In the last week or two we have had several official moments of silence for victims of Islamic extremism, first for the victims in Tunisia, then the 10th anniversary of the 7-7 attacks. However, for most of us, the memory is fading, the news headlines taken over by various other issues. But of course, extremism hasn’t gone away. View ITV London footage of BPCA Lee Rigby concert (click here) There are many victims of such extremism, including fellow Muslims, but Christians tend to bear a great deal of the hatred and violence because they are a rival major missionary religion,…
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Another Christian man has been killed whilst in Police custody in an incident that is remarkably similar to previous ones. This victim is the first on record to not have had a blasphemy charge laid against him, he was accused of theft of a battery. Farman Masih a 25 year old Christian man was found dead in a stream on Saturday 18th April 2015, after a bungled police arrest apparently allowed him to plunge to his death whilst trying to escape. Or so say Pakistani mainstream media. Reports suggest that Mr Masih was arrested at his home by the Assistant…
Ayesha Bibi was given the dead body of her son Zubair Rashid Masih (RIP) in a twisted incident of police malpractice. On 4th March 2015 at 7pm a Christian mother, Ms Aysha Bibi, was arrested by police from Harbanspura, near Lahore, for allegedly stealing 35,000 rupees and gold ornaments weighing close to 100g. The harassed mother who worked as a domestic servant for her employer Abdul Jabbar and his family, despite many years of loyal service. Aysha Bibi was accused of stealing the items around the 24th of February, while they were at a wedding. However, Aysha she claims she…
On Sunday 15th March 2015, Wanstead Baptist Church will learn about the roots of Christianity in Pakistan and the current persecution and discrimination that has left the majority of Pakistani Christians, impoverished, illiterate and vulnerable. The service which was the idea of Reverend David Morgan, leader of the church who wanted to learn more about the suffering of brothers and sisters in Pakistan. He called Wilson Chowdhry our chairman, who in true fashion organised a series of must-see services at the church.The morning service is a traditional Christian service focused on persecution. A talk by Wilson Chowdhry will describe the…
Angelique Pervez a Local Christian women with a Bollywoood Dance school led a Bollywood performance at our Christmas Festival. Redbridge Easter Parade and Festival celebrates its 3rd Anniversary this year! Although not normally a well celebrated in our usual spirit of enthusiasm we remind our readers that Jesus rose on the 3rd day, so for us at least this anniversary has significant value. Support is growing for the event and for the first time ever we were invited to speak about the event at a Ilford Town Centre Churches meeting. All the members welcomed us and Chairman of the group…
Young children of all shapes and sizes are developing their gymnastics and dance skills, whilst losing weight and improving their overall health. “Lean and Keen” project led by the British Pakistani Christian Association provides opportunity for fun physical exercise to the deprived children of Loxford and Clementswood ward, Ilford. Current classes for street dance led by Pioneer Dance are held every Friday at Clementswood Community Centre from 5pm, and Gymnastics classes led by local Gym instructor Stephanie Thomas are held on Fridays at Uphall School. The courses are free and are being funded through London Catalyst and London Community Foundation,…
Image from Redbridge Easter Parade 2014 – a Christian event attended by people of all faiths! British Pakistani Christian Association is calling on churches across Redbridge to join us for a celebration of the resurrection of Christ on Easter Monday 6th April 2015. The regular celebration celebrates its own 3rd anniversary this year and we hope to make the event more inclusive of Redbridge/London and wider churches and Christian groups. The event had a huge attendance last year and we are looking for Christian performers, choirs, Sunday School performances, Testimonies, Easter messages and much more, so that visitors can learn…
Image of Redbridge Easter Parade 2013 Following a consultation with several churches the BPCA has booked the 23rd and 24th December 2014 as a potential two day Christmas Festival. We hope with the support of local churches to make the event one that reaches out to the community and shares the joy of the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. We would like to hold a planning meeting at 7pm, on Tuesday 18th December 2014 and invite Churches and Christian groups from Redbridge and East London to come and join us. The venue will be the Clementswood Community…
Wilson Chowdhry PC Saeed, PC Saleem with the bags of cannabis. Please support the work of the BPCA Community Centre by donating via our local giving page, donations of a tenner will be doubled until the end of January (Click here) Today we (BPCA) received a call at our community centre from concerned resident of Clementswood Ward, who expressed great anxiety at 16 bags of Cannabis that had been dumped before a property on Gordon Road, Ilford. The resident was concerned about the full bags of Cannabis that were being collected by a number of vehicles and individuals, who seemed to…
The BPCA has a long-standing relationship with many community groups in Redbridge and in particular Wilson Chowdhry, Reverend Jonathan Evans and Dancer Latasha Sinclair Please support the work of the BPCA Community Centre by donating via our local giving page, donations of a tenner will be doubled until the end of January (Click here) Anti-knife UK who we helped develop their constitution and taught through the process of how to open a community account. It was with great pleasure that we accepted an invitation to speak at their first ever memorial service for victims of knife crime, at 7pm on Wednesday 3rd…