Interviews with Bishop Michael Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf March 6, 2019 at Virginia Theological Seminary “I am really impressed by the way Stand With Iraqi Christians has begun small, has begun respectful, and it has begun in a way which really takes the best information that it can from good sources of orientation.
In 2018 our mission team went to Baghdad, then up to Erbil, Qaraqosh, Mosul and the Nineveh Plains. Watch the video to share the experiences and see some of the projects our generous donors funded. Now we are collecting funds to restore some of the many chicken farms that were destroyed. Watch to see how
Fr. Chris and a mission team of three others leave for Iraq on October 3. Learn more about the trip in the first of the videos. Those who have donated, volunteered, and held the people of Iraq in their prayers are now invited to learn more about these amazingly faithful people in the Middle East.
*links open in new window/tab Fr. Chris shares his experiences, as the founder of Stand With Iraqi Christians, on a broadcast with Episcopal Migration Ministries (link open in new window). He talks about how home is redefined. You are invited to listen to the podcast and be part of the conversation. Hometown: Episode 10 https://episcopalmigrationministries.org/once-upon-a-time-2/ Hometown
One of the many needs faced by Christians displaced by Da’esh, now returning to their homes, is the need for clean water. SWIC has been working to provide water wells to the Nineveh Plains. Read more about the water well project here.
Watch the video from the October 2018 Mission Trip, to see how the School of the Redeemer Project is doing. Donations are still needed as they continue to finish furnishing the building and buying necessary supplies. Previous Posts: Take a tour of the construction project with the Revd Faiz Jerjees (St. George’s, Baghdad) and Archdeacon
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Father Chris Bishop, on behalf of SWIC, drafted the initial resolution “Supporting Christians in Iraq” to be presented to the 79th Episcopal Church General Convention. The House of Deputies concurred with the resolution. Below is the full text of the final resolution. The Episcopal Church Resolution D063 Supporting Christians in Iraq Committee 05 – World
Feeding a need, funding a grocery store: watch this video from our partners at Etuti Institute about our latest small business redevelopment grant to reopen a grocery store in the Nineveh Plains. Music By: Michael Badal from his album Seasons Footage By: Daniel Tower
Fr. Chris Bishop visited Global Mission of the Episcopal Church and talked with them about SWIC’s work. Watch the video above or on Facebook.
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MISSION The mission of Stand With Iraqi Christians (SWIC) is to support, through friendship and material aid, the right of Christians and their communities in Iraq to survive and thrive. In 2014, Father Christopher Bishop of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church (Radnor, PA) became aware of the plight of Iraqi Christians of all denominations and launched
SWIC .