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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
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
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 publicity film together with opportunities interaction particularly over refreshments at the end.
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
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
Restore’s Annual Celebration was a great opportunity to bring together the ‘Restore family’ of refugees, asylum seekers, volunteers and supporters for the first event of its kind in 3 years. As an organisation focused on welcome and building relationships it was fantastic to meet old friends and find new ones. The Celebration was generously hosted … Read more