Faithful Welcome

Faithful Welcome is a partnership project between Faith in Community Scotland and Scottish Faiths Action for Refugees. We aim to support Scotland’s faith communities to welcome refugees and asylum seekers and enable them to be an integral part of community life.

Faithful Welcome invites people from Scotland’s rich diversity of faith traditions to be part of creating a more welcoming and inclusive society for newcomers and play an integral role in supporting two-way integration.

We would love to speak with groups who are interested in learning more about engaging with refugees and asylum seekers in their area for the first time.
And we invite faith communities share what they’re already doing in making a difference in the lives of refugees and asylum seekers, and to work with us to grow and develop that work.


How to link in with Faithful Welcome:

  • Join us for free workshops and information sessions on refugees, asylum and integration

  • Work with our staff team for one-to-one support and build your capacity

  • Engage in networking opportunities and connect with like-minded people

  • Download a copy of our report Somebody Reaches Out which presents the findings of a process of engagement with New Scots – asylum seekers and refugees in Glasgow, and staff and volunteers from faith communities across Scotland working with and alongside them. The title comes from a quote from one volunteer reflecting on the difference made when, “somebody cares, somebody reaches out, somebody smiles”.

  • Benefit from funding and practical advice - for information on our small grants scheme click here

This project is part funded by the EU Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund. Making management of migration flows more efficient across the European Union

Our vision is that faith groups in every local community actively seek to involve refugees and asylum seekers in community life and welcome them as neighbours and friends. With your help we would like to see refugees and asylum-seekers have strong social connections, leading fulfilling lives and be confident about using their own gifts and skills to contribute to community life, as well as having their needs met. Join us on the journey!

Our Project Team would love to hear from you:
Isobel McNaughtan, Donna Gray
Further info: isobel@faithincommunity.scot