For more than a decade, the Rev. John Fanestil, a United Methodist minister, has held a Sunday service at Friendship Park, a historic meeting place on the U.S.-Mexico border overlooking the Pacific Ocean between San Diego and Tijuana. While Communion is celebrated each week, Fanestil began the nonsectarian Christian ministry to help preserve the park as a public space where family members separated by their immigration status can interact, even if their interaction takes place through border fencing. But in recent months, Border Church, or La Iglesia Fronteriza, has blossomed into a... Read more about 'Border Church' and 'Border Mosque' team up for prayer service

Once a month, a group of teens gathers at the home of Sutton Place Synagogue Rabbi Rachel Ain and her husband for a guest speaker series known as “Hebrew High at the Rabbis.” Past speakers at the gatherings have included a Lutheran minister who spoke about the importance of interfaith dialogue and a Wall Street Journal editor who talked about his Jewish faith and work. Ain and her husband, who is also a rabbi, co-lead conversations with attendees. The meetings are just one way the synagogue works to engage young congregants — an undertaking that can be challenging given students’ busy... Read more about How religious groups are working to attract young New Yorkers

Inside a small Woodside Avenue church set among the trees, the oldest African-American congregation in the northern Pioneer Valley has made its home for more than a century.

But nearly a decade after celebrating the building's centennial in 2010, the Goodwin Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church needs extensive repairs, including a new oil burner estimated to cost at least $13,000.

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Members of eight faith groups in the Memphis area gathered at the Health Sciences Park on Saturday, Oct. 5, and invited people to ask questions and have conversations. As the Reba Russell Band played in the background, faith representatives and people attending the “Ask Me Anything” event found that similarities between the different religions trumped the differences. “It’s a wonderful way to fight ignorance and hatred together,” said Stephen Guenther, reverend of the Fellowship of Avalon, who represented the Wiccan faith. Source: ... Read more about Memphis faith groups embrace similarities at interfaith event

In response to the Nazi graffiti sprayed on Temple Jacob in September, Keweenaw residents from a variety of religions met Wednesday night to discuss ways to foster communities to work together in the current climate, The discussion group of about 20 discussed their feelings regarding the incident, as well as ways of finding common ground with area residents. Source: Interfaith group seeks ways to find unity after graffiti | News, Sports, Jobs - The Mining Gazette

Since 1995, OSU has been without a complete interdisciplinary religious studies program. This year, that is dramatically changing. The religious studies program, after 24 years, is experiencing a bold rebirth. Program director Lawrence Pasternack, Matthew Pereira and Jin Young Kim are the key people reviving this program to meet student interests. It hasn't been easy. "I've been racing to create everything needed," Pasternack said. "Basically starting from scratch because there was nothing. Source: ... Read more about OSU faculty revive religious studies program

A group of area faith leaders forming a coalition to advocate for social justice issues in the Savannah area held their third meeting on Thursday.The Savannah Area Interfaith Justice Ministry (SAIJM), currently in the early stages of formation, met at First Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church. The group’s main goal is to take on social justice reform  in the Savannah area. Source: Savannah-area faith leaders form interfaith justice ministry to take on... Read more about Savannah-area faith leaders form interfaith justice ministry to take on social issues

For the second consecutive year, Ohioans came together to celebrate twelve major world religions at Xavier University. It was an inclusive gathering of different communities with over 90 faith-based and community service vendors gathered to educate the community about various religions, civic and social matters. Source: Sikhs participate in Cincinnati Festival of Faiths | SikhNet

Local faith-based groups will host the third annual Cincinnati Youth Interfaith Basketball Tournament to bring teenagers from different religious Source: Interfaith Hoops Brings Teens Together | WVXU

A weekslong e-course on community showed Katie Gordon, 28, that a hunger for authentic community transcended her millennial peers, affecting a spectrum of generations. Source: Q & A with Katie Gordon and Sr. Linda Romey, leading an e-course on community | Global Sisters Report

Sometimes a forbidden symbol in religious institutions, a rainbow LGBT flag covered the back wall of the Interfaith Center as attendees sat together in unity. 

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A “wonderful, moving” experience. That’s how Belle Jarniewski describes the annual interfaith gathering called Together in Silence for Peace. Source: Different faiths urged to come together in silent prayer - Winnipeg Free Press

Perhaps the best way to describe Redlands Area Interfaith Council (RAIC) is in the words of its president, Judy Cannon: Source: Finding strength through faith and diversity | Religion | redlandscommunitynews.com

The Notre Dame Center for Social Concerns (CSC) plans to tackle diverse dialogue head-on, offering a brand-new interfaith leadership program aimed at providing training to students interested in faith development and religious cooperation. The initiative, called Better Together ND, aims to bring students from the tri-campus community together from all types of faith backgrounds, including Source: CSC tackles interfaith dialogue through new faith development training // The... Read more about CSC tackles interfaith dialogue through new faith development training // The Observer