The Venerable Dr Leslie Nathaniel, Conference Chair and Archdeacon of Germany and Northern Europe and the Eastern Archdeaconry, reports;

'The statement from the Diocese's 3rd International and Ecumenical Conference on Racial Justice held 4-7 December 2025 in Berlin, and titled Embracing Diversity, Re-examining Democracy, Challenging Hostility, builds upon the significant momentum generated by our earlier gatherings on Racial Justice—held in Freiburg (8–12 November 2023) and Bad Boll, Germany (4–7 December 2024). The continuing impact of these events is evident in the evolving life and witness of the Diocese in Europe and the Church of England, and resonates widely among ecumenical partners and allied communities of faith.

The Conference Statement is now available here sharing its vision of "communities shaped by the hospitality of Christ" which challenge prevailing fragmentation and hostility.  The conference, which was both international and ecumenical, committed to uphold 'from lament to action' in seeking to create "the breadth of God's spacious dwelling" respecting the dignity, identity and belonging of every human being. It concluded with a joint service in the heart of Berlin at the rebuilt Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. This historic church stands with all its scars as a hallmark for what we celebrate in our Christian faith, namely that God did not abandon his creation to destruction and chaos, but came to restore, to rebuild, to heal our human relationships with the Creator and our human relationships with one another. That is what in essence we celebrate at Christmas. It is at this service that we renewed our commitments to be peacemakers and to resist all kinds of discrimination and injustice.'

You can read a full version of the statement here: Hope-Makers – From Hostility to Hospitality

More information and resources about racial justice can be found on our website here: Racial Justice