Mission & Vision
Mission
The Interfaith Center of Greater Philadelphia advances mutual trust, understanding and cooperation among faith communities, in order to work together for the common good of the region.
Vision
The Interfaith Center of Greater Philadelphia enables people of all faiths to share their deepest convictions, shape solutions to common problems, and live out their highest values and aspirations, through celebration, service, education, and action.
Over the next three years we will:
- Develop more leaders of the interfaith movement who know how to bridge differences and work for the common good.
- Create accessible models for how people of a variety of faith traditions can works together, not separately, to effectively address common issues and problems in the pursuit of a just and compassionate social order.
- Educate and inspire youth and adults of various faiths to create communities who have gone beyond indifference and skepticism to the valuing and engagement of differences.
- Engage diverse faith communities in understanding their respective stories and celebrating the commonalities and distinctiveness of their various faith traditions.