About Us

Welcoming the Stranger

Walk for Justice 2013Each year thousands of people fleeing persecution in their own countries arrive as strangers to seek refuge in the United Kingdom. In 2005, a number of churches in Bradford were finding people seeking asylum in their congregations. Not only did these newcomers enrich the worship and fellowship of those congregations, but local people and ministers began to discover the real hardships that they faced. BEACON was set up out of a shared concern to address the diverse needs of the many people seeking asylum and refugees who find themselves in Bradford district.

BEACON registered as a charity in 2007. Our Registered Charity Number is 1119463

We have a small number of staff and a team of volunteers helping deliver our work.

To find out more about the work of BEACON, visit our projects page