This site supports the work of EMBRACE in building a welcoming community by providing background information, details of events and ideas for response. Please browse through the pages and if you require further information, contact us. 

EMBRACE warmly invites you to our annual Spring Meeting followed by the AGM. This event will take place at 7pm on 20th May, at Edgehill College, Belfast. The evening will look at Life in the Shadows, considering issues relating to vulnerable and exploited migrant people. The main speaker will be Deirdre Coghlan who will provide an exploration of information and issues relating to vulnerable migrant workers in Ireland. David Craig from Mountpottinger Presbyterian Church in Belfast will also speak about the experience of supporting and befriending  people who have come to the end of the asylum process. There will also be contributions from Embrace and the opportunity for discussion.

I was a stranger…

Northern Ireland is becoming richer in its diversity of culture and ethnicity as it becomes home to an increasing number of people from other countries. Some come seeking asylum, others to fill job vacancies or to study in our universities and colleges. There are also a growing number of resident minority ethnic people who have settled in Northern Ireland. The needs of each are as individual as the experiences each person brings, but common to all is the desire to be safe and to know the acceptance of the local community.

and you made me welcome

EMBRACE seeks to equip the church to fulfil its call to welcome our new neighbours, by providing information, training, materials and channels for practical help. In doing this we seek to build a community which welcomes and respects diversity. See About Us for a fuller description of our activities.

On this site you will find information relating to the situation for people seeking asylum, refugees, migrant workers and people from resident minority ethnic backgrounds within Northern Ireland. There are also links to related sites. Please use our Contact Us link for further information or to comment on this site.

‘I was a stranger and you made me welcome‘

Matthew 25:35

 

  

 

 

 

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