Justice Hub 

 

The Justice Hub is a group of justice-oriented Baptists in HEBA. We are a HEBA Working Group, accountable to our board of trustees. We have a passion for justice and are committed to “Making A Difference for Everyone’ by drawing attention to matters of injustice and working with HEBA churches to change accepted cultural norms. We began our journey in October 2020 following the brutal murder of George Floyd and in response to a call from Rev. Dave Ellis to join him to make a difference to the lives of those in the communities we serve.

Aim of HEBA Justice Hub

To highlight and positively impact individuals and groups that are unjustly marginalised and/or left behind by:

• Supporting churches to enable the people of God to live out a life of justice in accordance with the will of God.
• Supporting Baptists across the HEBA region to live out our values of companionship, generosity, diversity, learning and innovation.

The Justice Hub is:

• A resource for building ‘just churches’, structures and processes.
• A justice conscience, speaking into ‘the way we do things’.
• Offers support when things go wrong.
• Connects with a network of regional and national Justice Hubs.
• Concentrates on one main theme a year, whilst continuing to provide support on the other two areas.
• Ensures that the voices of young people are heard and play a central role in all we do.

HEBA Justice Hub Core Group

The Justice Hub consists of a Core Group which is led by Rev. Denise Dobie and Mrs Judith Miller. The Hub also supports three Task Groups focusing on Racial Justice, Disability Justice and Women’s Justice.
 

Want To Get Involved?

Alongside the Task Groups, we are also piloting the development of:

• Church Representatives
• Church Justice Study Groups
• Book Clubs

So, if your church is interested in learning more about how you can get involved, please contact Rev Dave Ellis at de@baptist-heartofengland.org.