2008 PCA/CITE Grant Outcomes

The MultiFaith Council of Northwest Ohio was awarded a PCA (Partnerships for Community Action) Grant in 2008. The grant was applied for and administered through the efforts of a very able grant committee.

Grant Committee:

Tom Klein, Chair

Cynthia Heilman

Srini Srinivasan

Joe Zielinski

The outcomes of the grant were in two major directions – a Chapman College Interfaith Dialog class and a community Interfaith Dialog Series at the Wood county Library.

Community Discussion Series

Chair: Tom Klein

A four- week series called “Interfaith Dialogue as a Vehicle for Peace and Understanding: A Discussion Series for Those with Religious Faith and Those Without” was conducted by Tom Klein and attended by an average of 50 people.

The planning committee for this series included Tom Klein, Series Director, M. K. Ahmed, Mary Callahan Boone, Norma Davenport, Meera Gupta, Rev. Cynthia Heilman, Tom Hudson, Roudi Jamabi, Barbara Keller, Vimala Krishnan, John Krochmalny, Deb Novak, Elaine Paulette, Lia Ricci-Sons, Sandy Rowland, Srini Srinvasan, Rev. David Young, and Joe Zielinski.

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Chapman College Class

Instructor: Ian Young

MultiFaith Council Liaison: Srini Srinivasan

In addition to discussion, the class made site visits to the Maumee Valley Unitarian Universalist Congregation, the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo, and the Hindu Temple of Toledo.

The class undertook the renovation of the United Christian Fellowship Center to include cleaning, painting, flooring and the creation of a MultiFaith mural.

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Class Finale Potluck