Elizabeth Harris-Sawczenko

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Elizabeth served as Director at the Council of Christians and Jews and has led a number of other charities and NGOs. Elizabeth has extensive knowledge and experience of working with UK parliamentarians, civil servants, EU and UN bodies, diplomats and faith communities. Elizabeth also worked for many years in the Middle East. She is a recent recipient of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Humbert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith and her contribution to faith communities has also been acknowledged by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

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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 […]