Lord Bourne visits mosque

Lord Bourne, Minister for Faith, visits Church-Mosque Twinning Programme at Old Kent Road Mosque

Lord Bourne (third from right, standing) at Old Kent Road Mosque this afternoon, meeting those involved in involved in the longstanding links between the Mosque and local churches St Philip’s Camberwell and St Peter’s Walworth.

The Minister for Faith observed Friday Prayer at the Mosque and then joined Imam Kazeem Fatai, Saidat Oketunde and Ola Yusuff from the Mosque, Revd Anna Macham from St Philip’s Church and Revd Andrew Moughtin-Mumby from St Peter’s Church to learn more about how church-mosque twinning works.

Imam Kazeem and Siriol Davies, who leads the Church-Mosque Twinning Programme for CMF, convened the discussion.

The Ven Dr Jane Steen, Archdeacon of Southwark, Liz Carnelly, Programme Director for Near Neighbours, took part in the discussion.

Listen to the podcast of Imam Kazeem and Mtr Anna in conversation at St Philip’s Vicarage, recorded this week.

Download the booklet for pictures and information about these twinning partnerships.