The AGM will provide an opportunity to find out more about the projects the Scottish Churches China Group are involved in with their partners in China. These are varied and range from projects supporting children with additional educational support needs, to projects which help train medical staff involved in palliative and end of life care. They have also been closely involved recently in building staff skills in China for the support of elderly people with dementia.

Full details are on Eventbrite here:

The schedule for the day is:

11.00am Arrival, teas & coffees

11.30am AGM (includes video updates from partners in China)

12.45pm Lunch

1.30pm Plenary panel session (details below)

2.30pm (2.45pm) Finish

Please feel free to attend any part of the event.

They are delighted to welcome an excellent panel of speakers for their afternoon Plenary session on Thursday, 10 March:

Sharon Cheng, Senior Advisor to the Dean of the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) and Board Director of China Britain Business Council

Calida Chu, Teaching Fellow at the University of Edinburgh School of Divinity, with a PhD in world Christianity about Hong Kong public theology

Mark McLeister, Lecturer in Chinese Studies at the University of Edinburgh, with research on local-level church-state interactions and religious policy in China, popular Chinese Christianity and disability and religious identity.

Covid-19: The venue will be taking full Covid precautions. The Scottish Government continues to advise people to take lateral flow tests frequently. If you would like to know any more about the Covid precautions in place, please just get in touch with the organisers.

Access: There is access by a lift if you have restricted/limited mobility.

Dietary requirements: As lunch is being provided, could you please let us know of any dietary requirements.

The Scottish Churches China Group (SCCG) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Scottish Charity Number SC033740