The Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council is looking forward to marking the 75th anniversary of Franklin Roosevelt's 1941 State of the Union address which included religious freedom among the "four freedoms" Roosevelt considered most worthy of protecting on a global basis. This famous speech was made the very same year that concluded with formal entry of the United States into
Spiritual and Executive Director of the Rime Buddhist Center. Lama Chuck founded the Rime Buddhist Center 20 years ago and has since worked tirelessly to spread the Buddha Dharma in Kansas City. Lama Chuck has been the Buddhist director for Kansas City’s Interfaith Council for 20 years. In addition he has written a regular column on Buddhism for the
The Parliament of World’s Religions, which took place in Salt Lake City, UT, October 15-19, was only the sixth of its kind since 1893. Women began the five-day journey with the Opening Plenary on Women’s Human Rights and Dignity. Fortunately, this theme carried over for the rest of the five days. The six plenaries offered
Christopher Chapple of Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, October 30 at Unity Temple on the Plaza. Swami Chetanananda, spiritual director of the Vedanta Society introduced the talk. This was the sixth Arjun Kumar Sharma Memorial Lecture, sponsored by the AUM Foundation. Classical Indian musicians and a reception were included. Dr Chapple's training, teaching, and writing
Following recent remarks made by presidential hopeful Dr. Ben Carson that he “would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation,” The Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council (GKCIC) would like to remind the greater Kansas City area that we stand in solidarity with our Muslim friends, and are deeply saddened by
Greater Kansas City is well-represented at next month’s Parliament of the World’s Religions in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council is sending an impressive number of interfaith leaders as part of a larger Kansas City contingent to the celebrated gathering, which has been described as the world’s oldest, largest and most inclusive
We invite you to join the GKCIC and Crescent Peace Society on Saturday, September 12, 2015, for the 19th Annual Eid Celebration and Awards Banquet. The event will be held at the Overland Park Marriott at I-435 & Metcalf, from 6:00-10:00 pm. The steering committee has been working diligently on an inspirational program with American-Muslim
That was the attention grabbing title of Bron Taylor’s lecture at the annual public meeting of the Kansas University Department of Religious Study, this year, co-sponsored by the KU Environmental Studies Program. For those of us in the GKC Interfaith Council who had been discussing the relation of science and religion in the Sacred Text
Over seventy people, senior military officers from forty-five countries and members and friends of the Council, attended a luncheon at the Plaza Marriott Hotel, arranged by the Air War College of Alabama. The year-long program, originating at the Maxwell Air Base in Alabama, included a “field trip” with other stop-offs in Phoenix and Honolulu. The
Nearly four hundred guests attended the annual “Table of Faiths” event held on Tuesday, April 21st at the Sheraton Crown Center from 6-9 p.m. This year’s theme was “One Family, One World, One Future.” Representatives from twenty global faith traditions found right here in our city, manned the booths surrounding the spacious room, ready to
Last year I applied for and received the Barbara Marshall Award, granting me a six-month sabbatical from my work at Hallmark to pursue a creative project I had designed called “Stories of Devotion,” exploring faith traditions and spiritual journeys both among company employees and others I would solicit and encounter in my quest. Upon returning
The Greater KC Interfaith Council sponsored a “Clothed in Faith” program on Sunday, February 8th at The Baha’i Faith Center of Greater Kansas City. The program honored World Interfaith Harmony Week and was chaired by Barb McAtee, GKCIC Baha'i Faith Director. Steering committee members included Rev. Kendyl Gibbons, Rev. Kelly Isola, Linda Prugh, and Barry
The Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council (GKCIC) sends its condolences to the families of those who were killed by the attack at the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15th and prays for the speedy recovery of those who were injured. The GKCIC is dedicated to bringing people together of all religions, and backgrounds. Deliberate desire
