ST. GEORGE’S, BAGHDAD

The only Anglican Church in Iraq – situated in Baghdad’s Red Zone – St George’s Church has been damaged by five bombs in the past three years. St George’s welcomes hundreds of Iraqi Christians each week to its services.

The Order of St. George is proud to support St. George’s Baghdad and in particular to support the Church’s Medical Centre.

Responding to the Iraq crisis

Responding to the Iraq crisis

With the fight against Islamic State terror in northern Iraq reaching new levels of ferocity, there are real dangers of a massive humanitarian crisis among innocent people fleeing the fighting and in the villages and towns liberated from IS. Up to one and a half million people are still living in IS-occupied Mosul. The majority could require life-saving assistance and protection as the offensive...

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Christmas conviviality

Christmas conviviality

The Order returned to the Savoir Faire Restaurant in the heart of London's West End for another successful Yuletide gourmet lunch. "We had a wonderful Christmas lunch yesterday," reports Dame Simone Simmons. "Everyone was in good humour, and a great time was had by all! We raised a really respectable sum for St.George's church, Baghdad in the raffle and auction."

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Latin Inspiration

Latin Inspiration

Join us at St Mary's church in the lovely Kent village of Chiddingstone on 11 July 2015 for a concert by the Myriad singers on the theme of sacred and secular music from South America. Interval refreshments at this event are free but a bar collection will be taken in support of the Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East - one of the causes backed by the Order of St....

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Brutality facing Christians intensifying

Brutality facing Christians intensifying

The widespread brutality facing Christians and minorities in the Middle East is intensifying, and gross violations of the God-given right and freedom to practice faith and belief, as protected by Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, is increasingly experienced by them in their homelands. Heightened levels of extremism seek to eradicate indigenous Christian communities that...

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Crisis in Mosul

Crisis in Mosul

His Grace Bishop Angaelos, GCStG, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom and a Patron of the Order of St. George comments on the worsening crisis in Mosul, Iraq: “As the widespread violence and aggression facing Christians and minority groups in Mosul, Iraq, intensifies, it is increasingly evident that the fundamental right and freedom to practice one’s Faith and...

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Now eye see you

Now eye see you

A direct appeal resulted in the Order of St George providing an ophthalmoscope for the Eye Clinic in Baghdad. This piece of equipment is critical for early Ophthalmic Intervention and will help identify and deliver valuable Ophthalmic Services to those with the greatest need. We are committed to continuing this support into the future and we will look to further developing this important...

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