Nishkam Sikh Rogi Aasra (Chaplaincy Service)
NCA have an allegiance to the local and wider community, as such endeavour to work with partners and organisations to ensure that “Sarbat Da Bhalla” “The Wellbeing and Welfare of All” is sustained through providing this care to all God’s creation through Sikh Rogi Aasra (Sikh Chaplaincy).

The definition of ‘Sikh Rogi Aasra’ –
- Sikh is a disciple of the True Guru, and a carer providing support for all.
- Rogi is a person who is ill.
- Aasra is to provide support and care.
WE ARE COMPASSIONATE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY
THIS IS A FREE, IMPARTIAL AND CONFIDENTIAL SERVICE, TO BE THERE IN A TIME OF NEED
TO PROVIDE:
SIKH ROGI AASRA (CHAPLAINCY SERVICES)
A Listening Ear
Emotional Wellbeing
Supportive Care
Spiritual Care
Religious Care
End of Life Care and Support
To conduct a prayer & funeral service
Bereavement Care and Support
Healing and Good Health through prayer
Befriending Service
Elderly Care
Networking with other major organisations
PARTNERS
Partnering and working with the NHS Trusts, Hospices, West Midlands Police, Universities and UK Sikh Chaplaincy Group, is a natural activity for us because we believe that one should always maintain a high regard for serving humanity. Our Dharam (way of life or faith) informs us that we must work for the wellbeing and welfare of all (Sarbat Da Bhalla) and this is the cornerstone of a social justice system that is underpinned by equalitarian not elitist ideologies.
TEAM AND VOLUNTEERS
GNNSJ (Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha) – The Sikh GURUDWARA (a sikh place of worship), our parent organisation and the NCA has supported and invested in the spiritual regeneration throughout the West Midlands and globally. In our humble opinion, this has played an instrumental role in moulding and creating vibrant volunteers, through naam (prayer) and sewa (selfless service) the key elements into achieving the Queens’s Award 2010. We are keen to continue collaborative working with all partners.
The Nishkam Centre has co-ordinated, recruited and trained 39 committed volunteers. We value and support them in the service and outreach work they deliver to the community in need. We will continue to recruit and train new volunteers allowing them to improve their skills and knowledge through Life Long Learning and Development, providing them with Preparation for Chaplaincy from a Faith Perspective and Religious Education Level 2 and Chaplaincy and Religious Worship Level 3 training and an opportunity to serve the community.
THE CHAPLAINCY COMMUNITY HUB
The Chaplaincy Community Hub has been created in the centre to support and give advice to the local community. This FREE, IMPARTIAL AND CONFIDENTIAL SERVICE can be accessed via email, telephone or the reception desk at the centre.
Through training we have developed and trained the vital requirements to have individual faith chaplains in place for our service users, clients and staff. For more information about the training and to train in Faith Chaplaincy and Religious Worship at Level 3 click here.
The faith chaplains can exercise culture sensitivity.
Serving all faith and non-faith communities.
This is a holistic service for the body, mind and soul.
The core times for the hub are 10.00am till 2.00pm Monday to Friday.
PLACES OF WELCOME
The Sikh Rogi Aasra has also been involved in delivering the Places of Welcome Project to the Nishkam Centre.
Every Thursday 10:00am till 12:00pm at the Nishkam Centre.
- Befriending Service
- With A Smile
- Cup Of Tea And Biscuit
- Nice Environment
Come and join us for a cup of tea and biscuit.
There are 62 Places of Welcome Centres in Birmingham. To visit the website click here.
ANNUAL CHAPLAINCY FIGURES
The Chaplaincy data is produced on a monthly basis to monitor the need and value of the chaplaincy service, which produces our Annual Figures as shown below:
March 2010 – April 2011
Chaplaincy Sewa (Volunteering)
|
No of people seen
and supported
|
No of outreach visits
|
Total 642 hours
|
2041
|
420
|
March 2011 – April 2012
Chaplaincy Sewa (Volunteering)
|
No of people seen
and supported
|
No of outreach visits
|
Total 476 hours
|
2153
|
446
|
March 2012 – April 2013
Chaplaincy Sewa (Volunteering)
|
No of people seen
and supported
|
No of outreach visits
|
Total 757 hours
|
2691
|
538
|
April 2013 – March 2014
Chaplaincy Sewa (Volunteering)
|
No of people seen
and supported
|
No of outreach visits
|
Total 1704 hours
|
4585
|
974
|
March 2014 – April 2015
Chaplaincy Sewa (Volunteering)
|
No of people seen
and supported
|
No of outreach visits
|
Total 2071 hours
|
5807
|
631
|
March 2015 – April 2016
Chaplaincy Sewa (Volunteering)
|
No of people seen
and supported
|
No of outreach visits
|
Total 1857 hours
|
6911
|
773
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HOW CAN YOU ACCESS THIS SERVICE OR VOLUNTEER
Contact the Nishkam Centre via e mail, telephone or in person for more information about the service, support, advice, volunteering and training.
WORKING WITH FUNDERS AND OTHER FAITH AND NO FAITH COMMUNITIES
We are also working with funders – Near Neighbours who have been so kind to fund and support the Chaplaincy Community Hub Project at the centre, which has enabled us to develop a Level 2 Chaplaincy Course from a Faith Perspective, involving Faith Advisors from the Christian, Hindu, Muslim, Rastafarian and Sikh Faith. We are also seeking people from other communities to participate.