Fort Bend Interfaith Community

10/03/2026

Join us at the inaugural
Festival of Faiths

Come experience Houston’s diversity through an afternoon of culture, conversation, performances, and connection.

Explore intergenerational activities, performing arts, thought-provoking panel discussions, dialogue tables, and more, all designed to bring Houston’s diverse faith communities together.

The afternoon begins with Opening Ceremonies featuring Mayor John Whitmire and keynote speaker Simran Jeet Singh.

📅 Sunday, October 4, 2026
⏰ 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
📍 Ismaili Center | 2323 Allen Parkway
🎟️ Free Admission upon registration

Register today at www.festivaloffaithshouston.org

08/28/2026

Last Thursday’s Fort Bend Interfaith Dinner Dialogue was a beautiful reminder of what our community can achieve when all faiths come together with openness and respect.

We created new milestones - blessed to have 11 faith traditions, 22 congregations and organizations and 150 faith representatives from — Bahá’í, Buddhist / Meditation, Christian (5 denominations), Hindu, Ismaili, Jain, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Unitarian Universalist and Zoroastrian faiths.

Seeing leaders and friends from so many faiths share a meal, exchange stories, and build new friendships truly reflected the spirit of Fort Bend - the most diverse county in USA.

The conversations were heartfelt, the energy was joyful, and the unity in the room was inspiring. These photos capture the joy of a community that chooses dialogue over distance.

A heartfelt thank you to the Vadtal Dham Shree Swaminarayan Hindu Temple Board and volunteers for opening your sacred space and creating a historic milestone: The first Interfaith Dinner Dialogue ever hosted inside a Hindu temple in Fort Bend. Your hospitality and leadership made this gathering truly memorable.

May these pictures remind us that when faith communities stand together, peace becomes possible and community becomes stronger.

11/24/2025

Friends, tonight is the Fort Bend Interfaith Thanksgiving Service. We gather as neighbors of many faiths to give thanks and to seek peace in the place we share. The service is free and open to all. Join us at Christ Church Sugar Land, 3300 Austin Parkway. Doors open at 6:30 PM. Service begins at 7:00 PM and ends at 8:00 PM, with a reception to follow.

This is our 10th year of Giving Thanks as One, and your presence matters. Please come, and bring a friend!

08/12/2025

The Fort Bend Interfaith Council will meet this Wednesday, August 13 at 11:30 AM on Zoom. We’ll hear from Pastor David Sincere on September’s Su***de Prevention Month, plan our upcoming Dinner & Dialogue, and begin forming our Thanksgiving Service team.

We welcome all who are interested in interfaith friendship, learning from one another, and working together to serve our community.

Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/92704763518?pwd=j5cEu6lw479BaNCdVJOP9zQOgOj3yI.1

03/01/2025

As our Muslim friends and neighbors begin Ramadan today, we want to extend our warmest wishes for a month filled with peace, reflection, and spiritual renewal.

Ramadan is a sacred time of fasting, prayer, and community, emphasizing values that resonate across all faith traditions—devotion, self-discipline, gratitude, and generosity. It is also a time of deepening one’s faith and strengthening bonds with family, friends, and the broader community.

To our Muslim brothers and sisters, we honor and celebrate this holy season with you. May this Ramadan be a time of abundant blessings, personal growth, and meaningful connection.

Ramadan Mubarak!

09/19/2024

📸 FBIC September 18 Meeting Recap & Photos! 📸

A big thank you to the SRI Ashtalakshmi Temple for graciously hosting our Fort Bend Interfaith Council meeting! 🙏 We were honored to be welcomed with such warmth, a delicious vegetarian meal, and an insightful tour of the temple, including their impressive new 90-foot statue.

Thank you to everyone who attended our Fort Bend Interfaith Council meeting 🙏 For those who couldn’t make it, we wanted to share some of the highlights from this impactful gathering.

✨ Meeting Highlights:

The Giving Machines Presentation: A heartfelt thanks to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints for their inspiring presentation on the Giving Machines, which will support local charities like Sleep In Heavenly Peace, Interfaith Woodlands, Soul Mission, and Target Hunger. You can learn more at (https://givingmachine.org)

📅 December 5th-16th @ Sugar Land Town Center
💡 Possible Interfaith Night - more info to come

🦃 Thanksgiving Service: Mark your calendars! Join us for our annual service on Monday, November 25th at Christ Church Sugar Land.

📅 Next FBIC Meeting: Wednesday, October 18th @ 11:30am at the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Center in Sugar Land. Stay tuned for more info!

Thank you again for your ongoing support and engagement. If you have any questions or want to get involved in our initiatives, feel free to reach out. 🙌

09/19/2024

04/17/2024

A huge thank you to our interfaith friends at Alings Chinese Bistro for hosting our April FBIC meeting! Thank you for taking such good care of us and making us all feel welcomed. Thank you to the owner and staff and please consider reaching out to them for all of your hospitality needs!

alingschinese.com

03/06/2024

We at Fort Bend Interfaith Community extend our warmest regards for the enlightening session with the esteemed Malala Yousafzai and Shezad Roy. Their dedication to educational initiatives and the empowerment of women is a beacon of hope and an inspiring example for us all. Such collaborative efforts echo our shared values and the strength of our united voices in advocating for a world where education and equality flourish. We stand together in this mission for a brighter, more inclusive future.

Ismaili Jamatkhana and Center

03/04/2024

Fort Bend Interfaith Council meeting at the Eternal Gandhi Museum, extolling the power of nonviolence in the face of injustice and tyranny. Very inspirational🙏.
https://egmh.org/

Thank you Jim Uschkrat!