Regional Minister (Racial Justice) Rev Kumar Rajagopalan MTh Contact details See also Rev Paul Martin | Rev David Shosanya | Rev Dr Pat Took | LBA Contact Points

Windrush @ 60
On Sunday 22 June 2008, a special event is being held to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the arrival of the Windrush in London. Click below for details and a booking form (in Word format). You can also download a poster.

The Apology for the Transatlantic Slave Trade by BU Council
On 14 November 2007 the Baptist Union Council issued an apology for the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Click below to download a copy of the apology and a copy of a report setting out the results of a survey of the response of LBA Ministers to the apology.

The Apology (16Kb)      Apology Survey Report (135Kb)
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Black History Month: October 2007
Click below to download some studies prepared by Rev Kumar Rajagopalan for Black History Month (October 2007)

Studies for Black History Month (Oct 2007) (114Kb)
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Breaking Chains...Making Peace
Rev Kumar Rajagopalan preached the keynote address at the London Event on 23 June 2007. Click to read more.

LBA Ethnicity Survey 2003
A survey form was sent to every LBA Church seeking statistics for 2003. You can download the results by clicking below. The file inclues a copy of the survey form.

LBA Ethnicity Survey 2003 (114Kb)
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A three part article about London entitled Every race, colour, nation and religion on earth was published in the Guardian on 21 January 2005.

Training Courses
Please contact Kumar Rajagopalan if you are interested in a training course related to racial justice. Some of the courses available are:

• Racial Justice through the Eyes of God - Building the Biblical Consensus for Racial Justice;
• The Mission Imperative of Racial Justice;
• Gracious Understanding of Other Faiths
  • Hinduism
• Background: History and Aspirations of Immigrants in Britain;
• Walking in Their Shoes;
• Crossing Continents:
  • 1. Understanding One Another's Cultural Values;
  • 2. Understanding One Another's National Characteristics;
  • 3. How Does God's Word Affirm & Challenge Our Cultural Values? Communion, Bereavement, Children,...
• Conflict Mediation Across Cultures;
• A Biblical and Historical Study of Communities in Exile;
• Clash of Cultures;
• Naming the Sin of Racism;
• Embracing, Employing and Enjoying the Diversity in Our Churches. Diversity Audit;

Rev Kumar Rajagopalan
Rev Kumar Rajagopalan is the LBA Regional Minister responsible for Racial Justice. The appointment was confirmed unanimously at the LBA Annual Assembly on 14 May 2003 and he took up his post on 1 September 2003. Until then he was a co-opted member of the LBA Board of Directors.

In commending the appointment of Rev Sivakumar Rajagopalan (his full name) to the Assembly on behalf of the Selection Committee and the LBA Board, Pat Took said that he was known to most people as Kumar Rajagopalan. She said that he has been the Minister of Westbury Avenue Baptist Church since leaving Spurgeon's College in 1999. The church has a multi-ethnic congregation (40% Afro-Caribbean, 35% African, 25% white and other). While at Westbury Avenue, Kumar has been chaplain to Haringey police force and has also been actively involved in Pray Haringey. He was co-opted to the Board of Directors of the LBA during 2002.

Kumar has very wide experience having studied chemistry at Aberdeen and worked as a chartered accountant. He is 38 years old, married to Georgina and he and his wife are foster parents.

Pat said that the Selection Committee were highly impressed with Kumar's grasp of the issues, his theological reflection and his insight.

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Regional Minister (Racial Justice) (17Kb)

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