Contact Faith Communities in the Northwest

Faith communities are organised in various ways. Certainly their administrative boundaries rarely co-incide with those adopted by government. Many faith communities lack strategic infrastructures. This can make them difficult to 'do business with'.

It should be born in mind, however, that it is faith communities' diversity that makes them valuable partners in engaging the hard to reach.

Information on faith communities both nationally and regionally can be found on the website of Inter Faith Network for the UK:

Visit: www.interfaith.co.uk

There are a number of sub-regional and local interfaith bodies in the Northwest. These can be an initial point of contact for those who wish to consult with faith communities in their locality:

In addition, the mainstream Christian Churches jointly employ Ecumenical Development Officers in each sub-region to co- ordinate their activities.

The Churches' Officer for the Northwest (Monsignor John Devine) is employed by the mainstream Christian Churches in the North West of England to develop partnership working with government at every level. His contact details are as follows:

Monsignor John Devine OBE, Churches' Officer for the North West, Liverpool Hope University, Room 049, Eden Building, Hope park, Liverpool L16 9JD email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   tel: 0151 291 3195  Mob: 07951032803

There follows a list of key contacts at sub regional level/county level. These are correct as of 1st November 2011. Please contact John  if any of the details are incorrect .