The Keele Institute for Social Inclusion was delighted to welcome group of faith leaders from across Staffordshire to the University on 4 October 2018, including the Anglican Bishop of The Bishop of Lichfield and leaders from the Muslim, Jewish, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Quaker, other faiths and church-based organisations. The meeting provided an opportunity to explore areas of common interest and start to consider the potential for collaboration on research and knowledge exchange. We expect some of the projects ideas identified to be progressed quite quickly, and further meetings will be organised over the coming months to shape up more significant areas of joint work.