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Rev. Dr. Jimmie Wafer Reflects on InterFaith Community Values Project
Rev. Dr. Jimmie Wafer, Pastor of New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church and board member of the Interfaith Leadership Council, offered these remarks...
Award-winning Birmingham Educator Rick Joseph Named New Chairman of World Sabbath
After 20 years, World Sabbath, a Detroit faith-based event that brings youth and adults together one Sunday each year to offer prayers of...
IFLC’s Educational Programs Make No One Feel like “The Other”
By Gail Katz I spent my early childhood and my elementary school years in Silver Spring, Maryland, in a rather non-Jewish neighborhood. I was one of...
In Times of Crisis, IFLC Continues the Work of Building the Beloved Community
In many ways, doing Interfaith work at first is much like dating. We tread carefully around each other, afraid that we might say something wrong, or...
CNN Hero Najah Bazzy asks IFLC friends, patrons, to be ambassadors of love at organization’s 1st Virtual Annual Luncheon
In its first virtual annual meeting and luncheon, the Detroit Interfaith Leadership Council welcomed Najah Bazzy, a critical care nurse, CNN Hero...
IFLC Will Continue to Create Deep, Meaningful Interfaith Relationships and Offer Hope. Here’s Your Opportunity to Help.
By Rev. Charles Packer When I was in college, I studied the living traditions of eastern and western religions from a very broad perspective. When I...
Karin Dains Shares Thoughts on Faith, Resilience
Karin Dains As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints I continue to look to the future with optimism and faith. Although...
Ways to Volunteer in Michigan During COVID-19
We are especially calling on health care professionals who can volunteer their expertise.
You can make a difference to fight and slow the spread of COVID-19 … to deliver life-saving care to someone suffering and in pain … to deliver hope to the person who feels alone.
All Michiganders can volunteer their compassion and commitment to fighting this virus, and saving health and lives. Your time, talent and donations will have an impact now.
Visit often; additional opportunities will continue to be added as needs are identified.
Detroit Water and Sewerage Department Establishes hotline to help Detroiters turn water back on.
Credit: Curt Merlo The following message is from Elin Warn Betanzo, founder of Safe Water Engineering, LLC about water restorations in Detroit. The...
Consumers Energy CEO Patti Poppe gives $1M in coronavirus aid to Jackson small businesses
According to Crain's Business, Consumer's Energy CEO Patti Poppe and her husband Eric are personally donating $1 million to small businesses across...