Christians in Parliament APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 20/10/2025

Note: This APPG was last registered on 20th October 2025. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 1st December 2025 and may be defunct. Perhaps you are looking for the Women in Parliament APPG?

To support Christians of all denominations and parties in their work in politics.

Note: All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal, cross-party groups formed by MPs and Members of the House of Lords who share a common interest in a particular policy area, region or country. APPGs have no official status within Parliament.
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Reticulating Splines
Former APPG Officers
Lord Curry of Kirkharle Portrait
Lord Curry of Kirkharle
Officer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 20th October 2025
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Rebecca Smith Portrait
Rebecca Smith
Officer
Conservative - South West Devon
Joined: 28th August 2024
Departed: 20th October 2025
4 APPG Officer Positions
Celtic Sea , Commonwealth War Graves Commission and Commemoration , Environment , Key Cities

No other APPG Memberships

Marsha De Cordova Portrait
Marsha De Cordova
Officer
Labour - Battersea
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 20th October 2025
5 APPG Officer Positions
Disability , Eye Health and Visual Impairment , Football , Jamaica , Tennis

No other APPG Memberships

Tim Farron Portrait
Tim Farron
Chair & Registered Contact
Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 20th October 2025
4 APPG Officer Positions
Migration , Outdoor Learning , Radiotherapy , Volunteer Rescue Services

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Sherlock Portrait
Baroness Sherlock
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Gary Streeter Portrait
Gary Streeter
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for South West Devon
Joined: 2nd January 2019
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Jeffrey M Donaldson Portrait
Jeffrey M Donaldson
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Lagan Valley
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Farmer Portrait
Lord Farmer
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Family Hubs , Men and Boys' Issues

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Brinton Portrait
Baroness Brinton
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Children of Alcoholics , Fire Safety and Rescue

No other APPG Memberships

Ian Blackford Portrait
Ian Blackford
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Eleanor Smith Portrait
Eleanor Smith
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Wolverhampton South West
Joined: 31st July 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Gavin Shuker Portrait
Gavin Shuker
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Luton South
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Jeffrey M Donaldson Portrait
Jeffrey M Donaldson
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Lagan Valley
Joined: 21st July 2016
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Gary Streeter Portrait
Gary Streeter
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for South West Devon
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 21st November 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Sharon Hodgson Portrait
Sharon Hodgson
Secretary
Labour - Washington and Gateshead South
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 31st August 2016
Stephen Timms Portrait
Stephen Timms
Treasurer
Labour - East Ham
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 31st August 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Jeffrey M Donaldson Portrait
Jeffrey M Donaldson
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Lagan Valley
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 3rd June 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

70 Current APPG Members
Lord Alderdice Portrait
Lord Alderdice
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Lord Anderson of Swansea Portrait
Lord Anderson of Swansea
Member
Labour - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Egypt
2 APPG Memberships
Faith and Society , Poland
Richard Baker Portrait
Richard Baker
Member
Labour - Glenrothes and Mid Fife
Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville Portrait
Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Lord Beith Portrait
Lord Beith
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
4 APPG Officer Positions
Channel Islands , Georgia , Nordic Countries , North East

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Berridge Portrait
Baroness Berridge
Member
Conservative - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Adoption and Permanence
2 APPG Memberships
Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Sepsis
Lord Boswell of Aynho Portrait
Lord Boswell of Aynho
Member
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Lord Brennan Portrait
Lord Brennan
Member
Non-affiliated - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Microplastics
4 APPG Memberships
Blockchain Technologies , Intellectual Property , Media , Ocean
Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe Portrait
Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
5 APPG Memberships
Beyond Pills , Heritage Rail , Obesity , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Transport Safety
Baroness Browning Portrait
Baroness Browning
Member
Conservative - Life peer
4 APPG Officer Positions
Autism , Dementia , Parkinson's , Policing
3 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Healthcare Workers , Sepsis
Baroness Butler-Sloss Portrait
Baroness Butler-Sloss
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Chartres Portrait
Lord Chartres
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Armenia
Lord Curry of Kirkharle Portrait
Lord Curry of Kirkharle
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
Lord Dannatt Portrait
Lord Dannatt
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
War Crimes
Lord Dear Portrait
Lord Dear
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Listed Properties
2 APPG Memberships
Explosive Weapons and their Impact , Greece
Baroness Eaton Portrait
Baroness Eaton
Member
Conservative - Life peer
2 APPG Officer Positions
Men and Boys' Issues , Pro-Life
2 APPG Memberships
Key Cities , Sepsis
Lord Evans of Watford Portrait
Lord Evans of Watford
Member
Non-affiliated - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Farmer Portrait
Lord Farmer
Member
Conservative - Life peer
Baroness Fookes Portrait
Baroness Fookes
Member
Conservative - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Gardening and Horticulture
2 APPG Memberships
Environment , International Students
Baroness Gale Portrait
Baroness Gale
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
Cats , Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , Smoking and Health
Helen Grant Portrait
Helen Grant
Member
Conservative - Maidstone and Malling
Lord Green of Deddington Portrait
Lord Green of Deddington
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint Portrait
Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach Portrait
Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach
Member
Conservative - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
United Nations Global Goals
Lord Harries of Pentregarth Portrait
Lord Harries of Pentregarth
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
Baroness Hunt of Bethnal Green Portrait
Baroness Hunt of Bethnal Green
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Women in Parliament
Lord Hunt of Wirral Portrait
Lord Hunt of Wirral
Member
Conservative - Life peer
Bernard Jenkin Portrait
Bernard Jenkin
Member
Conservative - Harwich and North Essex
Lord Kilclooney Portrait
Lord Kilclooney
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Beer , Falkland Islands , Switzerland and Liechtenstein , Taiwan
Katie Lam Portrait
Katie Lam
Member
Conservative - Weald of Kent
Edward Leigh Portrait
Edward Leigh
Member
Conservative - Gainsborough
6 APPG Officer Positions
Christianity in the Holy Land , Croatia , France , Holy See , Lebanon , Malaysia
5 APPG Memberships
CAFOD , Commonwealth , Italy , Pro-Life , Serbia
Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke Portrait
Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Financial Education for Young People
Jerome Mayhew Portrait
Jerome Mayhew
Member
Conservative - Broadland and Fakenham
1 APPG Officer Position
Financial Education for Young People
4 APPG Memberships
Dark Skies , Environment , Sepsis , Transport Safety
Baroness Morgan of Cotes Portrait
Baroness Morgan of Cotes
Member
Non-affiliated - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
6 APPG Memberships
Creative Health , Digital Regulation and Responsibility , Global Education , Heritage Rail , India , Obesity
Baroness O'Loan Portrait
Baroness O'Loan
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
2 APPG Officer Positions
CAFOD , Holy See
4 APPG Memberships
Long Covid , Pro-Life , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Sepsis
Lord Parker of Minsmere Portrait
Lord Parker of Minsmere
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Pinnock Portrait
Baroness Pinnock
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Lord Stewart of Dirleton Portrait
Lord Stewart of Dirleton
Member
Conservative - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Safeguarding in Faith Communities
1 APPG Membership
Listed Properties
Lord Touhig Portrait
Lord Touhig
Member
Labour - Life peer
3 APPG Officer Positions
Autism , France , Netherlands
3 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Italy , Mutuals
Lord Wallace of Saltaire Portrait
Lord Wallace of Saltaire
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Lord Weir of Ballyholme Portrait
Lord Weir of Ballyholme
Member
Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
5 APPG Memberships
Carers , Defibrillators , Dementia , Pro-Life , Sepsis
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Tim Farron MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 8519.

Email: tim.farron.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Claire Newman, Office of Rachael Maskell MP. Tel: 020 7219 6367

Email: claire.newman@parliament.uk

Group's Website:

http://www.christiansinparliament.org.uk/

Date
24 Jul 2024
Source
Parliamentary Christian Trust
Description
Admin assistance and event support   From: 24/07/2024 To: 23/07/2025
Value
£118,501
Date
24 Jul 2024
Source
Bible Society
Description
Admin assistance and event support   From: 24/07/2024 To: 23/07/2025
Value
£72,001
Date
24 Jul 2024
Source
Parliamentary Christian Trust
Description
Admin assistance and event support   From : 24/07/2024 To : 23/07/2025
Value
£118,501
Date
24 Jul 2024
Source
Bible Society
Description
Admin assistance and event support   From : 24/07/2024 To : 23/07/2025
Value
£72,001
Date
14 Jan 2023
Source
Parliamentary Christian Trust
Description
Admin assistance and event support   From : 14/01/2023 To : 13/01/2024
Value
£99,001
Date
14 Jan 2023
Source
Bible Society
Description
Admin assistance and event support   From : 14/01/2023 To : 13/01/2024
Value
£64,501
Date
14 Jan 2022
Source
Parliamentary Christian Trust
Description
Admin assistance and event support   From : 14/01/2022 To : 13/01/2023
Value
£91,501
Date
14 Jan 2022
Source
Bible Society
Description
Admin assistance and event support   From : 14/01/2022 To : 13/01/2023
Value
£52,501
Date
14 Jan 2021
Source
Parliamentary Christian Trust
Description
Admin assistance and event support   From : 14/01/2021 To : 13/01/2022
Value
£97,501
Date
14 Jan 2021
Source
Bible Society
Description
Admin assistance and event support   From : 14/01/2021 To : 13/01/2022
Value
£43,501
Date
14 Jan 2020
Source
Parliamentary Christian Trust
Description
Admin assistance and event support   From : 14/01/2020 To : 13/01/2021
Value
£106,501
Date
14 Jan 2020
Source
Bible Society
Description
Admin assistance and event support   From : 14/01/2020 To : 13/01/2021
Value
£37,501
Date
1 Jul 2019
Source
Parliamentary Christian Trust
Description
Administrative assistance and event support   From : 01/07/2019 To : 30/06/2020
Value
£96,001
Date
1 Jul 2019
Source
Bible Society
Description
Administrative assistance and event support   From : 01/07/2019 To : 30/06/2020
Value
£37,501
Date
1 Jul 2018
Source
Parliamentary Christian Trust
Description
Administrative assistance and event support   From : 01/07/2018 To : 30/06/2019
Value
£76,501
Date
1 Jul 2018
Source
Bible Society
Description
Administrative assistance and event support   From : 01/07/2018 To : 30/06/2019
Value
£36,001
Date
1 Jul 2017
Source
Parliamentary Christian Trust
Description
Administrative assistance and event support   From : 01/07/2017 To : 30/06/2018
Value
£58,501
Date
1 Jul 2017
Source
Bible Society
Description
Administrative assistance and event support   From : 01/07/2017 To : 30/06/2018
Value
£40,501
Date
1 Jan 2016
Source
Parliamentary Christian Trust
Description
Admin assistance and event support   From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£25,501
Date
1 Jan 2016
Source
Bible Society
Description
Admin assistance and event support   From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£79,501
Date
1 Jan 2015
Source
Bible Society
Description
Two researchers to provide admin assistance   From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£85,501
Date
9 Jun 2025
Source
Premier Christian
Value
£3,250
Date
30 May 2025
Source
Christian Aid
Value
£3,250
Date
27 May 2025
Source
Open Doors
Value
£3,250
Date
19 May 2025
Source
City to City UK
Value
£2,250
Date
12 May 2025
Source
CARE - Christian Action Research and Education
Value
£2,250
Date
8 May 2025
Source
OCCA - The Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics
Value
£3,250
Date
30 Apr 2025
Source
The Trussell Trust
Value
£3,250
Date
30 Apr 2025
Source
World Vision UK
Value
£2,250
Date
25 Apr 2025
Source
LICC Limited
Value
£3,250
Date
25 Apr 2025
Source
Lanier Theological Education Foundation
Value
£5,000
Date
27 Jul 2023
Source
Release International
Value
£3,000
Date
27 Jun 2023
Source
The Trussell Trust
Value
£3,000
Date
27 Jun 2023
Source
World Vision UK
Value
£2,000
Date
27 Jun 2023
Source
Premier
Value
£3,000
Date
27 Jun 2023
Source
OCCA
Value
£3,000
Date
27 Jun 2023
Source
LICC
Value
£3,000
Date
27 Jun 2023
Source
Lanier Foundation
Value
£3,000
Date
27 Jun 2023
Source
Christian Aid
Value
£3,000
Date
27 Jun 2023
Source
CARE
Value
£2,000
Date
5 Jul 2022
Source
LICC
Value
£3,000
Date
5 Jul 2022
Source
The Trussell Trust
Value
£3,000
Date
5 Jul 2022
Source
Release International
Value
£3,000
Date
5 Jul 2022
Source
Premier
Value
£3,000