Southampton Council of Faiths (SCOF) was created in May 2001 to promote the Interfaith interests of the many faith communities represented in the city. SCOF’s has, over its brief
history, played a significant role in creating friendship and understanding between the many faith groups present in the city.

These interests include the existence of good and fertile relations between faith communities and the wider civic community. SCOF creatively uses its current Faith Covenant with the City Council to enhance constructive co-operation between Faith communities and NHS, Police, Fire Services and beyond.

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Our Vision: 

Our vision is of Southampton’s rich and diverse faith communities flourishing in a city where all individuals are treated with understanding and respect and where communities are acknowledged and supported for the contribution that they make to the common good.

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Our Mission: 

To work, through education, advocacy and creation of opportunities for meeting, to:

• widen public awareness of the religious traditions in Southampton,including their distinctive features and their common ground;

• to increase inter faith understanding and cooperation and good relations at all levels of society

• to act as a conduit between faith communities and public service providers and civic authorities

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Our Values
The values which we aspire to reflect in all our work are:

• Service to others

• Integrity

• Accountability

• Trust

• Consultative and cooperative working

• Valuing diversity

• Inclusiveness

• Listening and openness

• Courtesy

• Mutual respect

• Respecting dissent and people's right to express this