Center for Interfaith Cooperation

Home
United States
Indianapolis, IN
Center for Interfaith Cooperation

fostering empathy, understanding, and respect across faith traditions and spiritual perspectives.

06/07/2026

This group has squeezed everything they could out of the past two days…

Religious Freedom Walking Tour: Mother Bethel AME Church, Arch Street Meeting House, St. Mary’s Catholic Church & more!

✡️ Visit to Congregation Mikveh Israel (Founded in 1740 - longest running synagogue is the US!) + Difficult Conversations workshop

☸️ Amazing conversation and meditation moment at the Chenrezig Tibetan Buddhist Center!

Closing workshop led by Interfaith Philadelphia’s dynamic duo: Bronwen & Josh! 👏

06/06/2026

A day late on day 2 but visiting BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Akshardham (2nd largest temple in the world) took our breath away! It was a transformative experience to walk their campus and tour Akshardham Mahamandir.

AND their entire campus is run by volunteers…an incredible stop on our pilgrimage!

06/04/2026

A full first day in Philadelphia yesterday!

National Constitution Center ✅
1st Workshop at HQ ✅
Tour and Dialogue at Al Aqsa Islamic Society ✅

A sacred day filled with new experiences, curious questions and a deepening of bonds. As Rev. Edward Livingston said yesterday, “We are creating the third way.”

06/02/2026

Our pilgrimage to Philadelphia has begun! Over 40 people traveling 100s of miles to Explore Faith & Religious Liberty where our nations ideals were forged. Follow along our journey! May our curiosity be greater than our certainty. See you soon 🫶

05/29/2026

Religion exists to bring people together, not to justify contempt for our neighbors. CIC has responded to Lt. Governor Beckwith's recent Islamophobic comments — read the full letter from The Rev. Erin Hougland Glass at the link below.

🔗: https://www.indycic.org/news/love-not-hate-is-a-religious-value

05/27/2026

Eid Al-Adha Mubarak to our Muslim brothers and sisters. Wishing all who observe, a blessed Eid filled with joy, peace, and mercy.

05/20/2026

Bring your curiosity. Join us this afternoon for Angels and Miracles, the next conversation in our Taboo Topics Lunch & Learn series.
What do different faiths believe about angels? About miracles? How do we talk about the spiritual and the mysterious?

Rev. Erin Hougland Glass, Rabbi Jordana Chernow-Reader, and Father Rick Ginther gather to explore these questions together.

Grab lunch and tune in via Teams. Today, 12-12:50 PM.

Register: 3e3e0942-2532-43f5-a017-ad5ad8773e3d@c6bca7ad-8f41-4b96-98ca-297223e356fe" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3e3e0942-2532-43f5-a017-ad5ad8773e3d@c6bca7ad-8f41-4b96-98ca-297223e356fe

05/11/2026

What does gratitude really look like? Not the easy kind we express in passing, but the deep, complicated kind that acknowledges we can never truly repay what we've been given.

CIC Board Member Vidya Karthik explores these questions through a pilgrimage to India. She writes about her experience, an ancient temple and something we all understand, regardless of our faith: the immeasurable debt we owe to those who raised us.

Her essay is an invitation to sit with that truth. To remember the sacrifices. To show up differently for the people who gave everything for us.

Read Vidya's full essay: https://www.indycic.org/news/kashi-yatra

05/06/2026

Judge David Shaheed has spent decades in the courtroom navigating questions of justice, rights, and community. His work in Drug Treatment and Reentry Courts earned him the 2007 Judge of the Year award. Named Interfaith Ambassador of the Year, his leadership brings essential perspective to questions of religious liberty.

On Thursday, you have a chance to ask directly. How do our courts interpret religious liberty? How do we build systems that work for everyone?

Religious Liberty at a Crossroads
Thursday, May 7 / 6 PM / Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center

Doors at 5 PM with food and drinks / Free parking

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/religious-liberty-at-a-crossroads-civil-rights-power-the-present-moment-tickets-1986015709449?aff=social

05/05/2026

Andrew Whitehead is one of the foremost researchers on Christian nationalism in America. His award-winning books "Taking America Back for God" provides the first empirically supported definition of Christian nationalism and its implications for our democracy.

On May 7, you have a chance to ask him directly. What does Christian nationalism look like? How does it shape American beliefs and behavior? What are its threats to a pluralistic society?

Join us for Religious Liberty at a Crossroads at the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center. Doors open at 5 PM with food and drinks. Conversation begins at 6 PM.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/religious-liberty-at-a-crossroads-civil-rights-power-the-present-moment-tickets-1986015709449?aff=social

See you Thursday!

Address

735 Shelby Street, Suite 105
Indianapolis, IN
46203

Telephone

+13172685300

Website

https://linktr.ee/cic.indy

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Center for Interfaith Cooperation posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organization

Send a message to Center for Interfaith Cooperation:

Want your organization to be the top-listed Non Profit Organization in Indianapolis?