“Faith in the City” – how the Square Mile values faith

Feb 4, 2025 by

by Ruth Peacock, Religion Media Centre:

A project to make the City of London the most faith friendly and religiously literate business district in the world, has been launched by the City of London Corporation at Mansion House.

More than 100 business and faith leaders attended the launch event of “Faith in the City”, where the Lord Mayor, Alastair King, spoke of the importance of understanding the faith needs of the 678,000 people who work in the Square Mile, bringing diverse communities together into the talent pool.

He explained that the project is part of the “City Belonging Project”, supporting and improving the links between diversity networks in a city which is the most diverse in the world. It is also part of the City Corporation’s Destination City programme to drive growth in the Square Mile ensuring it is open and welcoming to diverse talent and visitors.

The co-convenors of the meeting, experienced in interfaith work, explained the plan. Michael Wakelin, also exec chair of the Religion Media Centre, said the meeting was the launch pad for a wide consultation exercise to understand the faith needs of the Square Mile. It will involve online questionnaires, focus groups and individual conversations, to put forward ideas for the future, which would be for the benefit of all communities in the Square Mile and beyond.

The study will inform future policies and projects, including access to prayer spaces, dietary needs, faith-based communities, and a broad programme of inclusive events. The policy chairman of the City of London Corporation, Chris Hayward, said it was their duty “to ensure the Square Mile is open and welcoming to all, with the facilities and services needed by our diverse communities”.

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