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Stories From URI North America

"My House shall be a House of Prayer for all People"

The following is a sermon given by the Rt. Rev. William E. Swing on July 28^th, 2013, at St. Andrew’s Dune Church in Southampton, New York.

Isaiah 56: 3 – 8
Mark 11: 15 - 19

Jesus did not make up these words: "My House shall be called a House of Prayer for all people." Those words were written about 500 years before He was born. Jesus didn't make up those words, but he thought about them....a lot. And he added a few words of his own. And he did something dramatic to make those words come alive in the great temple in Jerusalem.

URI Announces New Executive Director

The United Religious Initiative (URI) announces Victor Kazanjian as its new Executive Director.

URI North America celebrates 25 years of NAIN Connect in Toronto

URI North America celebrated the 25^th year of the North American Interfaith Network (NAIN) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

50 Year Anniversary of the March on Washington 'I Have Dream' Speech

Dear URI friends, today marks 50 years since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech.

Interfaith Harmony Over Lunch

Recently, the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations hosted their 3rd annual networking lunch on interfaith cooperation for peace.

URI Global Indigenous Initiative Interim Coordinator Appointed Co-Chair of IDP Sub-Committee

Global Indigenous Initiative Interim Coordinator and head of Trail of Dreams CC Audri Scott Williams was appointed co-chair for the "GMPU Peace Team."

A Tribute to URI's Founding Executive Director, Charles Gibbs, on the Occasion of his Retirement

With self-effacing humor Charles Gibbs laughs about his singing voice. We, his friends, go along and beg him not to sing Happy Birthday or the National Anthem.

A Journey of a Lifetime

In 1996, Rev. Canon Charles P. Gibbs was asked to lead URI as its Founding Executive Director. Retiring now after 17 years, Charles leaves behind a lasting legacy of servant leadership and an ever-growing global foundation for building cultures of peace, justice and healing.

URI Prepares to Celebrate International Day of Peace

The United Nations’ International Day of Peace (IDP) is a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. Since September 21, 2004, URI has commemorated IDP by galvanizing global community action within its network of Cooperation Circles. In addition to the dozens of events that will be held by Cooperation Circles around the world, URI prepares to celebrate IDP through two initiatives: Footprints Around the World for Peace and Talking Back to Hate.

San Francisco Interfaith Council joins URI in Talking Back To Hate

One of URI’s most active Cooperation Circles in the San Francisco Bay Area is the San Francisco Interfaith Council. Under the leadership of SFIC Executive Director and URI Global Trustee, Michael Pappas, and Rita Semel, SFIC Board Chair and former Chair of URI’s Global Council, the SFIC has a well-deserved reputation among civic and religious leaders for its ability to mobilize its 800-member congregations on local concerns like homelessness and disaster preparedness.

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