Welcome to a Community of Interfaith Understanding!
2018 is the Year of Interfaith Friendship!
Our interfaith affinity groups bring families and individuals together around common interests in ways that develop personal relationships and friendships. There are currently seven groups meeting regularly with others to be added in the near future. They are organized around such interests as cinema, book reading, fitness, scriptural reading, knitting, art, medicine, and contemplative traditions. Click here for more information or to sign up!
Beyond tolerance, we value hospitality, understanding, respect, and acceptance.
As interfaith engagement approaches its third decade in West Michigan, we are excited to welcome new audiences and neighbors into the work of interfaith understanding and social engagement. The next chapter in the story of West Michigan's interfaith movement has yet to be written. Much has been accomplished, and much remains to be done.
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"Through interfaith dialogue and service, we promote a vibrant and diverse community for all generations."
Upcoming Events
Interfaith Book Group
September 25, 2018 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Interfaith Community Dinner
September 25, 2018 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Plan to join us at September's interfaith community dinner at which we will break bread together and share meaning-filled conversation. Enjoy a delicious vegetarian meal as you engage with people...
Cinematic Conversations: Eighth Grade
September 25, 2018 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Our Cinematic Conversations affinity group is designed to foster relationships about the shared experience of cinema. Within our moderated discussions immediately following each movie, we hope to cultivate...
Foodies - Farm to Table
September 26, 2018 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Join us for "Foraging Farm to Table: A Feast for Families." Food will be aqcuired from local farm markets. You will leave with ideas about how to incorporate local foods into your meal...
Science & Religion
September 27, 2018 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
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June 29, 2018
Doug Kindschi and Kyle Kooyers chat with Shelley Irwin about the 2018 Youth Interface Service Day Camp and Doug's recent trip to Cambridge.
June 27, 2018
Erin Albanese reports on the Kaufman Interfaith Institute's first Youth Interfaith Service Day Camp.
Religion 101 on WGVU: May Interview
May 18, 2018
Joining Shelley Irwin is Kaufman Director Dr. Doug Kindschi from Cambridge and Kyle Kooyers in studio.