Our Next Event
The Oldham Festival of Light 2023
Will be held at -
QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL
OLDHAM OL1 1NL
DATE: MONDAY 4th DECEMBER 2023
6.30pm Start
Entry is Free - But booking for this event is required.
Please email oif-events@outlook.com
with the number of seats you require and name of your organisation
or Tel. 0161 624 6733
Recent News
Inside Stories: Introducing Places of Worship
A set of videos for schools, exploring what goes on in four places of worship: a Christian Church, an Hindu Temple, a Mosque, and a Synagogue.
Resources
Teaching Resource - Inside Stories: Places of Worship
A series of videos for schools and public organisations, explaining in a plain and immersive way, what happens inside the places of worship of four major faiths.
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An Oldham Poem by Rev. Howard Sutcliffe, as read at the Oldham Festival of Light 2017 & 2021
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Links to information on Covid-19, vaccines & related matters of faith ►
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Evaluation of Oldham Interfaith Forum Project for Building Good Community Relations - Download the document (pdf)
Our Aims and Objectives
- To foster mutual understanding.
- To facilitate co-operative action.
- To be a representative voice for faith communities in Oldham.
- To relate to other inter-faith initiatives.
- To be autonomous and non-party political.
- To work for and from mutual acceptance, without compromise to the beliefs of members.
Our Belief
Oldham Interfaith Forum upholds the right of each individual to live by her/his faith. We believe that all faith groups have a part to play in promoting community cohesion.
Our Membership
Membership is open to faith communities which have a place of worship in Oldham. Currently, faith communities which take up those places are from Christian, Muslim and Hindu backgrounds. Members from other faiths who do not have a recognised place of worship in Oldham can be co-opted onto the Forum committee.