The Fellowship of Reconciliation is an international, spiritually-based movement of people who, from the basis of a belief in the power of love and truth to create justice and restore community, commit themselves to active nonviolence as a way of life and as a means of personal, social, economic and political transformation.

Our Beginnings

The FoR began in 1914 when, on the brink of war, a German and an Englishman parted company on Cologne station with the words "We are one in Christ and can never be at war." Inspired by that pledge, about 130 Christians of all denominations gathered in Cambridge, England at the end of 1914 and set up the FoR. They recorded their general agreement in a statement which became 'The Basis'. In 1919 representatives from a dozen countries met in Holland and established the International FoR, which now has about seventy branches and groups in all five continents. (Read more about the History of FoR.

From the very beginning, FoR has always made it clear that whilst it opposes war and militarism it also strives to promote those things which make for peace and justice, to build - in the words of our founders - 'a world order based on love'.

Our Work Today

Today FoR in the UK

• Undertakes education work within the Christian and wider community on peace, war and nonviolence;
• Seeks to identify the causes of violent conflict and raises public awareness of them, encouraging supporters and the public to challenge the structures, policies and attitudes that lead to violent conflict
• Supports and affirms all those with a commitment to peace and nonviolence;
• Is committed to developing a spirituality of peace, justice and nonviolence in witness to Christian faith and gospel values.

Our education work includes the production of resources to enable a better understading of nonviolence and reconciliation work as well as information to enable a greater understading of specific conflicts. We provide speakers to groups, churches, schools and the public on a variety of issues connected with our work

Our campaigns and advocacy work is aimed at encouraging members, supporters and the public at large to be aware of and to challenge the structures, policies and attitudes that lead to violent conflict.

Our support for peacemakers includes the International Peacemakers Fund (IPF) which supports grassroots nonviolence projects in areas of conflict. As a Fellowship we are commmitted to supporting each other in our peace work though sharing of infomration through our regular newsletter Peacelinks and FoR Email News and by meeting together at conferences, gatherings and events. FoR also supports and works with the Denominational Peace Fellowships.
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Whilst we are keen to work with and build links with members of different faiths, FoR in England remains a distinctly Christian organisaion and we work within the Churches and other groups to build a spirituallity of peace and nonviolence. This work includes producing worship resources on peace and conflict issues.

Our Structure

FoR England is a registered Charity (no. 207822) and is overseen by a dedicated group of Trustees:

Current Trustees

• Revd. John Johansen-Berg (Chair)
• Roger Morbey (Treasurer)
• Denis Beaumont
• Carole Crompton
• Norman Kember
• Gordon Slater
• Anita Schweinberger
• David Masters
• Naomi Beaumont

Current Observers

• Tina Parsons (Baptist Peace Fellowship)
• Jenny Nicholson (Anglican Pacifist Fellowship)

Each year three trustees retire and elections are held at our Annual Council which takes place in the Spring. Day to day work is carried our by the staff under the leadeship of our Director.

FoR's current staff

• Chris Cole - Director
• Martha Beale - Education and Campaigns Officer
• Nick Chavasse - International Projects Officer and FoR Administrator

Each year we produce and Annual review as well as our Annual accounts.

Will you join us?