Mission
Through education, dialogue, service and shared spiritual practices, the Interfaith Round Table cultivates an inclusive culture to advance understanding of and appreciation for the diversity of our neighbors.
To build meaningful relationships among people of diverse religious and spiritual backgrounds and journeys, cultivating a culture of awareness and compassion.
Our Work
What does the Round Table do? We’ve developed our programs to provide easy access to a variety of opportunities to enter and engage the interfaith arena. Take a look at all these pages and see what might interest you. Whether a religious leader, a clergy person, a spiritual person not affiliated with a particular religion, or someone looking for a program for your faith community, check us out. We’ve had programs for adults and youth, religious and spiritual.
- To build trust and respect across faiths and cultures
- To cultivate an understanding and appreciation of all communities of religions and cultures through action-based dialogue
- To advance social justice and racial equity through the lenses of faith
- To educate people about the rich traditions of all faiths/cultures in an accurate historical context
- To empower youth in their respective faith journeys and social/cultural identities
- To build interfaith solidarity in the community at large.
From 2021 proposed mission statement
The Interfaith Round Table of Washtenaw County is an alliance of people from across faith traditions who come together to address the deep and divisive issues and concerns we face in our world today. We come together to help eradicate misconceptions, misinformation and prejudice across the religious landscape. Through education, dialogue, and shared practices, we create safe spaces where we can listen and learn from each other and grow as spiritual and religious beings. In a time of distrust and deep questioning of moral and spiritual values, the Interfaith Round Table seeks to create a culture of understanding and inclusion among all people interested in exploring the deeper meanings of life.
From the November meeting:
Courage, Connection, Compassion
IRT’s mission is gathering and serving
- Gathering to build relationships, deepen understanding and learn from each other
- Serving to build relationships and create a more just, equitable, and inclusive Washtenaw County
Gathering—who and why: clergy for mutual support/networking; community members for learning about each other, sharing religious and spiritual traditions, matters of local shared concern
Serving—who and how: where we are needed by our neighbors, being a presence in the community to support others; providing resources for interfaith understanding