Leeds churches join local push for city councillors to welcome Ukrainian refugees to the region

By Alex Grant
Published 15th Apr 2022, 04:45 BST
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Churches right across Leeds have joined together in support of Ukrainian refugees and the city's existing Ukrainian community.

A letter from Churches and the Christian Community in West Yorkshire in support of the Ukrainian and Russian communities that already live here and will arrive as refugees.

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On February 24, 2022 Ukraine was invaded by Russian forces.

A letter from Churches and the Christian Community in West Yorkshire in support of the Ukrainian and Russian communities that already live here and will arrive as refugees. Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe.A letter from Churches and the Christian Community in West Yorkshire in support of the Ukrainian and Russian communities that already live here and will arrive as refugees. Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe.
A letter from Churches and the Christian Community in West Yorkshire in support of the Ukrainian and Russian communities that already live here and will arrive as refugees. Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe.

As Christian leaders, we stand together in our response. We lament and grieve the catastrophe and carnage which this war has inflicted upon men, women and children in Ukraine.

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We pray for the cessation of war and the flourishing of peace. We wholeheartedly affirm that Ukrainians, whether recent refugees or previous residents, are welcome here!