06/26/2026
RSVP now for a once-in-a-generation experience!
Imagine rooms full of people from multiple faiths enjoying respectful dialogue, food and fellowship; gatherings to consider the meaning and blessing of our country’s founding.
We can create this together: a once-in-a-generation opportunity for neighbors to meet neighbors, a chance to regain unity through conversation about some of America’s most inspiring words.
faith250 is a program that invites faith leaders and communities across the country to form clusters of congregations to act as sacred spaces for listening to one another, clarifying our shared civic values, and celebrating our hopes for America.
Our work centers on some of America's sacred texts — The Declaration of Independence, Emma Lazarus's The New Colossus, America the Beautiful, and Frederick Douglass's address, What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?
What happens at a multifaith gathering?
A typical faith250 multifaith event runs between two to two-and-a-half hours and includes:
A shared meal or light refreshments — breaking bread together before the formal discussion begins.
A welcome from clergy that sets the tone: civic, not partisan; spiritual, not sectarian.
A reading aloud of one of the four American texts.
Facilitated small-group discussion, typically at tables of six to eight people, using the faith250 multifaith event handout for that text.
A brief closing — a reflection, a prayer, or a moment of shared commitment.
The first gathering is July 13, 2026, 7PM at Temple Hesed, 1 Knox Road, Scranton. All are welcome to attend!
Register at https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/faith250-america-the-beautiful
To learn more, visit https://faith250.org/what-is-faith250
Participating Congregations & Organizations:
Bahá’ís of Scranton
Bethel AME Church
Christians for the Common Good
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints-Clarks Summit Stake
Covenant Presbyterian Church
Elm Park United Methodist Church
Islamic Center of Scranton
Jinyin Temple
Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton
Scranton Area Ministerium
Sisters of IHM-Scranton
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
St. Mark Episcopal Church
Temple Hesed
Temple Israel
United Baptist Church of Taylor
