Religious Leaders Council

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Founded in the spring of 2006, the Religious Leaders Council of Greater Philadelphia is dedicated to building relationships of mutual support and to offering a moral and spiritual voice in the region. The Council is comprised of top religious leaders of the Christian, Muslim and Jewish communities of Philadelphia. This is the first effort of its kind in Philadelphia, joining the cadre of inter-religious leaders councils throughout the country and the world. The first initiative of the Council is formulating a religious response to violence in the Philadelphia region.

The Interfaith Center is honored to offer a "home" to the Religious Leaders Council and to provide administrative and staff support for its work.

What's New

9/11 Memorial Prayer Service

Please join the Religious Leaders Council of Greater Philadelphia for a prayer gathering of memory and hope on the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

Sunday, September 11th, 2011
4:00pm
Arch Street Friends Meeting House
4th & Arch Streets, Philadelphia PA

Immediately following the prayer gathering, walk together to the City of Philadelphia's Commemoration Event at 5:30pm on Independence Mall.

Download the prayer gathering event flyer.

View congregational resources related to the 10th anniversary.

Resources for the 10th Anniversary of 9/11
  • Prayers, poems, organizations and other resources related to the 10th Anniversary of 9/11.

Interfaith Service for Peace and Healing

  • On June 2, 2008, the Religious Leaders Council partnered with the Mayor's Office of Faith Based Initiatives to sponsor an interfaith prayer service in memory of slain police sergeant Stephen Liczbinski. The event brought Jewish, Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, Muslim, and Buddhist leaders together to pray for peace and healing.

Interfaith Inaugural Service for Mayor-Elect Michael Nutter

  • The Interfaith Center assisted the Religious Leaders Council of Greater Philadelphia, coordinating their interfaith inaugural service for Mayor-Elect Michael Nutter on January 3, 2008, attended by nearly 300 people at the Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, 18th St and Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia.  The Co-Conveners of the Religious Leaders Council presided at this service: Cardinal Justin Rigali, Rabbi David Straus and Imam Anwar Muhaimin.  The service included a non-violence pledge that was released region-wide by the Council. View event photos and video at www.archphila.org/evangelization/ecum/ecum.htm.