Find out how your church can be ready to welcome those arriving in the UK from Hong Kong this year. Large numbers of Hong Kongers are expected to come to the UK from 31 January 2021. The government has estimated that 130 000 people will come to the UK this …
* Update 25 March 2020 – This has now been postponed * This one-day conference will explore the importance of sanctuary and how churches can and should play more of a role in offering hospitality and welcome to the most vulnerable in our society, including refugees and asylum seekers. Attendees …
Two events in March 2020 provide the opportunity to develop, support and discuss a shared commitment between the churches for diaconal, prophetic and pastoral work on issues relating to migration, especially with those who are asylum seekers and refugees. It will also be an opportunity to promote the concept of …
What does it mean to be a ‘church of sanctuary’? This conference will explore the theology of sanctuary by looking at the biblical, historical, and ecclesiastical foundations of the practice of hospitality and provision of refuge. It will be of interest to church leaders, community groups, activists, and anyone else …
Christ Church Cathedral is pleased to be observing Sanctuary Sunday by welcoming The Revd Dr Inderjit Bhogal OBE, founder of the City of Sanctuary movement, as guest preacher at the service of choral evensong at 3:30 pm. Following the service there will be tea and coffee, and all are most …
Sunday 23 June 2019, 5:30pm Birmingham Cathedral, Colmore Row, Birmingham B3 2QB. Celebrate and encourage a greater understanding between different communities in Birmingham. ‘Different Pasts, Shared Future’ is a reminder of those who have found and continue to find refuge in Birmingham. People from across Birmingham are warmly invited to …
