The chaplaincy team at Manchester University and the city’s Holy Name Church have combined forces to launch a night shelter for asylum seekers.
The Boaz Night Shelter is a Christian initiative which was launched in October, and the Jesuit local church has been able to open its doors to ten asylum seekers in support of the Boaz project.
With the support of local students, Holy Name Church has provided each refugee with a hot meal and shelter for the night for three months running.
After visiting the Manchester operation last weekend, the Boaz Trust’s Night Shelter Coordinator, Jonny Wilson, wrote: “It genuinely amazed and impressed me to see what a great system you have and how well you understand the Boaz Night Shelter after only two and a half months of being in operation. It’s such a relief for me to know that Saturday nights are taken care of and run so smoothly.”
The Manchester Chaplaincy’s Interfaith Coordinator, Hinna said: “Being an asylum seeker myself, I am overwhelmed by the way God is using my personal experience in helping others who are on a similar journey as myself.”
The night shelter ministry is shared with a number of other churches in central Manchester, so there is somewhere for destitute asylum seekers to stay every night throughout the winter.
Having been unable to sell in churches for well over a year due to the pandemic, we are now inviting readers to support the Herald by investing in our future. We have been a bold and influential voice in the church since 1888, standing up for traditional Catholic culture and values.
Please join us on our 130 year mission by supporting us. We are raising £250,000 to safeguard the Herald as a world-leading voice in Catholic journalism and teaching. For more information from our chairman on contributing to the Herald Patron's Fund, click here
Make a Donation
Donors giving £500 or more will automatically become sponsor patrons of the Herald. This includes two complimentary print/digital gift subscriptions, invitations to Patron events, pilgrimages and dinners, and 6 gift subscriptions sent to priests, seminaries, Catholic schools, religious care homes and prison and university chaplaincies. Click here for more information on becoming a Patron Sponsor. Click here for more information about contributing to the Herald Patron's Fund