Welcome to the Interfaith Contact Group of Brighton and Hove (IFCG). We create opportunities and safe spaces for people of different faiths and none to meet and talk. Most of our members and friends belong to faith groups but many don’t. Those that do not belong to a faith group may simply appreciate the interfaith ethos, and the work we carry out. We organise regular events like our Friendship Hour and gatherings and vigils in answer to current and community needs. We have served as Chaplain to the Mayor on a number of occasions and been around for nearly 30 years. Take a look at our History. We warmly invite you to become a Member or a Friend.
The Growing Call for Peace
Faith Groups across our City are expressing concern about the growing escalation of wars in our world. Bearing this in mind the Interfaith Contact Group dedicated its Annual Interfaith Service at the end of 2025 to the theme of Nurturing Peace and it proved to be a powerful occasion. With 2026 comes a new programme of Friendship Hours, and projects to bring people of all ages and circumstances together in meetings — to exchange ideas as well as eat, read and talk together.
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Prayer Meetings & Vigils
Interfaith prayers are powerful and inspirational — they are shared prayers. The IFCG holds prayers and vigils on a regular basis. Often when an act of violence is directed at a particular racial or faith group we seek to honour the lives and losses experienced elsewhere by holding a peace vigil in our own City. Whether you are a member or a ‘friend’ of the IFCG we welcome you to join us at such shared spiritual moments.
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