British Chapter meets Canterbury archbishop

Derek McAuley, Chief Officer of IARF member group the British Unitarian General Assembly, met the Archbishop of Canterbury at an Interfaith Reception at Lambeth Palace on Thursday 22 November 2012.

The event was held to celebrate InterFaith Week, mark the 25th Anniversary of the UK’s InterFaith Network, and to recognise the Archbishop’s contribution to inter faith relations over the last ten years.

Derek McAuley with Rowan Williams & Harry Shukla 22 Nov 2012

Derek is pictured with Dr Rowan Williams and Harry Shukla MBE, an interfaith activist from Newcastle Gateshead who was one of the speakers at the event.

 

Picture: Paresh Solanki, InterFaith Network.

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