Monthly Archive for June, 2006

Local groups which provide support and/or information for people of minority ethnic backgrounds

The African and Caribbean Association of Foyle
7 – 15 Foyle Street
One World Centre
Derry/Londonderry
BT48 6AL
Tel: 028 7137 0989
Email: afrocaribbeansociety@gmail.com
Web: www.acafni.org

N.I African Cultural Centre
12 Upper Crescent
Belfast
BT7 1NT
Tel: 028 9023 8742

Al-Nisa Association NI
c/o 46 Mount Eden Park
Belfast
BT9 6RB
028 9022 8135

Bangladeshi Welfare Association
24 Greenwell Street
Newtownards
BT23 7LN
Tel: 028 9181 0566

Belfast Islamic Centre
38 Wellington Park
Belfast
BT9 6DN
Tel: 028 9066 4465
Email: info@belfastislamiccentre.org.uk
Web: www.belfastislamiccentre.org.uk

Belfast Jewish Community
49 Somerton Road
Belfast
BT15 4HP
Tel: 028 9077 7974

Causeway Chinese Welfare Association
c/o 1 Mussenden Grange
Articlave
Coleriane
BT51 4US

Centre for Global Education
4 Lower Crescent
Belfast
BT7 1NR
Tel: 028 9024 1879
Web: www.centreforglobaleducation.com

Chinese Chamber of Commerce (NI)
1 Stranmillis Embankment
Belfast
BT7 1GB
Web: www.cccni.com

The Chinese Welfare Association (NI)
1 Stranmillis Embankment
Belfast
BT7 1GB
Tel: 028 9028 8277
Fax: 028 9028 8278
Email: contact@cwa-ni.org
Web: www.cwa-ni.org

Community Relations Council
6 Murray Street
Belfast
BT1 6DN
Tel: 028 9022 7500
Fax: 028 9022 7551
Email: info@community-relations.org.uk
Web: www.community-relations.org.uk

Craigavon Asian Women & Children’s Association
c/o 30 Clanrolla Park
Craigavon
BT65 5HZ
Tel: 028 3834 9732

Derry Travellers Support Group
Ballyarnet Road
Racecourse Road
Londonderry
BT48 8NG
Tel: 028 7135 9340

Craigavons Travellers Support Committee
Moylinn House
21 Legahory Centre
Brownlow
Craigavon
BT65
Tel: 028 3834 2089

The Northern Ireland Filipino Association
c/o NICEM
3rd Floor
Ascot House
24-31 Shaftesbury Square
Belfast
BT2 7DB
Tel: 028 9023 8645

The Northern Ireland Filipino Community in Action
c/o 16 Glenview
Maghaberry
Moira
BT67 0AP
c/o 9 Gleannan Park
Killyclogher
Omagh
BT79 7ZX
Tel: 028 8224 9493

The Hare Krishna Temple
140 Upper Dunmurry Lane
Belfast
BT17 0HE
Tel: 028 9062 0530

The N.I. Hindu Cultural Centre and Temple
86 Clifton Street
Belfast
BT13 1AB
Tel: 028 9024 9746

Indian Community Centre
86 Clifton St.
Belfast
BT13 1AB
Tel: 028 9024 9746
Email: info@iccbelfast.com
Web: www.iccbelfast.com

Mandarin Speaking Association
9 Stranmillis Road
Belfast
BT9 5AF
028 9068 7793

The Multi-Cultural Group
Windsor Women’s Centre
136-144 Broadway
Belfast
BT12 6HY
Tel: 028 9023 5451

The Multicultural Resource Centre
9 Lower Crescent
Belfast
BT7 1NR
Tel: 028 9024 4639
Email info@mcrc-ni.org
Web: www.mcrc-ni.org

Newry and Mourne Ethnic Minority Support Centre
Newry and Mourne District council
Town Hall
Bank Parade
Newry
BT35 6HR
Tel: 028 3025 2544
Email: katerina.skrebsky@newryandmourne.gov.uk

Northern Ireland Muslim Family Association
4 Thornhill Manor
Belfast
BT17 9RB
Tel: 07768 028072
Web: www.nimfa.co.uk

NICEM (Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities)
Ascot House
24-31 Shaftsbury Square
Belfast
BT2 7BD
Tel: 028 9023 8645
Web: www.nicem.org.uk

Oi Kwan Women’s Group
c/o Chinese Welfare Association
1 Stranmillis Embankment
Belfast
BT7 IGB
Tel: 028 9028 8277

Oi Wah Womens’s Group
Brownlow Health Centre
Unit 5/6 Legahory Centre
Brownlow
Craigavon
Co Armagh
BT65 5BE

Oi Yin Bangor Chinese Women’s Group
c/o 1 Lord Wardens Park

Bangor
BT19 7ZW

The Northern Ireland Pakistani Cultural Association

c/o 8 Braniel Park
Belfast
BT5 7JL
Tel: 028 9083 6704

The Northern Ireland Sikh Cultural and Community Centre
1 Simpson’s Brae
Waterside
Londonderry
BT47 1DL

Sikh Women & Children’s Association
163 Cavehill Road
Belfast
BT15 5BN
Tel: 028 9037 1069

Guru Nanak Dev Ji Sikh Community
c/o Fairview Way
Carnmoney
BT36 6TX
Tel: 028 9075 2353

Faith Contacts

The Bahá’i Faith
The Bahá’i Council for Northern Ireland
64 Old Dundonald Road
Belfast
BT16 OXS
Tel: 028 9048 0500
Email: bcni@bahai.org.uk

Buddhism
The Venerable Margery Cross / Jampa Ling Buddhist Centre
Co. Cavan
Tel: 0035 49 952 3448
Email: shishu@eircom.net

The Venerable Margery Cross / Jampa Ling
Buddhist Centre
Co. Cavan
Tel: 0035 49 952 3448

Tashi Khyil Trust
14 Drumnaconnell Road
Saintfield
Co.Down
BT24 7NB
Tel: 028 9751 9773
Email: saltr@clara.net

Christianity
For further Information and contact addresses for the various Christian Churches, please contact
The Irish Council of Churches
Inter-Church Centre
48 Elmwood Avenue
Belfast
BT9 6AZ
Tel: 028 9066 3145
Email: ien@irishchurches.org
Web: www.irishchurches.org

The Northern Ireland Inter-Faith Forum
028 9038 4328
Web: www.niinterfaithforum.org

Hinduism
The Northern Ireland Hindu Cultural Centre and Temple
86 Clifton Street
Belfast
BT13 1AB
Tel: 028 9024 9746

The Hare Krishna Temple
140 Upper Dunmurry Lane
Belfast
BT17 0HE
Tel: 028 9062 0530

Islam
Northern Ireland Muslim Family Association
www.nimfa.org

Pakistani Community Association
c/o 7 Casealdona Gardens,
Belfast,
BT6 9RQ
Tel: 028 90797671
www.belfastislamiccentre.org.uk

Dr Mamoun Mobayed
Muslim Chaplain QUB
4 Thornhill Manor
Belfast
BT17 9RB
Tel: 07768028042
Email: mobayed@hotmail.com

Judaism
The Belfast Hebrew Congregation
The Wolfson Centre
49 Somerton Road
Belfast
BT15 3LH

Sikhism
Northern Ireland Sikh Cultural and Community Centre
1 Simpsons Brae
Waterside
Londonderry
BT47 1DL

Organisations working with people seeking asylum and refugees

Amnesty International NI
397 Ormeau Road
Belfast
BT7 3GP
Tel: 028 9064 3000
Email: nireland@amnesty.org.uk
Web: www.amnesty.org.uk

Barnados
Divisional Head Office
542-544 Upper Newtownards Road
Belfast
BT4 3HE
Tel: 028 9067 2366
Web: www.barnados.org.uk

The Children’s Law Centre
Philip House
123-137 York St
Belfast
BT15 1AB
Tel: 028 90245704
Fax: 028 90245679
Web: www.childrenslawcentre.org

The Law Centre NI
Belfast Office
124 Donegall Street
Belfast
BT1 2GY
Tel: 028 9024 4401
Fax: 028 9023 6340
e-mail: admin.belfast@lawcentreni.org

Western Area Office
9 Clarendon Street
Derry BT48 7EP
Tel: 028 7126 2433
Fax: 028 7126 2343
e-mail: admin.derry@lawcentreni.org
Web: www.lawcentreni.org

Bryson One Stop Service For Asylum Seekers
9 Lower Crescent
Belfast
BT7 1NR
Tel: 028 9043 9226
Email: info@brysononestopservice.com
Emergency out of hours contact number for asylum claimants in need of assistance 028 9024 2025

National Asylum Support Service
58 Howard Street
Belfast
BT1 6PD
Tel: 028 9058 5971

NI Community of Refugees and Asylum Seekers
143A University Street
Belfast
BT7 1HP
Tel: 028 9024 6699
Fax: 028 9024 8855
Email: nicras@hotmail.co.uk

NI Housing Executive
9th Floor
32-36 Great Victoria Street
Belfast
BT2 7BA
Tel: 028 9024 0588
Web: www.nihe.gov.uk

Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
Temple Court,
39 North Street,
Belfast,
BT1 1NA Tel: 028 9024 3987
Web: www.nihrc.org

RAG Refugee Action Group
c/o MCRC
9 Lower Crescent
Belfast
BT7 1NR
Tel. 02890 244639
Fax. 02890 329 581
Email: refugee@mcrc-ni.org
Web: www.refugeeactiongroup.com

Red Cross
125 University Street
Belfast
BT7 IHP
Tel: 028 9024 6400
Web: www.redcross.org.uk
www.redcross.ie

Save the Children (NI)
Popper House
15 Richmond Park
Belfast
BT10 0HB
Tel: 028 90431123
Fax: 028 90431314
Web: www.savethechildren.org.uk

South & East Belfast Trust
Knockbracken Healthcare Park
Saintfield Road
Belfast
BT8 8BH
Tel: 028 9056 4940
Web: www.sebt.n-i.nhs.uk

Christian Resource Materials

Agape
Fairgate House
Kings Road Tyseley
Birmingham
B11 2AA
Tel: 0121 765 4404
Website: www.agape.org.uk
Suppliers of the Jesus Video in the UK. Supplied with commentary dubbed into hundreds of languages.

Bible Society NI
27 Howard Street
Belfast
BT1 6NB
Tel: 028 9032 6577
Website: www.bsni.co.uk
Supply Bibles, Bible portions and tracts in many languages

Chapter Two
Fountain House
Conduit Mews
London
SE18 7AP
Tel: 020 8316 5389,
Fax: 020 8854 5963
Email: chapter2@aol.com
Website: www.chaptertwobooks.org.uk
Extensive range of foreign language Bibles

Christianity Explored
Website: www.christianityexplored.com
Christianity Explored is an informal course for people who’d like to investigate Christianity. Eight bible studies in St. Mark’s gospel available for speakers of English as a second language

Easy English
Website: www.easyenglish.info
Easy English is a form of simple English developed by Wycliffe Associates (UK). This site contains Bible commentaries and other materials written in EasyEnglish. They are free for downloading and use.

Elam Ministries, UK
P O Box 75,
Godalming,
Surrey
Tel 01483 427778
Website www.elam.com
Farsi/Persian literature, language, people and media resources. Catalogue available

EMBRACE NI
48 Elmwood Avenue
Belfast
BT9 6AZ
Tel 079 6992 1328
Link to EMBRACE Resource page on this site here
Newsheets, booklets and fliers providing information and suggestions for Christian response and welcome. The EMBRACE office also houses a small resource library which can be borrowed from by arrangement.

Good News English Course
Website: www.gnews-english.org
Resource for refugees: a teach-yourself English course based on the Bible, for absolute beginners. It is free, can be downloaded from the internet and is available in several different languages. The course leads on to upper intermediate level and aims to develop all the language skills – reading, writing, speaking and listening.

Hard Gospel
An initiative of the Church of Ireland which seeks to transform communities through building relationships with God and with our neighbours.
The website, www.hardgospel.net includes resources for worship, small group study and for youth activities.

International Bible Society
Email: ibs_uk@eur.ibs.org
Website: www.ibsdirect.co.uk
Bibles and New Testaments in different languages

Iranian Christian Fellowship
158 Sutton Court Road,
Chiswick,
London
W4 3HR
Tel: 020 8995 4966
Website: www.icfchurch.com
Church services and Bible Study groups in Persian/Farsi in London. People resources/Farsi speakers for ministry elsewhere in the UK

Kitab Asian and Oriental Booksellers
PO Box 315,
Oldham
OL1 3YW
Tel: 0161 678 6838
Email: Kitab.uk@domini.org
Website: www.kitab.org.uk
Suppliers of leaflets, books, Scriptures, videos and audio tapes in English and 70 other languages for the understanding of and outreach to Muslims and Islam. Owned by Interserve. Catalogue available

London School of Theology
Green Lane,
Northwood,
Middlesex
HA6 2UW
Website: www.lst.ac.uk/bookshop
Online stock catalogue lists many written and video resources for Islamic studies/outreach.

No Frontiers
26-28 Lottbridge Drove,
Eastbourne,
East Sussex
BN23 6NT
Tel: 01323-437723
Fax 01323-411970
Email: office@nofrontiers.org
Website: www.nofrontiers.org
Christian literature available in many languages – catalogue available

Sat-7 Trust Limited (Satellite Television)
P O Box 1214,
Bristol,
BS99 2RS
Tel 0117 953 7773
Fax 0117 953 7774
Email: bristol@sat7.org
Website: www.sat7.org
Arabic resources on website plus resources for Christians and Muslims. Broadcasts from a Christian worldview to the Middle East and North Africa.

Scripture Gift Mission
Radstock House,
3 Eccleston Street,
London
SW1W 9LZ
Tel: 020 7730 2155,
Fax 020 7730 0240
Email: lon@sgm.org
Website: www.sgm.org
Selection of Bible Resources/Christian literature available in many languages. Supplied free for sharing on a one-to-one basis. Not for mass distribution.

SOON Ministries (WEC International)
44 Twyford Road,
Willington,
Derby
DE65 6BN
Tel 01283 702334
Email: admin@soon.org.uk
www.soon.org.uk = Outreach site
www.web-evangelism.com = Training guide
www.gospelcom.net/guide/resources/free-papers.php
Evangelistic papers, Bible Study materials and New Testaments in easy-English, aimed primarily at those who speak English as a second language. Evangelistic papers are available free in reasonable quantity to any Christian ministry who can make use of them.

Tearfund
100 Church Road,
Teddington,
Middx
TW11 8QE
Tel 020 8943 7791
Fax 020 8943 3594
Email: info@tearfund.org
Website: www.tearfund.org
Befriending Pack for Asylum Seekers providing guidance to churches and Christians seeking to support asylum seekers and refugees.

Word of Life
PO Box 14,
Oldham
OL1 3WW
Tel 0161 628 4051
Email: info@word.org.uk
Website: www.word.org.uk
Calendars with Scripture verses in different languages. Bible correspondence course for Muslim enquirers.

Information

Britain and Ireland World A Peoples (BIWAP)
Website: www.peopleteams.org/biwap
Web site includes summaries of people groups and different religions with related prayer requests. Britain and Ireland World A Peoples are people from unreached regions of the world who reside in Britain and Ireland. The regions include Central Asia, North Africa, the Middle East, East Asia, and Southern Asia.

Into the Light
PO Box 112,
Oldham,
OL1 3FQ
Email: info@itl.org.uk
Website: www.outreach.itl.org.uk
An equipping website for Christians wishing to share their faith with others, particularly those reaching out to Muslims.

Training

International Training Network
Exchange Buildings,
Upper Hinton Road,
Bournemouth,
Dorset
BH1 2HH
Tel/Fax 01202 789089
Email: info@international-training-network.org.uk
Website: www.internationaltraining.net
Non-denominational TESOL training for Christians who seek to communicate the gospel through teaching English as a foreign language. Includes TEIA (Teaching English to Immigrants & Asylum Seekers) course.

Organisations providing support, information and/or advice for migrant workers

ANIMATE
Unit T2
Dungannon Business Park
2 Coalisland Road
Dungannon
BT71 6JT
Tel: 028 8772 9439
Fax: 028 8772 2869
Email: info@animate-ccd.net
Web: www.animate-ccd.net

Concordia
c/o Countryside Services Ltd
97 Moy Road
Dungannon
Co Tyrone
BT71 7DX
Tel: 028 8778 8242
Fax: 028 8778 8240
Email: info@concordiapartnership.org
Web: www.concordiapartnership.org

Rural Community Network
38a Oldtown Street
Cookstown
Co Tyrone
BT80 8EF
Tel: 028 8676 6670
Email: info@ruralcommunitynetwork.org
Web: www.ruralcommunitynetwork.org

St Vincent de Paul Society
EIA House
196-200 Antrim Road
Belfast
BT15 2AJ
Tel: 028 9035 1561
Web: www.svp-ni.org

STEP (South Tyrone Empowerment programme)
Unit T7
Dungannon Business Park
2 Coalisland Rd
Dungannon
Co. Tyrone
BT71 6JT
Tel: 028 8772 9002
Fax: 028 8772 9008
Email: info@stepni.org
Web: www.stepni.org

The Welcome Centre
65 St Peter’s Square North
Belfast
BT12 4DH
Tel: 028 9023 4387

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EMBRACE is a group of Christians working together to promote a positive response to people seeking asylum, refugees, migrant workers and minority ethnic people in Northern Ireland.

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