About Us
Created in 1978, the Interfaith Council of Metropolitan Washington (IFC) brings together eleven historic faith communities to promote dialogue, understanding and a sense of community and to work cooperatively for justice throughout the DC region.
IFC members currently include the Baha’i, Buddhist, Hindu, Islamic, Jain, Jewish, Latter-day Saints, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Sikh and Zoroastrian faith communities. We work towards creating a just community through coalition-building, education, training and advocacy; by uniting diverse faith leaders to speak and act together; by publishing community resources; and by holding public events including concerts, award ceremonies, lectures, and public dialogues.
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I am delighted to have a ticket to tonight's Interfaith concert. Normally attending these kinds of events is a challenge because of having to go out somewhere to attend. All-virtual is not all bad!
Here ‘s a new, interfaith, social justice, Get Out The Vote! version of "America the Beautiful: 2020". It is sung as a stunningly soul-filled duet by Award winning Bluegrass vocalist CLAIRE LYNCH and award-winning Blues/Gospel vocalist LEA GILMORE. 20,000 have viewed it in its first week of release!
https://youtu.be/IiydluD0PyM
The America I dream of: celebrates the priceless contributions of immigrants and working people; holds in high esteem our citizens of every race and creed; honors our interconnectedness with our brothers and sisters throughout this ever-shrinking world; and commits itself to protecting our precious and irreplaceable Mother Earth
I want to share with you that there will be a non-partisan prayer vigil for peace on Election evening from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. The location is the SE quadrant of the National Ellipse at 15th St. and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. Since we are in a pandemic, CDC guideline for the wearing of masks and distancing will be observed.
The prayer vigil is hosted by the Clergy Emergency League Seminarians Chapter, an official chapter of the Clergy Emergency League. It is being co-organized by seminarians of various denominations, including two Master of Divinity Students at Wesley Theological Seminary, Trent Somes and Rev. Lamika Weiss, Ministry Intern at Courts of Praise Christian Church.
I am calling upon you to prayerfully unite with us in person or in spirit on election evening to
˖ Condemn all forms of political violence following the election, including intrusion by the government against peaceful protesting
˖ Come together as faith leaders and laity to lead our communities through a time of uncertainty.
˖ Call residents of the United States to love their neighbors.
˖ Call upon the government to ensure a peaceful transfer of power if one is need.
˖ Highlight the role of young leadership within faith communities in this call for peace.
Again, you are asked to repost this announcement on your page. For additional information, contact Trent Somes at
[email protected] or Rev. Lamika Weiss at
[email protected].
I love that all these different traditions can come together in friendship.
Please join Nisa Muhammad and other speakers for Esther's Butterfly Summit which has been rescheduled to September 25th and 26th.
Nisa Muhammad "is the Assistant Dean for Religious Life at Howard University. She is responsible for religious programming that serves the various needs of the campus, advocates for the religious needs of a diverse student population, teaches non academic personal enrichment classes on the Islamic tradition and works closely as part of the staff in the Office of the Dean of the Chapel where the guiding principles are Faith, Service and Justice. Her other responsibilities include organizing the Muslim worship and devotion services, counselling and advising students, faculty, staff, and responding to a myriad of questions and challenges from race to religion to relationships. Her work organizing the summer Children’s Defense Fund Freedom School program is highly accomplished and reaching national acclaim. She is the advisor to the Justice for Juniors Advocates Organization, and the Muslim Students Association. Mrs. Muhammad does amazing work with young Muslims by helping them strengthen and affirm their faith in the midst of challenging circumstances like being Black and Muslim, deciding between dropping out to be a better husband or finishing a degree and how to become more religious in a world of temptations. Her door is open to all students who find their way to her chair with questions as well as concerns about life, love and the pursuit of happiness at the Mecca as Howard University is known."
Please feel free to share the attached flyers with your network. Thanks
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Dear friends,
We would like to invite you to the next talk in our series Bahá'í Faith Modern Perspectives!
This is a weekly talk series every Saturday at 12:00pm ET. Each week, we have a speaker from the Baha'i Faith share his or her perspective on a topic of modern significance. After the talk, there will be time for a Q&A portion. These sessions will be recorded and redistributed in the future.
The Zoom information for this week's talk is:
https://gmu.zoom.us/j/93794737323
Meeting ID: 937 9473 7323
Please see the flyer below for this week's speaker, and please invite your friends!
This shared blog is from last summer, but I believe it's apt anytime...especially now with COVID-19. I know it resonates with me. Perhaps it will move you too. And we will act. Peace!
Planning on posting any belated Eid greetings??
Read this in your most recent newsletter:
"Did you know...
...that Protestants find greater value in humans serving the earth, rather than exploiting it for their own benefit? This stems from the story of Adam being placed in the Garden of Eden to "till it and keep it" (Genesis 2:15). "
That is a rather broad statement and possibly misleading.
This may be true of SOME Protestants, but not all. There are many different kinds of Protestants. Also, this statement should not be taken to imply that other kinds of Christians (eg. Catholics) do NOT also value serving and caring for the earth.
Dear Friends,
I' m happy to share on Spotify the interfaith CD tribute
‘The Invitation, songs inspired by Rumi’
Hi! I just wanted to let the Washington Interfaith Community know that a group of mothers has organized 3,000 beds with host families across the city for anyone who would like to attend the March for our Lives on Wednesday. If you know any churches looking for housing, they would love to help arrange it.
Imam Muhammad Abdul Aleem of Masjidullah Philadelphia Pa. discuss Al-Islam with Members of the Unitarian Society of Germantown Church One of our Interfaith Partners.
