The London Churches Group for Social Action is a standing group of the London Church Leaders, who employ an Executive Officer, Elizabeth Simon. whose address is:

London Churches Group

Central Hall, Westminster

Storey’s Gate

London

SW1H 9NH

Tel 020 7222 0281

esimon@londonchurchesgroup.org.uk

The Group meets three or four times a year and the current Chair is Terry Drummond, Bishop of Southwark's Adviser on Urban and Public Policy.

Among major social and civic issues of concern to the Churches in London today are:

• Social and Economic Justice, including poverty and inequality

• The environment

• Asylum-seekers, Refugees and Migrants

• Health including HIV and AIDS

• Homelessness

• Serving the community through welfare and community projects

• Regeneration, the impact on local communities and the provision of space for community activity including worship centres

• Serving the 2012 Olympics

• Faith response to major emergencies