Voices of Christians in Palestine
02 July 2026
The voices of Christians in Palestine have been heard by the Methodist Conference, meeting in Telford, with the Conference receiving the Kairos II document as part of the Mission Committee presentation. This is an update on the first Kairos document regarding the effect on Palestinian Christians of the occupation of Palestine that was first published in 2009 and called for Christians worldwide to respond with faith, hope and love.
Kairos II responds to the events in Gaza after 7 October 2023 and was launched in November 2025 as A Moment of Truth: Faith in a Time of Genocide. Developed collaboratively, it renews the call for justice and an urgent, global Christian response.
A Notice of Motion was passed by the Conference, asking for a study resource to be produced based on Kairos II that can be used for churches. It also asked for the President of the Conference to write to the UK Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary and the governing bodies of other jurisdictions in which the Methodist Church of Great Britain has a presence, urging them to uphold international law and to take the actions outlined in the Time To Act campaign.
You can read Kairos II here.
Kairos II was presented to the Conference by Father Fadi Diab, Rector of the Anglican Parish in Ramallah.
Speaking at the Conference, Father Fadi commented, “Kairos II emerged during one of the darkest chapters in Palestinian history, during and after the genocidal aggression against the community in Gaza, and the restrictions on the Palestinian people in the West Bank.
“The last three years have changed us for ever. In Gaza we have seen the decimation of an entire society...this document (Kairos II) is not an abstract theological reflection but a cry of a people whose faith is being tested.
“The pain and destruction we have seen requires a new voice, stronger even than Kairos I. Kairos II has a clear message to the international community, to the Palestinian community and to the international Church. The Church cannot be neutral and cannot remain silent in the face of destruction of life.”