Faith in the City Report
40th Anniversary &
Manifesto of Hope
2025: Celebrating Faith in the City
​Recently the CTMR Social Justice Group focused on working with the CTMR’s Faith in the City Anniversary Co-ordinator who was appointed to mark the 40th anniversary of the ‘Faith in the City.
The role of the Faith in the City Anniversary Lead Development Officer entails:
# Heightening public and faith community awareness of the historic and ongoing contributions of churches in the Liverpool City Region.
# Reflection on the impact of "Faith in the City" over the past 40 years, including successes and areas for growth.
# Developing and promoting a new "Vision for the City" manifesto, outlining future commitments and roles for church and faith communities in civic and political life.
# Strengthening relationships and dialogue between church leaders and political figures.
Launch of the Manifesto of Hope
Remarkable events took place during 2025 and the highlight of the year was the launch of the Manifesto of Hope in November 2025: Church Leaders, Civic Leaders, NHS representatives, etc gather for a launch event and this will be followed up in due course.
Please follow this
link to read the Manifesto
Photo with some of the Church Leaders present from left to right:
Rev Caroline Ainger, Liverpool Mission Area Lead of the North West England Methodist District
Rev. Dr Tani Omideyi, Senior Leader of Love & Joy Ministries and Rep. for Evangelicals
Steve Rotheram, Metro Mayor of Liverpool City Region
Revd Geoff Felton, Moderator of Mersey Synod of the United Reformed Church
Bishop Thomas Neylon Auxiliary Bishop, Archdiocese of Liverpool
Rev Phil Jump, Chair of Churches Together and Regional Minister for the North West Baptist Association
The Rt Revd Julie Conalty, Bishop of Birkenhead
Rev Dr Tani Omideyi, Senior Leader of Love & Joy Ministries and Rep. for Evangelicals
The Manifesto of Hope
From left to right:
Rev Dr Tani Omideyi, Senior Leader of Love & Joy Ministries and Rep. for Evangelicals
Rev Geoff Felton, Moderator of Mersey Synod of the United Reformed Church
Rev Phil Jump, Chair of Churches Together and Regional Minister for the North West Baptist Association
Rt Rev Tom Neylon, Auxiliary Bishop, Archdiocese of Liverpool
The Rt Rev Ruth Worsley, Interim Bishop of Liverpool
The Rt Rev Julie Conalty, Bishop of Birkenhead
Rev Caroline Ainger, Liverpool Mission Area Lead of the North West England Methodist District