Andrew Wingate is the founder and first director of St Phillip’s Centre in Leicester Mid England. He is a theologian from Cambridge and has been serving as teacher in seminaries both i South India and England. He was Her Majesty the Queens Chaplain and is awarded the order Officer of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to the community. With his colleagues Suleiman Nagdi MBE, DR Shanthikumar Hettiarachchi and others, he developed a Centre for Learning and Engagement in St Phillip´s Church. The neighbourhood is caracterized by a substantial percentage of citizens from Indian and Muslim background. A big mosque is situated close to the Centre. St Phillip´s Centre offers courses for the Municipality, Clergy, Police and others providing a better understanding of the multi cultural and multi faith society.