The Bath IFG aims to:

  • provide opportunities for people of all faiths or none to meet together in fellowship, and gain knowledge, understanding and respect for each other
  • celebrate the diversity of religions in Bath and the surrounding district
  • demonstrate dialogue among religions in Bath and the surrounding district
  • enrich the spiritual life of Bath and the surrounding district by promoting harmony between people of different faiths
  • encourage public bodies, including Council, health and educational institutions, to reflect interfaith principles in their policies and actions
  • act as a resource centre for information about local faith communities
  • aspire to the values and ideals set out in the millennial Act of Commitment developed by faith communities of the UK

Elected Officers for 2026/2027

Chair: William Heath chair@BathIFG.org.uk

Vice chair: Narinder Tegally vicechair@BathIFG.org.uk

Secretary: David Musgrave secretary@BathIFG.org.uk

Treasurer: Charles Bleakley treasurer@BathIFG.org.uk

General enquiries: info@BathIFG.org.uk

Executive Committee

Ras Benji Haile Selassie - Rastafari and Ethiopian Orthodox

Charles Bleakley - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

William Heath - Quaker

Matt McCabe - Druid

Jan Moysa - Buddhist

David Musgrave (Chair Emeritus) - Methodist

Jane O’Hara - Bah’ai

Ashish Rajhansha - Hindu

Isabel Russo - Humanist

Iris Segall - Jewish

Revd Heather Smith Sargeant - CofE Christian

Ian Spence (Univ of Bath Faith Leader) - Baptist Christian

Narinder Tegally (RUH Chaplain, diocesan inter faith lead and deputy Lord Lieutenant) - CofE Christian