Faith contacts

Although the University is a secular institution, we aim to ensure all of our community can participate in the wide variety of faith groups in and around York. 

We have provided a list of faith contacts we use to signpost our students to for faith and spiritual support. Note that these are not formal University roles.

We encourage all of the faith groups listed to work in partnership with the University (via Student Support and the Equality and Diversity Office) as appropriate to meet our (and their) duties under the Equality Act (2010). To give feedback on any of the groups or contacts below see the foot of this table.

Faith Contact Telephone Email

Baptist

John Green

York Baptist Church

+44 (0)1904 640124

john@ybc.org.uk
Buddhist (Chan Meditation Group)

Sian Thomas

  yorkchan@westernchanfellowship.org
Buddhist (Samatha Trust Theravada Group) Peter Harvey +44 (0)1757 335021 b.peter.harvey@gmail.com
Free Evangelical

Free Evangelical Church office

+44 (0)1904 551733

office@yorkcommunitychurch.co.uk
Greek Orthodox

Fr David Carnelley

+44 (0)7703 343856

fr.david@talk21.com
Hindu

Mr Mahendra Verma

 

+44 (0)7588 242419 (mobile)

+44 (0)1904 413138 (home)

 
mkv1@york.ac.uk 
Islamic

Bull Lane Mosque

Dr Ahmed Khaleel

 

+44 (0)1904 413123

 

mmg@ohm.york.ac.uk 

ahmed.khaleel@york.ac.uk

Jehovah's Witnesses

Mike Parsons

Paul Mendham

 

+44 (0)7984 070741

+44 (0)1904 607541

 
mikparr@hotmail.com
Jewish

Jewish Society (JSOC) at York

jewish@yusu.org

Students can contact the independent national charity University Jewish Chaplaincy which recruits regional rabbis to support students across the country.

Jewish (York Liberal Jewish Community)

Lilian Coulson

0300 102 0062

 
info@jewsinyork.org.uk  
Methodist

Revd Dr John Schofield

+44 (0)1904 903450

+44 (0)7923 043327

 
rev-john.schofield@york.ac.uk  
Paganism

Vicky and David Moore

  ne.york@paganfederation.co.uk  
Quaker

Kate Harper

 

 
kate.harper@york.ac.uk
Unitarian

John Issitt

 

 
john.issitt@york.ac.uk
United Reformed Church

Rev Alison Micklem

 

+44 (0)1904 488291

micklem@clara.co.uk 

We aim to foster an academic community which balances freedom of worship, freedom of speech and our duties under the Equality Act 2010. For information on religious groups that may be of concern, visit www.inform.ac. If you have compliments, concerns or complaints about any of the Faith Contacts or Groups please contact academic.registrar@york.ac.uk or the Equality and Diversity team.