | 26 May 2025
Church of Ireland
Church of Ireland archbishops call for decisive action on Gaza | Diocese of Down & Dromore | 28 May 2025
Methodist Church of Britain and Ireland
Humanitarian crisis in Gaza | The Methodist Church UK
MCI statement on the Gaza humanitarian situation | Methodist Church in Ireland
Bishop’s Conference of the Church of Norway.
Statement from The Bishops’ Conference of the Church of Norway| 14 May 2025
Bishop Dr. Sani Ibrahim Azar and the ELCJHL welcome this recent statement from our siblings in Christ of the We appreciate their expression of solidarity with Palestinian churches and the Palestinian people, as well as their condemnation of the use of Christian doctrine to justify Israel’s treatment of Palestinians.
Church of England House of Bishops
House of Bishops statement on Gaza | The Church of England | 22 May 2025
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.” (Matthew 5:9)
Support the appeal for the Al Ahli Hospital and the ministries of the Diocese of Jerusalem.
Canada – Anglican and Lutheran
Canada’s Anglican, Lutheran leaders call for humanitarian aid to Gaza |Episcopal News Service | 21 May 2025
Episcopal church USA
Episcopal Church’s resolutions support rebuilding Gaza, Israeli-Palestinian self-determination | Episcopal News Service | 6 February 2025
Catholic Bishops USA
US bishops ask faithful to pray during Holy Week for end to Israel-Hamas war | National Catholic Reporter| 25 March 2024
Evangelical Lutheran church USA
Statement on North America-Holy Land solidarity visit | Living Lutheran |16 April 2025
Australian church leaders
Wide range of Christian leaders call for ceasefire in Gaza | Anglican Link | April 4, 2024
Australian – other
An open letter from Australian health professionals: urgent call for government action in Gaza (over 622 signatures to date…) June – 2025
An open letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong and Federal Health Minister Mark Butler
Christian Aid
UK Government response to Israel ‘gravely inadequate’, 15 human rights groups say | The National | 1 June 2025
Aid organisations sign letter to the UK government… Those who have signed the letter have called for the UK to urgently enact the following “concrete actions to save lives and prevent further atrocities”, including:
- A suspension of all arms transfers to Israel…
- Suspension of the UK-Israel trade and partnership agreement (TPA)…
- A ban on trade and investment in Israel’s illegal settlements…
It comes as the Israeli military continues its ground assault in northern and southern Gaza, and amid warnings from the UN human rights chief that Israel’s bombing and forced displacement of Palestinians amounts to ethnic cleansing.