Media Invitation – Cheque handover
Friday 15 February 2008
Anglican Diocese of Guildford endorses University plans for Multi-Faith Centre
The Rt Revd Christopher Hill, the Bishop of Guildford will be presenting a cheque for £250,000 to the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Surrey, Professor Christopher Snowden, in the presence of Stephen Marriott, the Diocesan Secretary, and Revd Canon Jonathan Frost, University Anglican Chaplain, at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, February 20 at the University campus. The donation will be used to help fund the University’s planned Multi-Faith Centre.
The Multi-Faith Centre will create a base for the University Chaplaincy and will enable the further development of its inter-faith programmes. The Centre will contain dedicated space for Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh communities, together with open space for the practices of Buddhist and Hindu traditions. The design of the building will emphasise respect for difference and create the possibility of bridge-building and dialogue across cultural and religious divides. A meeting space and café will be set at the heart of the building and will provide space for coffee, conversation and encounter.
The Multi-Faith Centre project is the latest in a number of initiatives led by the University’s Multi-Faith Chaplaincy. The Centre will cost £6.5m and will be financed by a fundraising appeal with completion due in 2010.