Moseley Inter-faith Group

Moseley has long celebrated its diversity, but it is easy to become complacent.

This group believes uninformed tolerance is not enough. Only relationships based on mutual knowledge and respect can withstand bigotry and prejudice. Members of the faith communities in Moseley have been meeting regularly to get to know each other and to work together for:

• A better understanding between our faith groups
• The welfare of our neighbourhood and city

Participants

• Hamza Mosque and Islamic Centre
• St Mary’s Church of England
• St John and St Martin’s Roman Catholic Church
• St Columba United Reformed Church
• Birmingham Buddhist Centre
• Moseley Synagogue at King David School
• Baha’i Community, Moseley
• Hare Krishna Temple
• Moseley Road Methodist Church

If you want to know more about our work we can be contacted via:

Moseley Community Development Trust
0121 449 6060

The Story So Far

For many years the Muslim and Christian communities (and, indeed, other faith groups) have lived "in parallel" in Moseley but in September 2001 neighbourly links were forged between senior members of the Hamza Mosque and a group of Christian Ministers (Anglican, Methodist , Roman Catholic and, later, United Reformed), first on an informal basis and then as Moseley Inter-faith Group, meeting at the Moseley Community Development Trust. Gradually the Group has expanded to include representatives of the Buddhist, Jewish and Baha’i faiths. Our activities have included:

• Joint meetings on themes such as Pilgrimage, Fasting and Charity
• Invitations to each other’s worship centres
• Visits to other Inter-faith groups and
• Participation in Moseley Festival

Our programme has focussed on getting to know one another and on understanding each other’s faith better. In establishing these friendly relations we hope and believe we are making a small but significant contribution to the general wellbeing of Moseley and the wider city.

We would like to thank the Moseley Community Development Trust and the Roger Hooker Memorial Trust for their kind help and encouragement.