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ForewordJonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi in Britain, gave a lecture, “How faith communities
can renew civil society”. He asked his audience to imagine being on the
London Eye, looking at all the buildings in view, and asking “What goes on in
there?” (Cited in “The Tablet” 14 Feb. 09). Amongst the buildings would be
Churches, Mosques, Synagogues, Temples, and Gurdwara. What happens
in these, and what they have in common, is the sharing of spiritual treasures,
bonding and building up communities,
and inspiring people to serve their
neighbours. No city or town is
healthy without them.
Northampton Inter Faith
Forum (NIFF) was
formally launched in
2006 for the mutual
encouragement
of individual faith
communities, and
to work for better
understanding between
members of different
faiths. NIFF includes
representatives of
the following faiths: Baha’i, Buddhist,
Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh.
Members of these faiths live throughout the
County of Northamptonshire. Until now there has been no way in which people
of all the different faiths could contact each other across the County. Nor has
there been a resource for others who need to make contact with the various
groups. Now there is. This directory aims to meet the need.
In 2008, through the Department for Communities and Local Government,
funding became available to provide an Inter Faith Development Worker for
NIFF for an 8-month period. This work included the creation of this Inter Faith
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IndexCounty-wide groups ............................................................................5
Corby ..................................................................................................6
Daventry ..............................................................................................9
East Northants ..................................................................................10
Kettering ............................................................................................11
Northampton .....................................................................................13
South Northants ................................................................................17
Wellingborough ..................................................................................18
Regional Inter Faith Bodies ................................................................20
National Inter Faith Bodies .................................................................21
Other Resources ...............................................................................22
Explanatory NotesFaith groups are spread throughout the county. Usually, when there are sufficient numbers present in a particular area, regular formal meetings or a place of worship may be established.
Contact information is provided for the following faith groups:
Baha’i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh.
The contacts listed in this directory are given as a first point of contact; they may refer you to others.
The Christian faith group is diverse and the initial contact point is shown as the relevant Churches Together group. In most cases the contact will be able to direct an enquiry to the most appropriate person.
Local Authority contacts with a relevant community role are also shown.
Directory for the County. NIFF have been pleased to manage this project with
the support of Northamptonshire County Council, Wellingborough Inter Faith
Group, and Faithworks Northampton.
The aim was not to set up another organisation, but to gather together
and organise information about Faith communities, and inter faith groups
throughout the County; and to provide details of key contact people within
these groups.
NIFF believes this will facilitate and encourage inter faith networking both at
local level and county-wide. But the directory will be helpful in other ways.
Public bodies, including Local Authorities, Emergency Services, and other
agencies will find this directory helpful in those many situations where a
person’s or a group’s faith and their roots are of importance; and where faith
groups are significant providers in their communities. Without doubt, this
directory will help promote social cohesion within the County.
We have tried to keep this directory as succinct as possible, but we are aware
that it will be used by people who have limited knowledge of faith groups. All
of us are still learning. Therefore, as well as providing contact details for faith
and inter faith groups, very brief descriptive or explanatory paragraphs are
sometimes added; or suggestions made as to where further information might
be found. Faith forms only one part of what shapes our identity, but we invite
those who use this resource to do so in the knowledge that people of good
faith want to work in partnerships for the common good.
We hope you will find this directory helpful. If you have suggested
amendments, or if you would like further copies, please contact the NIFF
Secretary: Rev Dr Ted Hale; Email: [email protected].
NIFF aims in the near future to produce the information in this directory in
electronic form and to carry it on a NIFF website. We will advertise widely as
soon as this becomes available.
Rev. Canon John Udris, Chair: Northampton Inter Faith Forum
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Countywide
Faith GroupsShire & Soke(Churches Together in Northamptonshire and Peterborough).
Teresa BrownEcumenical Officer
Tel: 01832 293535Email: [email protected]: www.shireandsoke.org.uk
Northamptonshire Muslim CouncilChair: Yousuf Miah Tel: 01604 239326Mob: 07909 843536 / 07793 728524Email: [email protected]
Local AuthorityNorthamptonshire County CouncilEmergency Planning
Joanne Maddams Tel: 01604 237450 Email: [email protected]
Northamptonshire County CouncilCommunity CohesionSue JobbinsTe: 01604 237673Email: [email protected]
University of NorthamptonMulti-Faith ChaplaincyTel: 01604 892488 Email: [email protected]
Corby Borough
Faith Groups
Buddhist [Vietnamese] Ann Irving Tel: 01832 731557Email: [email protected]: www.interbeing.org.uk
ChristianChurches Together in CorbyChair: Paul Arnold Tel: 01536 403931Email: [email protected]
HinduAshok Nathwahi Tel: 07845689108Email: [email protected]
MuslimCorby Muslim OrganisationChair: Anya Chaudhury07825 017342
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Local AuthorityCorby Borough CouncilAsst Chief ExecutiveAngela WarburtonTel: 01536 464008Email:[email protected]: www.corby.gov.uk
Supported by
Corby Community PartnershipKaron PhillipsTel: 01536 263946Website: www.corbycp.org.uk
Daventry DistrictFaith Groups
BuddhistNagarjuna Buddhist CentreCommunity Relations Officer Pet Finden Tel: 01604 686778Email: [email protected]: www.meditation-nagarjuna.org
ChristianChurches Together in Daventry Chair: Mark Middleton Tel: 01327 315818Email: [email protected]: www.ctid.org.uk
Local AuthorityDaventry District CouncilCommunity Team
Kevin FaganTel: 01327 302424Email: [email protected]
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East Northants District
Faith Groups
ChristianChurches in Thrapston/OundleMike JonesTel: 01832 273674Email: [email protected]
Council of Churches in Rushdenand Higham FerrersChair: Martyn ThorneTel: 01933312426Email: [email protected]
Local AuthorityEast Northants District CouncilVoluntary Sector Development OfficerRichard SimsTel: 01832 742244Email: [email protected]
Supported by
East Northants Faith GroupDevelopment OfficerMark LeesTel: 01933 418002Mob: 07956011402Email: [email protected]: www.enfg.org.uk
Kettering Borough
Faith Groups
Buddhist (Tibetan)Robert PollakTel: 01536 520000Email: [email protected]: www.samyedzongnorthants
ChristianChurches Together in KetteringVice Chair: Peter StrongTel: 07840 619276Email: [email protected]: www.ketteringchurchestogether.co.uk
HinduNavin PandyaTel: 01536 350362
Jewish (Reform Group)Tony SonnTel: 01536 511356
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MuslimKettering Muslim AssociationSec: Suhel Dudha Tel: 07967 835886
Email: [email protected]: www.ketteringmuslim.co.uk
SikhSri Guru Singh SabhaSec: K.S. BainsTel: 01536 410625
Local AuthorityKettering Borough Council Community Services
Iain Kirtley Tel: 01536 410333Email: [email protected]
NorthamptonNorthampton Inter Faith ForumSec: Ted HaleTel: 01604 762305Email: [email protected]
Faith Groups
Baha’iSpiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of NorthamptonSecretary: Susan PhillipsMob: 07504729825Email: [email protected]
Buddhist (Japanese)Stephanie SmythMob: 07919102150Website: www.sgi-uk.org
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ChristianChurches Together in NorthamptonChair: David Wiseman Tel: 01604 633254Email: [email protected]: www.churches-together-northampton.org.uk
The website of Churches Together in Northampton has an almost complete list of the nearly 120 churches in Northampton. As well as the historic denominations there are churches reflecting a wide range of ethnicity; Chinese, Polish, Lithuanian, African-Caribbean, African etc.
HinduIndian Hindu Welfare Organisation Neelam AggarwalTel: 01604 637900or C.Mistry Tel: 01604 404869Email: [email protected]: www.ihwo.org.uk
JewishNorthampton Hebrew Congregation Michael NecusMob: 07811 420514Email: [email protected]: www.northantshc.org
MuslimThere are a number of mosques in Northampton and key contacts for the Muslim community and members of NIFF are:
Maulana Ashraf OsmaniTel: 07796614083
Email: [email protected]
Northampton Islamic Association Chair: Aziz RahmanTel: 07737 545236Email: [email protected]: www.niagroup.org.uk
Spring Educational Society Treasurer: Selcuk BassoyTel: 07921645887Email: [email protected]: www.springeducation.org.uk
Nigerian Muslim Community Chair: Abdul Rasaq AshiruTel: 07957987321
Anjumane Ghulamne Hazrat Abbas a.s Chair: Syed JafriTel: 07980855042Email: [email protected]: www.agha110.com
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SikhSikh Temple / Gurdwara Amarjit Singh AtwalTel: 01604 634641Email: [email protected]: www.northamptonsikhs.org
Ramgharia GurdwaraAsst Sec: Surinder Singh KaundalMob: 07785 272330
Local AuthorityNorthampton Borough CouncilHead of Policy and Community EngagementThomas HallTel: 01604 837593Mob: 0777 0704353Email: [email protected]: www.northampton.gov.uk
South Northants District
Faith Groups
ChristianChurches Together in TowcesterChair: Sue LitchfieldTel: 01327 353743Email: [email protected]
Churches in BrackleyChair: Alan PerkinsTel: 01869 810687Email: [email protected]
Local AuthoritySouth Northamptonshire CouncilHead of Community EngagementNicola CapewellTel: 01327 322330Email: [email protected]: www.SouthNorthants.gov.uk
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WellingboroughWellingborough Inter Faith GroupChair: Cynthia Bailey Tel: 01933 277844Email: [email protected]
Faith Groups
Baha’i Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of WellingboroughSecretary: Shohreh AzarkadehTel: 01933 442323Email: [email protected]
ChristianChurches Together in WellingboroughChair: Amanda Cuthbertson
Tel: 01933 673893www.wellingborough-churchestogether.org/
HinduWellingborough District Hindu Association Chair: Vinod DattaniTel: 01933 223154Email: [email protected]
MuslimIslah MuslimeenChair: Syed IslamMob: 07754 190862
Local AuthorityBorough Council of WellingboroughHead of Neighbourhood DevelopmentCarole StephensonTel: 01933 231804Email: [email protected]: www.wellingborough.gov.uk
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National OrganisationsThe Inter Faith Network for the UKTel: 020 79317766 Fax: 020 79317722Email: [email protected] Website: www.interfaith.org.uk
The Inter Faith Network for the UK (IFN) is an inter faith agency recognised and supported by central government: to which central government refers when it needs inter faith advice. It has excellent guidelines on inter faith dialogue and action. As members of IFN, NIFF incorporated these guidelines in their Constitution. Other bodies involved in inter faith work are advised to consult them. IFN are always willing to give advice and help if asked.
Faith based regeneration NetworkTel: 020 7471 6791/2Email: [email protected]:www.fbrn.org.uk
The Faith Based Regeneration Network UK (FbRN) is the leading national multi faith network for community regeneration and social action. It reaches 9,000 individuals and projects, and all faiths.
Regional Inter Faith BodiesFaiths Forum for the East Midlands
Chair: Jim WardTel: 01522 532934
Email: [email protected]
East Midlands Churches Forum
Derek MarkieExecutive Director
Tel: 0115 962 2134Mob: 07778 772176e-mail: [email protected]: www.emcf.org.uk
Other Resources
“Religions in the UK; Directory 2007-2010” edited by Paul Weller Copies available via 01332 591285 or Email: [email protected]
The 2007 - 2010 directory provides substantial information with regard to the nine main world religious traditions represented in Britain today.
“Inter Faith Organisations in the UK: A Directory”. Available from the Inter Faith Network of the UK. Director: Harriett Crabtree.
Tel: 0220 7931 7766Fax: 020 7931 7722Email: [email protected]
This IFN directory lists over 250 organisations working to promote good inter faith relations in the UK.
“An Anthology of Prayers, Readings and Reflections in time of need”For copies: Tel: 01604 236844Email:[email protected]
This new book, created by the county council’s emergency planning team, includes a wide selection of prayers and reflections from different faiths and can either be read by individuals looking for support or read out by emergency responders.
“Faithworks”Tel: 0845 070 3571/ 020 7921 4289Email: [email protected]
The Faithworks Charter offers a benchmark of how faith groups can work together with statutory and voluntary bodies. It can be viewed on the Faithworks Northampton website www.faithworksnorthampton.org.uk
Produced by the Northampton Inter Faith Forum
“There is increased understanding of the important role that faith communities play in renewing civic society,
and supporting communities to come together in their daily lives. This directory of contacts provides a valuable
resource for us all to use in linking with the key faith groups in Northamptonshire. It will facilitate and encourage
further inter-faith networking within Northamptonshire”.
Katherine Kerswell,Chief Executive, Northamptonshire County Council
“The Department for Communities and Local Government is pleased to support the interfaith directory, it will help public bodies, including local authorities, emergency services and other agencies contact appropriate faith
representatives in situations where effective engagement with communities is important
“Faith groups are best placed to bring communities together. Especially In the current economic climate,
cohesion is more relevant than ever with strong, cohesive communities best placed to ride out the worst of an
economic downturn”.
Department of Communities and Local Government.