This Christmas, many people will be in difficult situations and linking with organisations across the diocese, we are sharing some positive ways you can make a difference in people’s lives.Continue reading
Tag: Refugees
Tetbury bell-ringing walkers raise £63,000 for Syrian refugees
Donna Crowther is not a party animal, but she is a walker, a bell-ringer and Christian Aid supporter, and she likes a challenge, so she decided to celebrate her 50thContinue reading
100 mile walk for 50th birthday challenge
Lone parent of four Donna Crowther will be walking 100 miles in January to celebrate her 50th birthday and to raise £100,000 for refugees. She will be joined by 14Continue reading
Cheltenham churches provide a home for refugee family
Six churches in Cheltenham have come together to provide a home and a community for a Syrian refugee family.
Greek aid worker shares refugees’ story
Christian Aid worker speaks about the human cost of the refugee crisis
If the tables were turned…
Archbishop Justin has said it is outrageous to describe people who are worried about the impact of migration as racist. He told Parliament’s The House magazine there was “genuine fear”Continue reading
Campassion first
Let’s get one thing straight – Jesus was from the Middle East and he was a refugee. Fleeing persecution and likely death, his parents fled from their home, on foot,Continue reading
Facing our Responsibilities
The ‘migrant crisis’ continues to dominate the headlines. The Prime Minister has argued that ‘bringing peace and stability’ to Syria and the region needs to be the focus for theContinue reading
