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Archbishop's Award for Revd Omid Moludy

First published on: 12th April 2021

Revd Omid MoludyThe Revd Omid Moludy, priest of St Aphrahat in the Heatons Team, has received the Alphege Award for Evangelism and Witness from the Archbishop of Canterbury for the outstanding role that he has played in evangelism and discipleship among ethnically diverse communities.

Omid was ordained priest in 2014 and, in what is thought to be the first appointment of its kind in the Church of England, he became mission support priest for cultural diversity in the Diocese of Manchester, supporting congregations with diverse languages and cultures in 2015.

Omid has not only built up the particular congregation of St Aphrahat, but has supported congregations across the diocese in welcoming, bringing to faith and nurturing many from different cultural backgrounds. He has also developed, with other members of his congregation, a suite of training materials and books in Farsi to help churches with Baptism preparation and discipleship.

The effect of his advice and support has been transformational, giving many churches confidence and skills to welcome and disciple people from a range of languages and backgrounds. This has led to a growing number of candidates for confirmation and also candidates for ordained and Reader ministry, enabling future sustainability.

Omid is playing an outstanding role as the Diocese and national church seek to become more diverse and younger.

The Alphege Award
Receiving the award, The Revd Omid Moludy said, “I have accepted this award on behalf of all the individuals of ethnic minorities background, thriving to be seen, heard and to make a difference. I want this to be of encouragement for us all in continuing God’s work.”

The Bishop of Manchester, Dr David Walker, said, “This is a well deserved award for a truly exceptional individual. As well as being the senior priest to our growing Farsi speaking Anglican community, Fr Omid holds together our work across the Diocese of Manchester in making Christian faith and worship accessible and attractive to those for whom English is not their primary language. In addition, he is a gifted translator of theological books and is highly respected in international ecumenical circles.”

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