Refugee Tales
If you went past the church late on the evening of 10th July, you would have seen lights on throughout the building, torches glinting in the garden and 60 or so people deciding where to sleep, from the chapel in church to the swing-seat in the Community Garden, and everywhere in-between! Our visitors were taking part in the Refugee Tales Walk of 2025 in solidarity with refugees, asylum-seekers and people who have experienced immigration detention. This year, the 5-day walk was around the Capital Ring from Southwark to Wimbledon, with overnight stops at various churches. Each evening, there’s an event where people with experience of detention share their tales, alongside live music and reflections, and the church was packed for a very special occasion that Thursday evening. There’s a few pictures from the event below, and please do visit refugeetales.org to sign-up for updates on their work and future events.
Here at MHMC, we have a long history of supporting refugees and asylum-seekers, and currently have a group of Christian Iranians as an active and engaged part of our community. We have been blessed by their presence and their enthusiasm to explore the Christian faith. As the Gospel of Luke tells us in the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37), we are called to “love your neighbour as yourself”, offering care and support for the strangers and foreigners in our midst. Our prayer is that we may all find the capacity to help those in need around us.
