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Samen Kerk In Nederland - Empowering Migrant Churches

Celebrating faith, culture, and tradition, Samen Kerk In Nederland is a platform for migrant churches in the Netherlands. We bridge the gap between migrant and Dutch churches, raise awareness, and advocate for migrant rights.

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Samen Kerk In Nederland - Empowering Migrant Churches

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  1. OUR HISTORY • 1992: Platform non indigeneous churches 3 founding memberchurches • 1997: association of migrantchurches 15 memberchurches • 2009: 67 memberchurches

  2. OURMISSION • celebrating our Faith culture, language, tradition • voice of migrantchristians in the Netherlands unity and commitment • bridge to Dutch churches, organisations and government broader vision face challenges together

  3. OUR EFFORTS • mapping the migrantchurches ecclesiastical social • empowerment and raising awareness • to make a difference

  4. OUR ACHIEVEMENTS • fair admission policy foreign religious leaders • lobby for undocumented, human trafficking, healthcare • involved in national and international platforms on mission, migration and religion • involved in pastoral care in Correctional Institutes • youth festivals, gospelfestivals

  5. start up talks on (theological) education for migrantchurch-leaders research migrantchristian youth social return on investment development cooperation church / social projects in home countries European recognition: MIRACLE project

  6. EXPECTATIONS • recognition • participation • integration • emancipation • equal rights • reciprocity

  7. CHALLENGES migration and integration reverse mission reciprocity cultural differences leadership youth

  8. Samen Kerk In Nederland

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