Maria Stankiewicz, BA Arabic & International Development

Iranian Christians in Leeds: Experiences of Church Membership

This project researched the Iranian Christian community in Leeds, with particular focus on ways in which Iranian migrants are currently supported in Christian setting, Iranians’ reasons behind joining a particular Church, factors that had an effect on the perception of the Church experience as positive, and challenges of diversity experienced both by the minority congregants and congregations as a whole. My purpose was to create an incunabula of a framework that would help Churches in the UK to provide appropriate assistance to this quickly growing group.