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Imagine…….. You’ve got to the point where you no longer feel safe in your country and have no protection under the laws of that country. A relative has been picked up by the military in the middle of the night. You don’t know where they’ve been taken, your family fear that you would be next … Read more
Refugee Week takes place from the 16th – 22nd June 2025. The theme for 2025 is Community as a Superpower and you can hear more about it in the video below. Here are a number of events taking place that you can get involved with. 17th June: Film Night at the Priory Rooms, … Read more
Restore is currently looking for new compassionate befrienders who have a heart for refugees and welcoming them into Birmingham! Restore’s next training day is coming up on Saturday 7th June at St John’s Church in Harborne. Here’s what two befriendees said about the impact of being matched with a befriender:  “Thanks to Restore I was … Read more
Liv Glenny, Restore’s new Befriending Women’s Worker and Communications Officer (a combined, 4 day a week role) writes: “Hello! My name is Liv, and I am delighted to be the newest member of the team at Restore! I am so excited to be in this new role where I will be overseeing the women’s group … Read more
St Chad’s Sanctuary is turning 15! and is sharing some fundraising ideas to support its work going forward. St Chad’s Sanctuary is a place of welcome for asylum seekers and refugees in the heart of Birmingham. I was a stranger and you made me welcome  Matthew 25:35 St Chad’s Sanctuary regularly updates its most urgently … Read more
A number of landmark Christian events will take place in the Midlands during the month of June. They include (in date order): The national CHURCH OF SANCTUARY conference, which will be held at the Carrs Lane Church Centre, Birmingham B4 7SX, from 10.00am to 4.30pm on Saturday 8 June. This free conference and networking event, … Read more
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
2024 marks 25 years since Restore was started by people from churches in Edgbaston and Ladywood to support Kosovan refugees arriving in Birmingham and also asylum seekers accommodated in our city under the then Government’s new policy of asylum dispersal. They started a one-to-one befriending scheme which was a practical response to the call of … Read more
As we look ahead to Christmas, there’s one part of the Christmas story that gets glossed over or edged out of many nativity plays. It’s a bit gory and not glitzy like the angels and of the wisemen’s gifts. But it’s an integral part and an element that resonates with our world today: the persecution … Read more