St Barnabas is praying earnestly for peace in Ukraine and is committed to serving the 150+ Ukrainian adults and children who have joined our local community. With the support of Alleyn’s School, James Alleyn’s Girls’ School, Dulwich College, Dulwich Village Infants’ School, St Saviour and St Olave’s Church of England Secondary School, State Street Corporation, Dulwich Tutors, Bell House, The Bike Project, and many friends and neighbours, we’ve matched guests with hosts, provided English Classes, CV help, school placements, university open day support, college workshops, youth groups, sports, art and drama workshops, mental health signposting, clothing, laptops, bikes, tea and friendship. Since March 2022, with your help, St Barnabas has been able to support almost 50 hosts through the initial stages of hosting, support 50 Ukrainian young people at a weekly support group, provided ESOL, employment, and CV workshops. Together with the Diocese of Southwark, we are also sponsoring an extended family of 9 adults and children to live locally in a Vicarage which has been offered, rent-free, for up to 12 months.

We need your help to continue to support our Ukrainian sisters and brothers. Please give as generously as you can: we need your help to continue to support our Ukrainian guests through the winter months and as they move into their own homes.

This is a whole community endeavour of which we can all play a vital role. If you’re able to offer to host (even on a short-term basis), offer practical support and/or friendship, please email our refugee support worker, Sara Manwell, on sara.manwell@stbarnabasdulwich.org

‘Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another’ (John 13:34).