...Last weekend a conference dedicated to issues facing south Asian Christians in the UK challenged mainstream churches to "recognise south Asian followers as a significant community and to respond appropriately".
...There are 11 small churches catering for ethnic minorities in Wolverhampton alone, including one where the service is in Punjabi and traditional Indian instruments, such as the dhol, accompany prayers.
...A spokesman for the Church of England said it was doing more to engage with ethnic minority worshippers, citing as an example a vicar in Walthamstow, east London, who was trying to integrate his Urdu-speaking congregation into the everyday life of the larger flock....
...The Rev Clive Gregory, bishop of Wolverhampton, said: "A large part of the role is to encourage the next generation of ethnic minority priests. We've discovered there is a lot of self-confidence which is lacking, particularly amongst minority ethnic Christians, in terms of really believing that God is calling them to be a vicar in the Church."
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