David Barclay

Chief Executive
Good Faith Foundation, Good Faith Partnership

David is Chief Executive at Good Faith. He also leads on projects related to social inclusion and integration, including the award-winning Warm Welcome Campaign which he established in response to the energy crisis in 2022. He has previously served as Adviser on Migrant Inclusion for the Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees, and sits on the Board of the Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy (RAMP) Project. David was an Acumen Fellow in 2021-22 and is part of the 2024-25 A Million Realities Leadership Programme. 

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Virtues of Faith: A Better Conversation

15 October 2026

Virtues of Faith is a Templeton Religion Trust funded project run by the Good Faith Partnership, with the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues at the University of Birmingham as a research partner. The project began with a Jubilee Centre-funded pilot survey in 2023 exploring how virtues resonate across the United Kingdom’s five largest faith […]

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ChurchWorks Commission appoints Bishop of Peterborough as its new Chair

29 September 2026

The ChurchWorks Commission has named the Rt Revd Debbie Sellin, the 39th Bishop of Peterborough, as its new chair. Bishop Debbie was installed at Peterborough in March 2024, becoming Peterborough’s first female bishop. She takes over as Chair of the ChurchWorks Commission from Bishop Philip Mounstephen, who has chaired the ChurchWorks Commission since 2024. The […]

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The Prime Minister shines a light on Warm Welcome Spaces

15 September 2026

Last year, the Warm Welcome Campaign had the honour of taking Andy Burnham, in his role as Greater Manchester Mayor, and our Ambassador Gaby Roslin, to visit Longsight Library and Learning Centre Warm Welcome Space in Manchester.  Following his recent appointment as Prime Minister, we wrote to the Rt. Hon. Andy Burnham MP, to congratulate […]