Outstanding Kansas City Interfaith Workers Recognized
The Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council is honoring an individual and an organization that have made major contributions to Kansas City’s interfaith community.
Many Faiths, A Perfect Whole
The uniqueness of the Table of Faiths event is its capacity to be both informational and relational.
My ancestors were persecuted. History cannot repeat.
Each of us needs to eliminate our own prejudices and work to ensure that persecution never happens again to anyone or any group.
The whole point of the interfaith movement? To open hearts.
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.
Through Table of Faiths I Found “A Perfect Fit”
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
Table of Faiths: Rejoicing in Diversity and Devotion
Before I joined the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council, my first encounter with this group came at a Table of Faiths. This was back when all of the booths were in a large hallway outside of the banquet room where dinner would be served. I was in absolute awe when I saw table after table
Council Took a Chance on First Table of Faiths
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
The Martyrdom of Guru Arjun Dev
June 16 marks the anniversary of the martyrdom of Guru Arjun Dev, the fifth Sikh Guru who completed the construction of the Golden Temple, the preeminent spiritual site of Sikhism, and began to compile the Sikh scriptures. He died on this day in 1606. Born in 1563, Guru Arjun was the son of Guru
GKCIC Joins Community Leaders Denouncing Antisemitic Violence and Rhetoric
The chair of the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council, Cindy McDavitt, joined 20 other area community leaders on June 3 to offer support to the local Jewish community and denounce a recent spate of antisemitic attacks and rhetoric in the United States. Here is a copy of the media release of the event. The
GKCIC Calls for Cessation of Violence in Israel-Palestine
The Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council has watched with sadness and horror the violence unfolding in Israel-Palestine these past several days. We grieve the loss of life and join members of the international interfaith community in calling for an end to all violence in this region that so many of our members hold sacred. We