SARUM College, the ecumenical college in Salisbury Cathedral Close, has joined a partnership with Czech and Finnish Christian adult education institutions, as part of an international ecumenical conference programme.
The college will be joining with the Lutheran Turku Christian Institute of Finland and Jabok, a Roman Catholic academy for community workers in Prague, to present a conference series under the title Social Inspirations.
The rector of Turku Christian Institute, the Reverend Martti Antola, said: "We are delighted to welcome Sarum College to the Social Inspirations Partnership. Through this series of conferences, both the organisers and the participants get to know much about what goes on in the different countries, as well as getting to know each other.
"As Europe draws closer together, these personal and professional friendships are most important, and we can all learn from each other."
Sarum College is now recruiting for the Social Inspirations Conference, to take place in Turku, Finland, from April 20 to April 25.
The Reverend Dr Tim Macquiban, principal of Sarum College, commenting on joining the partnership, said: "At Sarum, we support people whose main area of Christian service is in public life and community work. We feel privileged to have been invited to work closely with the Czech and Finnish institutions, and Social Inspirations will enable us to share experiences and good practice, as well as our academic expertise."
The Social Inspirations Conference in 2005 will be hosted by Sarum College and there is a possibility of an Orthodox partner joining the consortium to host a conference in 2006.
Sarum College has Anglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic and United Reformed Church Trustees.
The Catholic Bishop of Clifton, the Right Reverend Declan Lang, a trustee of Sarum College, said: "I am certainly in favour of ecumenical collaboration among the churches of Europe and I share the delight of Sarum College in joining the Social Inspirations partnership.
"I am sure the participants in the conference will gain valuable insights into the work of their European counterparts."
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