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Church of Sanctuary Conference

Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, City of Sanctuary and Churches Refugee Network invite you to attend and a Church of Sanctuary Conference in Birmingham on the 8th June at Carrs Lane Church Centre. Details are in the poster and the booking link is below. This event is free, and lunch is provided.   Eventbrite … Read more

Restore Befriending Course

Restore have scheduled their next training course in October 2023 The training is open to anyone who wants to find out more about refugee issues or who wants to explore the possibility of befriending a refugee or asylum seeker through Restore.  (All welcome and no obligation to volunteering with Restore at the end.) The June … Read more

Restore: Annual Celebration

Restore, a project of Birmingham Churches Together will soon be holding its Annual Celebration.  This is an opportunity to gather the Restore ‘family’ together to celebrate our work with refugees and asylum seekers over the past year.  There will be input from volunteers, refugees and staff, music from refugees and the premiere of Restore’s new … Read more

Church of Sanctuary training

A ‘Church of Sanctuary’ training event will take place from 7.00pm to 9.00pm on Wednesday 31 May via Zoom. At the event, Revd Dr Inderjit Bhogal, head of the Church of Sanctuary movement, will outline the key steps that enable places of worship to offer greater welcome, hospitality and safety to those fleeing violence and … Read more

Restore Training Course

Restore have scheduled their next training course in June 2023. The training is open to anyone who wants to find out more about refugee issues or who wants to explore the possibility of befriending a refugee or asylum seeker through Restore.  (All welcome and no obligation to volunteering with Restore at the end.) The June … Read more

Reflections from Restore

Catherine Bridgwood, Restore’s Befriending Co-ordinator writes: As a Restore staff team, we recently started our week reflecting on Matthew 6:34 ‘Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.’ It was helpful as a team to step back and consider how as … Read more