URI Stories of Impact

Our community is working tirelessly to bring peace and justice in all areas of the world regardless of religion. Read stories straight from the organizers.

Reflections on the Elections and Nuclear Weapons

Last Sunday, Bishop William Swing, Founding Trustee and President Emeritus, delivered a sermon at Grace Cathedral, in San Francisco.

In his words: "Next week, we will elect a president of the United States. Among the myriad responsibilities that go with the office, none is of greater magnitude than the use of nuclear weapons."

URI AL&C Online Youth Training

Between August and September 2021, the URI AL&C Online Youth Training organized by the URI Global Program for the participation of youth was developed with the intervention of 15 young people from the CCs: Aflaiai, Constructores de Puentes, Teusaquillo, Mukua, Quinaroes , COEMATI, The Descendants of Guatemaya, Samay, ACRE from the countries: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama and Venezuela.

URI Statement on Escalating Violence in the Israel-Hamas War

URI remains alarmed by the escalation of violence between Israel and Hamas & expresses grave concern for the civilians on the ground.

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A Letter from Father James on the Peshawar attacks

Dear Bishop Swing, Victor, and all other leaders and members of URI: First of all, I express my sincere gratitude and appreciation to all of those who have sent me condolences messages...

URI Africa Condemn Terrorist Attack in Kenya

United Religions Initiative Africa condemns the despicable and heinous terrorist attack against defenseless civilians, including innocent children, at the Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi, Kenya.

URI celebrates IDP with the UN in New York

Education for Peace

Come and join our young people on Saturday, September 21, 2013 at 3 p.m., as they celebrate peace in a play written by Sister Mama Sonya.

"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.