Refugees & asylum seekers

Over recent decades we’ve seen an extraordinary increase in the movement of people across countries. Some movement has been by choice - people pursuing new job opportunities or relationships. Some has not - people fleeing areas where resources are no longer sufficient to sustain life, or where persecution and war threaten lives and livelihoods.

What questions does it raise about identity, who we are and how we define ourselves? About our obligations to our fellow humans? About the relationship between the individual, faith, and the state?

Many churches will be looking for ways to explore these issues theologically and in terms of policy; others will be hoping to take practical action, perhaps through supporting refugees. The following resources offer guidance in these areas.
 

Be aware
Engage
Act

If you would like to request copies of our refugee and asylum seeker prayer postcard, then please let us know (including number of postcards and address)


Our series of How to... films give practical tips from local people already working in these areas. In How to... Support refugees in your area, Alyson Peberdy talks you through a step-by-step guide for churches and small groups:

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