“I had been thinking for some time about the direction of my career, I began to research into projects in my hometown of Derby that had a focus on work that sought to engage the community in inter-faith initiatives – teaching, community development and cross cultural/religious dialogue. Alongside music, religion has been a main interest…
Why volunteer at the MFC?
The University of Derby has been ranked number one for faith support in the UK Modern Universities ISB Benchmark Group.
The University of Derby’s International Student Centre is the best of all UK universities that participated in the International Student Barometer 2018, which measures international students’ experience of higher education. Derby also comes out on top in the International Student Barometer (ISB) rankings among the UK Modern Universities group for the formal welcome given to…
Conversations Across Faiths: Apr-Jul 2017
A warm welcome awaits anyone who would like to join this friendly discussion group, made up of people from a variety of faiths and no faith.
Faith in Science: May 2017
From Enlightenment to Entanglement – exploring FAITH IN SCIENCE. Four public lectures during May 2017.
Short Story Competition: Welcoming the Stranger
Click here to hear MFC Trustee Pam Sutton speak to BBC Radio Derby about our upcoming Short Story Competition (Clip 2:43:48 – 2:49:40).
Dr Phil Henry on BBC Radio Derby: How Faith Has Been Used in the US Election
Dr Phil Henry discusses on BBC Radio Derby how faith has been used in the US Election (clip 1:08:09-01:14:22) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04nflvb.
Conversations Across Faiths: Jan-Mar 2017
Conversations Across Faiths returns Thursday 19th January with ‘Buddhism for everyday life’. All welcome to join this friendly discussion group.
Short Story Competition
Welcoming the Stranger- An opportunity to explore an experience of faith or spirituality.
Conversations Across Faiths: Dec 2016 (Update)
Please note the change in topic for the discussion on Thursday 15th December is SHIATSU with guest speaker Pat Lunn.