--- title: Welcome refugees arriving in your community date: 2019-10-31T16:52:00+00:00 author: Richard Powney canonical_url: "https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/welcome-refugees-arriving-in-your-community" section: Resources --- Great Commission is the Evangelical Alliance's evangelism and mission hub for stories that inspire and resources that equip us all to share Jesus. - [Great Commission](/great-commission) - [Resources](/great-commission/resources/all) - Welcome refugees arriving in your community # Welcome refugees arriving in your community #### Welcome Churches vision is for every refugee to be welcomed by the local church. [ ![Screenshot of Welcome refugees arriving in your community](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) Visit resource ](https://welcomechurches.org/ "Visit Welcome refugees arriving in your community") Welcome Churches provide on-the-ground training, tools, and expertise for churches, equipping them to care practically for refugees and welcome them into their church community.Many refugees have a freedom in the UK to explore faith that they have not had before. Through a growing national network, Welcome Churches help refugees find a church that will support their practical and spiritual needs wherever they are moved to.Welcome Churches equip churches to:**LEARN** about who is coming to the UK seeking refuge and what their needs are.**TRAIN** to welcome those arriving in your community and confidently share your faith with them.**WELCOME** refugees near you by joining their Welcome Network.Get in touch to find out more. [ Visit resource ](https://welcomechurches.org/) ### Featured Resources [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### The Visa Course The Visa Course is a 10 week course that introduces Christianity in simple English. ](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/the-visa-course) [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### Jews for Jesus Jews for Jesus exists to make the Messiahship of Jesus an unavoidable issue to our Jewish people… ](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/jews-for-jesus) [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### Centre for Missionaries… The centre provides training through conferences, conversations and books on how to grow and develop… ](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/centre-for-missionaries-from-the-majority-world) [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### Missional Links Wales We are committed to initiating, developing and empowering long-term partnership collaborations between… ](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/missional-links-wales) [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### Welcoming refugees and… Here are some helpful guidelines to what we can do to welcome those who’ve had to flee their homeland. ](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/welcoming-refugees-and-asylum-seekers) [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### Welcome refugees arriving… Welcome Churches vision is for every refugee to be welcomed by the local church. ](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/welcome-refugees-arriving-in-your-community) [](https://www.facebook.com/dialog/share?app_id=1769260916495219&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fgreat-commission%2Fresources%2Fwelcome-refugees-arriving-in-your-community) [](https://x.com/intent/tweet?text=Welcome%20refugees%20arriving%20in%20your%20community&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fgreat-commission%2Fresources%2Fwelcome-refugees-arriving-in-your-community) [](https://www.facebook.com/dialog/send?app_id=1769260916495219&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fgreat-commission%2Fresources%2Fwelcome-refugees-arriving-in-your-community&link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fgreat-commission%2Fresources%2Fwelcome-refugees-arriving-in-your-community&display=popup) [](mailto:?subject=Shared%20from%20Evangelical%20Alliance&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fgreat-commission%2Fresources%2Fwelcome-refugees-arriving-in-your-community) Topics [Cross-cultural](/great-commission/cross-cultural) #### What is the Engel scale? 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