As a diverse organization, the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council knows our community is experiencing a wide range of emotions in response to the heinous attacks on Israel and the assaults on Gaza that have followed. The Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council grieves the loss of life in Israel and Palestine, we each pray in
The Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council is inviting the public to view and discuss the film “Mission: Joy,” a documentary featuring His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu sharing wisdom of how to live with joy in troubled times. The film and discussion are part of the Council’s observance of World Interfaith Harmony
The Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council is honoring an individual and an organization that have made major contributions to Kansas City’s interfaith community.
The uniqueness of the Table of Faiths event is its capacity to be both informational and relational.
Each of us needs to eliminate our own prejudices and work to ensure that persecution never happens again to anyone or any group.
Is it possible to have an open and civil discussion over a potentially divisive issue? Mary Gibson McCoy found it possible at the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council.
For 15 years beginning in 1986, my husband, Fujio (Koji) Nakao, and I served together in Sukyo Mahikari Centers in Cincinnati, Chicago, Detroit, Honolulu, and Orange County, California. In 2002, when Koji was assigned to a large center in Singapore, we decided I should stay in the U.S. to be closer to my senior
In the fall of 2005, the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council first thought of having a Table of Faiths celebration. It originally planned a small luncheon somewhere in the center of the city to which we would invite church leaders from the metro area and maybe they would bring some of their members. We thought
Today is Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting, prayer and charity for Muslims. Greet your Muslim friends with a joyous “Eid Mubarak!” meaning “Happy Eid and Blessed Celebrations!”
As I think of this article about Ramadan, my first thoughts are not positive ones because it brings memories of discrimination that I faced as a child while growing up. It was Ramadan 1972 in Willingboro, New Jersey. I was in the sixth grade, something happened that altered how I thought of myself. My cousins
Growing up Easter was one of my favorite holidays because we celebrated it twice! As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we celebrated Easter in ways similar to many in the United States. We participated in the secular Easter traditions by dying hard-boiled eggs, carefully placing them in baskets, only
World Labyrinth Day is celebrated every year on the first Saturday in May, which this year is May 1. The international event, begun by the World Labyrinth Society in 2009, is expected to attract around 5,000 participants visiting sites in some 35 countries. Most participants will “Walk as One at 1” by walking a labyrinth
Join us online for "Ecumenical and Interfaith History in Greater Kansas City: Celebrating the Past and Envisioning the Future" February 21st, 2021 at 2pm CDT In honor of UN World Interfaith Harmony Week, join us for a celebratory and retrospective look at the history of ecumenical and interfaith work in Greater Kansas City over the past 100 years.
The Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council joins the many voices in condemning the recent unprecedented attack on our nation's Capitol Building that resulted in the death of five individuals and many others suffering injuries. As members of an interfaith council, so many of our forebears suffered due to baseless hatred and violent acts. Each of
If you knew Steve Jeffers, you know why I wish we could hear his voice as COVID-19 disturbs the world. Readers unfamiliar with him will want to know that each year the Council presents an award named for him. The Rev. Steven L. Jeffers, PhD, founded and directed the Institute for Spirituality in Health at
Recognizing that climate change is a threat to the existence of all of humanity and that it requires immediate action from people of all faiths, the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council organized a Virtual Forum titled, “Faiths’ Call for Climate Action,”which took place the week before Earth Day on April 16th. We chose to hold
It is hard to think of a time in world history when health partnerships were more important than they are today. That is why GKCIC leadership accepted immediately and enthusiastically the invitation to participate in this year’s dinner on behalf of (PAMA) the Palestinian American Medical Association. The dinner was held Saturday evening, February 29th
Philip Goldberg was the speaker for the Arjun Kumar Sharma Memorial Lecture, sponsored by the Vedanta Society of Kansas City and the AUM Foundation on October 26th this year. Goldberg and Swami Chetanananda spoke together on “India’s Impact on America’s Spiritual Landscape.” The Vedanta Society was pleased to welcome Goldberg back to Kansas City after
Interfaith cooperation is the key to transforming this religiously diverse society into a more just, kind, and pluralistic nation, and world. It’s why we are so passionate about the work we do, and why we are so grateful to those who support us financially through their sponsorship for our Table of Faiths event. Interfaith leaders
The Parliament's website says, “Welcome to the Oldest, Largest and Most Inclusive Convening Organization of the Global Interfaith Movement” – and it’s not just boasting. If you believe in the interfaith movement and you enjoy meeting people from all religions and countries, the Parliament of the World’s Religions is a “bucket-list” event. Each Parliament is
