Interfaith Relationships

Hope in Minnesota means building bridges connecting people of different faiths. For decades we've built a culture of peace and understanding, fighting fear by connecting Christian Minnesotans with people from other faith traditions and from none. 

This looks like our staff making peacebuilding presentations at a Hindu Temple.

This looks like our CEO sitting down with leaders from other traditions.

This looks like our volunteers discerning legislative advocacy positions with Catholic, Muslim and Jewish counterparts on JRLC.

This looks like helping college campuses use the tools of bridging to build belonging between different religious student groups.

And this looks like thousands of Minnesotans have getting to know their Muslim neighbors. During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, we organize open-house Taking Heart Iftars in partnership with community mosques and Islamic centers. 

In 2024 over 1,000 Minnesotans attended one of 22 Iftar opportunities around our state.

Hope also looks like interfaith community response. We support religious freedom as we remain opposed to acts of religious persecution. We continue to decry mosque bombings and vandalism of Jewish worship spaces. Through our ongoing Countering Hate annual events we continue also to help foundations oppose Islamophobia, Anti-Semitism, xenophobia and racism.

Your support helps us to continue to build bridges in hope.