UK Kick's Off First Interfaith Week At Schools

Church of England Schools Join Interfaith Week

By Charles BoydChristian Today Reporter

Thousands of Church of England schools are taking part in the United Kingdom's first interfaith week, which kicked off on Sunday.

The week is being facilitated by the Inter Faith Network for the United Kingdom and the Department for Communities and Local Government.

It is being led at the community level with local groups holding events to highlight their work in promoting understanding between people of different faiths and beliefs, and the contribution faith groups make to their neighborhoods and the wider society.

Many of the Church of England’s 4,500 primary and 220 secondary schools are taking part in events.

Birmingham Cathedral has teamed up with Operation Noah to run a week of events focusing on climate change and the story of Noah, which is shared by Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Local primary school pupils will write their thoughts and fears about the impact of climate change onto animal shapes, which will then join a giant ark, while students from Bartley Green High School have put together a major art installation at the cathedral.

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