Freedom Sunday

Freedom Sunday is a chance to join with many thousands of churches around the world to pray, give, and advocate for an end to slavery and violence. Freedom Sunday can look different in different churches. Some churches devote a full service to learning about God’s heart for justice, the problem of slavery, and IJM’s work to end it in our lifetime; some dedicate part of a normal service, with specific prayer points, liturgy, sermon, or a short slot to share about IJM’s work. Some churches find it works best for Freedom Sunday to sit within their small groups, youth groups and children’s groups. We’ve even had some design a Freedom Week of awareness events, fundraisers and services!

We provide digital access to promotional materials, survivor stories, videos, prayer points, liturgy, suggested Bible readings and worship hymns/songs. As well as a sample talk, PowerPoints and small group, children and youth resources. We will also post you giving forms, prayer response cards, and copies of the latest IJM magazine if you’d like them. You can use just one of these or all of them!

Yes! You can join the Freedom Sunday movement on any Sunday that works for your church. Please note, however, that we create our global resources to be available in time for churches running Freedom Sunday in September. If you host a Freedom Sunday earlier in the year, resources from past years will still be available.

We are delighted that you are considering hosting a Freedom Sunday, and we will send you all the digital resources free of charge. We would love you to consider inviting your congregation to partner with IJM through prayer, giving, and action, all of which will help bring freedom and justice where it’s needed most.

Digital publicity and resources will be ready for you in the summer. You will be able to access these on our website IJMUK.org/FreedomSunday or via the link that we email to you.

We will arrange with you what physical resources you’d like for your Freedom Sunday and post you these in early September. If you are doing your Freedom Sunday earlier than this, please let us know when you pledge to take part or email ([email protected]) or call us on +44 (0)203 405 9080.

We’d love to know that your church is joining the Freedom Sunday movement this year so that we can walk with you, and encourage you as you prepare!

Pledge your support by filling in the online form below, email [email protected], call our office on +44 (0)203 405 9080, or post your hard copy form to IJM UK PO Box 78942, London, SE11 9EB.

We’ll be in touch!

We try to make our resources accessible to churches of all backgrounds and traditions. The resources can be used as they are or adapted to suit your church tradition. If you are part of the Catholic Church, we provide an Order of the Mass which we hope will equip you for your Freedom Sunday!

We’re thrilled you want to join the Freedom Sunday movement! When you pledge your church, we’ll help you share about IJM and Freedom Sunday with your church leader/s. We hope they’ll be as excited about it as you are! If there’s any way in which we can help, do get in touch: email [email protected] or call +44 (0)203 405 9080.

More than anything, we value prayer for the end of slavery and violence. IJM and our partners work in some of the darkest and most difficult places, and we covet your prayers for protection, wisdom, freedom and justice for all those who are trapped under violence and oppression around the world. If you are unable to commit a whole service and/or donate financially towards the work of ending slavery, please join us in asking for God’s intervention – your prayers matter because prayer literally changes situations – we've seen it with our own eyes!

We'd love your church to continue being part of the movement by becoming an IJM Freedom Church!

Here you’ll find ways in which churches partner with us – connecting with IJM staff, hosting a Pray for Justice event, and accessing resources that will help your church delve deeper into God’s heart for justice.