Directory of Ethnic and Language Minority Faith Groups and Spaces
April 2007
The aim of this Directory is to find another way of mapping, however imperfectly, some of our “hidden” ethnic and language minorities through their worship communities in Bournemouth and Poole.
The churches and groups that have been included are those that either cater for a specific ethnic or language minority or where worshippers from a particular ethnic or language minority worship there in larger numbers. Those faith spaces listed include our local synagogues and mosques but also the regular Catholic Masses in Polish and Portuguese.
The hope is that by listing these faith groups and spaces we have created another resource for those people who are working with isolated individuals in our community or those who are new to the area. The Directory was compiled using a range of methods; existing listings, church websites and following up word of mouth information. Permission has been sought for inclusion where the information was not already in the public domain. No doubt this Directory will generate discussion and we would be glad to have your comments or further information so that future editions can be more complete.
Many thanks to all those who supported this project and who shared their thoughts and the information they had compiled.
Please note inclusion on this list does not necessarily mean that Churches Together in Dorset endorses views of an organisation.
BUDDHIST
B’mouth Thai Buddhists
(gather at beginning of Thai Festival 1st Sun in Aug for religious celebration)
Mrs Piyanan Tepnarin
8, Albert Court
18, Florence Road
Bournemouth BH5 1ER
Tel: 01202 300916
Sakya Thubten Ling -Tibetan Buddhist Centre
167 Shelbourne Road
167 Shelbourne Road
167 Shelbourne RoadBournemouth BH8 8RD
Tel: 01202 538108
BAHAI’I
Bournemouth Baha’i Community
(welcoming of those from a range of international backgrounds)
C/O Susan Kouchek-Zadeh
Tel: 01202 426617
Poole Baha’i Community
(welcoming of those from a range of international backgrounds)
C/O Michael Tempest
Tel:01202 247933
CHRISTIAN
African Christian Fellowship
Abbey Adeyemi
Tel:01202 694052
poole@acfonline.org.uk
www.acfonline.org.uk
Boscombe Baptist Church
(Mon evenings for those from overseas)
Rev. George Haines
Palmerston Road
Boscombe
Bournemouth BH1 4HS
Tel: 01202 393252
Bournemouth International Church
(welcoming of those from a range of international backgrounds, holds Korean and Japanese prayer groups)
C/O East Cliff United Reform Church
Holdenhurst Road
Bournemouth BH1 8AW
B’mouth Korean Church
Rev David Doyan Kim
St Augustin’s Church
Cemetery Junction
Bournemouth BH2 6NU
Tel: 01202 567217
Bournemouth University Chaplaincy
(weekly Global café for international students)
(weekly Global café for international students)
(weekly Global café for international students)Studio Café
Poole House
Talbot Campus
Fern Barrow
Poole BH12 5BB
Tel: 01202 965383
Bournemouth Winton Korean Church
(weekly service)
(weekly service)
(weekly service)Pastor Soon Soek-Yangs
Methodist Church
Winton
Bournemouth
Tel: 01202 519495
Celtic Orthodox Church
(amongst others includes those of Greek, Russian, Serbo-Croat & other Orthodox worshippers)
(amongst others includes those of Greek, Russian, Serbo-Croat & other Orthodox worshippers)Archpriest Raphael
St. Joseph of Arimathea
Correspondence to:
The Presbytery
8 Firbank Road
Bournemouth BH9 1EL
Tel: 01202 511156
Church for the Nations
(Multiethnic & multicultural church worshippers include number of Africans)
(Multiethnic & multicultural church worshippers include number of Africans)
(Multiethnic & multicultural church worshippers include number of Africans)Victoria Park Road
Winton
Bournemouth BH9 2RE
Tel: 01202 548412
Church of the Good Shepherd
(working with settled Gypsy Travellers)
(working with settled Gypsy Travellers)
(working with settled Gypsy Travellers)
(working with settled Gypsy Travellers)Peter Homden
Community Evangelist (Development Worker)
Herbert Avenue
Poole BH12 3HR
Coptic Orthodox Church
Church of Christ the Saviour
Osborne Road
Winton
Bournemouth BH9 2SS
Tel: 07979420006
Evangelical Portuguese Brazilian Church
(Portuguese and Spanish speaking church)
(Every Sun & Thurs)
(Portuguese and Spanish speaking church)(Every Sun & Thurs)
(Portuguese and Spanish speaking church)(Every Sun & Thurs)C/O Wessex Christian Centre
Westover Road
Bournemouth BH1 2EL
(Every Saturday)
C/O St Andrews Church
53 Bennett Road
Charminster
Bournemouth BH8 8QQ
Pastor Renato Fernandes
Igreja Evangelica Luso Brasilera
119 Old Christchurch Road
Bournemouth
Tel: 01202 294813/514932
Gate House Furaha
(youth arm of African Christian Fellowship)
www.gatehousefurahapoolebournemouth.blogspot.com
Greek Orthodox Church
(meets at former St Osmunds Church, Parkstone)
(meets at former St Osmunds Church, Parkstone)
(meets at former St Osmunds Church, Parkstone)Father Chrystostom MacDonnell
Tel: 01202 602628
Martin Luther Kirche
(German Evangelical Church 2nd Sunday of month)
(German Evangelical Church 2nd Sunday of month)
(German Evangelical Church 2nd Sunday of month)Holy Epiphany Church
Castle Lane West
Muscliff
Dorset BH9 3JT
MLK Sec: Tel: 01202 394756
Our Lady of Fatima Roman Catholic Church
(amongst others a number of Keralan Indians who worship)
(amongst others a number of Keralan Indians who worship)
(amongst others a number of Keralan Indians who worship)Canon Peter Webb
35 Brixey Road
Poole BH12 3PB
Tel: 01202 748166
Poole Chinese Christian Fellowship
(worship every Sunday)
(worship every Sunday)
(worship every Sunday)Winton United Reformed Church
Luther Road
Winton
Bournemouth BH9 1LH
Tel: 01202 383783
Sacred Heart Church
(weekly Portuguese Mass)
(weekly Portuguese Mass)
(weekly Portuguese Mass)C/O Fr. Jacomo Ferreira
Sacred Heart Church
1 Albert Road
Bournemouth BH1 1BZ
Tel: 01202 411146
Sacred Heart Church
(weekly Polish Mass)
(weekly Polish Mass)
(weekly Polish Mass)Anthony Pennicott
RC Dean of B’mouth
Sacred Heart Church
1 Albert Road
Bournemouth BH1 1BZ
Tel: 01202 551013
Salisbury Diocesan Chaplaincy to Gypsy
Travellers & Showmen
Rev Roger Redding
The Vicarage
Ebbesbourne Wake
Salisbury SP5 5JL
Tel: 01722 780408
Seventh Day Adventist Church
(amongst others a number of Africans, Indians, Brazilians & Scandinavians worship)
Pastor Ian Lorek
84 Alma Road
Winton
Bournemouth BH9 1AN
Tel: 01258 458332
South Indian Prayer Group
C/O St John’s Church
Christchurch Road
Boscombe
Bournemouth BH1 4AD
Tel: 01202 301916
St Andrew’s Church
(Services for International students)
(Services for International students)
(Services for International students)53 Bennett Road
Charminster
Bournemouth BH8 8QQ
St John’s Church
(currently includes those from a range of international backgrounds)
(currently includes those from a range of international backgrounds)
(currently includes those from a range of international backgrounds)Christchurch Road
Boscombe
Bournemouth BH1 4AD
Tel: 01202 301916
St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church
(amongst others a number of Keralan Indians who worship here)
(amongst others a number of Keralan Indians who worship here)
(amongst others a number of Keralan Indians who worship here)Father Mark Skelton
211A Wimborne Road
Poole BH15 2EG
Tel: 01202 675412
St Peter’s & St Stephen’s B’mouth Town Centre Parish
(welcoming of those from a range of international backgrounds)
Hinton Road
Bournemouth BH1 2EE
Tel: 01202 290986
Russian Church
(worship every Sunday 1.30pm)
Pastor Brian Campbell
Sunnyhill Community Church
Sunnyhill Road
Parkstone
Poole BH12 2DH
Tel: 01202 716771
Wessex Christian Centre
(amongst others a number of Africans who worship here)
(amongst others a number of Africans who worship here)
(amongst others a number of Africans who worship here)Hinton Road
Bournemouth BH1 2EN
Tel: 01202 298123
JEWISH
B’mouth Hebrew Congregation
Wootton Gardens
Bournemouth BH1 1PW
B’mouth Jewish Representative Council
C/O Brian Webb
3 De Lisle Road
Bournemouth BH3 7NF
B’mouth Reform
Synagogue
Rabbi Neil Amswych
53 Christchurch Road
Bournemouth BH1 3PN
Tel: 01202 557736
Bournemouth Sephardi Association
69 Orchard Avenue
Poole BH14 3PW
Lubavitch Centre
Chabad House
9 Boscombe Spa Road
Boscombe
Bournemouth BH5 1AW
Wessex Jewish News
(C/O B’mouth Jewish Representative Council)
MUSLIM
Ahmadiyya Muslim Association
Bournemouth Branch
Rubina Nasser
51 Richmond Park Ave Bournemouth BH8 9DN
B’mouth Islamic Centre & Central Mosque
Majid Yasin
4 St Stephens Road
Bournemouth BH2 6JJ
Tel: 01202 557072
Dorset Islamic Cultural Association
Mr Mustafa
418 Ashley Road
Poole
Imaan Women's Association
(C/O B’mth Islamic Centre)
Winton Mosque
Mr Miah
2C Cranmer Road
Winton
Bournemouth
HINDU
Hindu Women's Association
C/o Mrs Joshi
3 Woodcock Crescent
Littledown Park
Bournemouth BH7 7JW
Poole Indian Cultural Society
(Celebrate Hindu festivals)
(Celebrate Hindu festivals)
(Celebrate Hindu festivals)PO Box 1699
Broadstone BH18 OAP
INTER-FAITH CONTACTS
Bournemouth Partnership – Faith Representative
Adrian Thomas
Bournemouth Commercial & Industrial Chaplain (IBEX)
81 Watcombe Road
Bournemouth BH6 3LX
Tel: 01202 417698
adrian.t@pokesdown.net
Poole Partnership – Faith Communities Member
Jonathan Martin
Poole Council Chaplain
Tel: 01202 733580
jonathan.martin@poole .gov.uk
There are a range of inter-faith chaplaincies in the area including hospitals and university. Information about these can be provided by both of the above.
B’mth & Poole
Multi-Faith Airport Emergency Team
C/O Adrian Thomas
Bournemouth Commercial & Industrial Chaplain (IBEX)
81 Watcombe Road
Bournemouth BH6 3LX
Tel: 01202 417698
adrian.t@pokesdown.net
B’mth University Religion and Belief Centre
Talbot House
Talbot Campus
Fern Barrow
Poole BH12 5BB
Tel: 01202 965383
Council of Christians and Jews
Chair - Canon Jim Richardson
Bournemouth Town Centre Parish
St Peter’s Rectory
18 Wimborne Road
Bournemouth BH2 6NT
Tel: 01202 554058
Rabbi Neil Amswych
53 Christchurch Road
Bournemouth
Tel: 01202 557736
Rev Stu Miller
College Chaplain
Bournemouth & Poole College
North Road
Parkstone
Poole BH14 0LS
Tel: 01202 205896
Three Faiths Forum
(Christianity, Islam & Judaism)
Tim Selwood
Local Co-ordinator
Tel: 01962 860874
Faithlinks
Jo Brightwell
Project Co-ordinator
T133 Talbot House
Bournemouth University
Fern Barrow
Poole BH12 5BB
Tel: 07980 002676
B’mth Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education
C/O Lynda Clarke
Service & Strategy Manager
School Support & Improvement
B’mouth Borough Council
Dorset House
20-22 Christchurch Road,
Bournemouth BH1 3NL
Tel: 01202 456134
lynda.clarke@bournemouth.gov.uk
Poole Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education
C/O Liz Strothard
SACRE Clerk
Legal & Democratic Services
Civic Centre
Poole BH15 2RU
Tel: 01202 633018
Spirituality Worker – Children & Families
Lyn Coombs
Borough of Poole
14A Commercial Road
Poole BH14 OJW
Tel: 01202 735046
Funded by The Faith Communities Capacity Building Fund.
The fund supports faith and inter faith organisations to support inter faith activities which bring together people from different faith groups to talk, network and learn from one another.
Research by Ann Khambatta, Making Waves – training & consultancy Tel: 01202 640142