Many churches have refugees and people seeking asylum as part of their congregations. Friends from refugee backgrounds have skills and experience. They want to serve, volunteer and be active in church life.
There are many benefits for both the church and the refugees and people seeking asylum, including:
- A sense of belonging in the church community
- To bless, enrich and serve the church community
- Empowerment when many choices have been taken away – Unique insight and skills to roles in church life
- Alleviates boredom and gives a sense of purpose
We often get questions about how to recruit people safely into these roles. To support churches in overcoming barriers to safer recruitment we have written a guide.
