Terms and conditions

About these terms

These terms apply to your use of this website and to membership of Return to Jesus. By joining or using the site you agree to them. Please read them alongside our Privacy Policy.

The service

Return to Jesus is an online community that meets every Thursday at 7:00pm UK time on Google Meet. Meetings are free for everyone and are open conversation and testimony sharing about Jesus and faith. We may change the day, time or format, and we will tell members by email before any change takes effect.

Membership and payment

Membership is an optional, voluntary monthly payment of £12 that supports our work. It is not required to attend meetings. Payment is taken by card through Stripe each month until you cancel. One-off gifts of any amount are also optional and processed by Stripe. Refunds are at the organisation's discretion.

Cancelling

You can cancel at any time using the link in your Stripe receipt email, or by messaging us and we will cancel it the same day. Cancelling stops future payments. Meetings remain free to attend whether or not you are a member.

Your 14-day right to cancel

If you join as a consumer, you have 14 days from joining to change your mind. Email us within that time and we will refund your first payment in full if you have not yet joined a meeting. If you have joined a meeting, we will refund your first payment less a fair amount for the time you have used.

After 14 days, payments for a month that has already started are not refunded. If something has gone wrong, please tell us and we will look at it fairly.

Gifts

Gifts are voluntary and can be monthly or one-off. They are not refundable once made unless there has been a mistake, and monthly gifts can be stopped at any time using the Manage membership link. See Where your money goes for what gifts and fees pay for. Return to Jesus is not a registered charity, so gifts do not qualify for Gift Aid or other tax relief.

Community rules

We ask everyone to follow the ground rules:

• Be kind, even when you disagree
• Listen first
• Everything shared stays in the room
• Share only what you want to

We may ask someone to leave a meeting, or end their membership, if they break them. If we end your membership, we will refund the unused part of the month you have paid for.

What you share

What you share in a meeting is yours. We will not publish or share your story outside the meeting without your written permission.

Not a replacement for professional help

Return to Jesus offers community and spiritual conversation. It is not a substitute for medical, legal, financial or mental health advice. If you are in crisis, please contact your local emergency services. In the UK, Samaritans are available at any time on 116 123, free of charge.

Liability

Nothing in these terms limits any liability that cannot be limited by law, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud. These terms do not affect your statutory consumer rights. Otherwise, to the extent the law allows, we are not responsible for losses that were not reasonably foreseeable, and our total liability to you for anything connected with the service is limited to the fees you paid us in the 12 months before the claim.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales, and its courts have jurisdiction. If you live elsewhere, you keep the protection of the mandatory laws of your own country.

Changes and contact

If we make a change that matters to members, such as a change to the price, we will tell members by email at least 30 days before it takes effect. Questions about these terms: welcome@returntojesus.co.uk.