Events
Building Bridges: Interfaith Service as a Tool for Building Understanding (Grand Rapids)
Date and Time
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Description
CFI–Michigan is proud to host a panel discussion on how Humanitarian Service can be used as a tool for building understanding among diverse religious and secular traditions, as part of the Year of Interfaith Service.
The panelists will address their tradition's motivations for participating in the Year of Interfaith Service and the impact the collaboration and discussions facilitated through this program have had on their communities.
They will also discuss the challenges and limitations of engaging in Interfaith work and how they overcame these barriers by finding shared values and collaborating on inclusive service projects to benefit the greater West Michigan community.
Panelists:
Jennifer Beahan, Assistant Director, Center for Inquiry–Michigan
Katie Gordon, Program Manager, Kaufman Interfaith Institute
Akerm Alie Mutahr, Outreach Coordinator, Masjid at-Taweed
Fred Stella, Pracharak (Outreach Minister), West Michigan
Hindu Temple and President, Interfaith Dialogue Association
Len Robinson, President, Temple Emanuel
Nichea Ver Veer Guy, Director of Children's Ministries &
Family Life, Trinity United Methodist Church
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Meetings are open to the Public
After the meeting, join us at Vitale's Restaurant, 834 Leonard NE, Grand Rapids, MI to socialize. View Map
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Contact
Contact: Jennifer Beahan, [email protected], 616-698-2342