Launch of Minority Ethnic Churches Together in Scotland (MECTIS)

A special ecumenical Service is to be held in Wellington Church, University Avenue, Glasgow, on September 12th.  The Service will mark the work of the Churches to promote racial justice and will also celebrate the launching of MECTIS – the organisation which will help the new minority ethnic churches in Scotland to work together and to develop closer links with the denominations which have operated in Scotland for many years.

The Service will have international and national support.  It will be attended by national leaders of the major denominations in Scotland, who will extend a welcome to the leaders of MECTIS and the members of their congregations, and by Members of the Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches. The sermon is to be preached by a member of the World Council of Churches' Executive.

On Saturday 1st May, the first joint meeting between Minority Ethnic Churches Together in Scotland (MECTIS) and ACTS took place. The meeting was a first step in building relationships between MECTIS and ACTS and included a question and answer session with Rev. Lindsey Sanderson, ACTS Assistant General Secretary. 

  Last month the Scottish Churches Racial Justice Group organised two opportunites for people to come and 'Meet and Greet' Rev Francis Alao, the recently appointed Racial Justice Officer.

Revd  Francis Babatunde Alao was recently appointed as the new Scottish Churches Racial Justice Officer.  Until recently Francis, an ordained minister, worked with 'Heart for the City', a project based at Maryhill, North Glasgow which has links with the  Scottish Episcopal Church.