2020 Unity Walk Houses of Worship Virtual Visits - InterFaith Council of Metropolitan Washington

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Welcome to the 2020 Unity Walk’s Houses of Worship Virtual Visits! Here you can learn about the diverse faith traditions in our region. We encourage you to use the tabs to visit all of our participating houses of worship and faith communities. This page will remain available throughout the walk. Join us in celebrating these wonderful communities!

Click to jump to the information in this tab: All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) | Am Kolel - Jewish Renewal Community of Greater Washington | Annunciation Catholic Church

All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS)

46903 Sugarland Road, Sterling, Virginia | Website

Join Our Live Zoom Session - September 13 - 1:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Meeting ID: 867 3977 1959 and Passcode: 794429

View the video and read the WJLA interview with Rizwan Jaka and Rabbi Lustig - "Salam and shalom: Interfaith leaders talk peace ahead of MLK Interfaith Celebration"

View the video and read the WUSA9 story about the ADAMS Virtual Ramadan celebration.

Am Kolel - Jewish Renewal Community of Greater Washington

19520 Darnestown Road, Beallsville, MD | Website

Video presenter: Rabbi David Shneyer

Annunciation Catholic Church

3810 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC | Website

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Click to jump to the information in this tab: Cambodian Buddhist Society: Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 | Video 4

Cambodian Buddhist Society

13800 New Hampshire Ave, Silver Spring, MD | Website

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Click to jump to the information in this tab: Community of Christ | Dar al Hijrah Islamic Center

Community of Christ

3526 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC | Website

Dar al Hijrah Islamic Center

3159 Row Street, Falls Church, VA | Website

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Click to jump to the information in this tab: D.C. Baha'i Community: Live Unity Walk Zoom Meeting | Centering the Pupil of the Eye | RaceUnity.US: Oral Histories of the Baha’i Community & the Struggle for Race Unity in the US from 1912 to Now | Advancing a Discourse on Race Unity in the U.S. | Baha'u'llah – The Secret of Our Century | The Gate: Dawn of the Bahá'í Faith | Commemoration of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's Visit to Howard University in 1912 and His Historic Talk on Race Amity | Luminous Journey: `Abdu'l-Bahá in America, 1912 | Weekly Sunday Morning Gathering at DC Baha’i Center

D.C. Baha'i Community

5713 16th St NW,Washington, DC | Website

Live Unity Walk Zoom Meeting: Forging a Path to Racial Justice: The Baha'i Beliefs, Worship, and Actions – Individual Believers and Communities

DC Baha'is are opening our doors to anyone who would like to learn more about Baha’i principles in action to address the most vital and challenging issue facing America - Racism. Join Our Live Zoom Session - September 13 - 1:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Centering the Pupil of the Eye- by Derik Smith

In the late nineteenth century, Baha’u’llah likened people of African descent to the “pupil of the eye” through which the “light of the spirit shineth forth.” In this presentation, Derik Smith suggests that the “pupil of the eye” metaphor is a deeply consequential, distinguishing feature of the transformative social and spiritual system laid out in Baha’u’llah’s Revelation. (2020)

RaceUnity.US: Oral Histories of the Baha’i Community & the Struggle for Race Unity in the US from 1912 to Now

RaceUnity.US is an oral history of the stories, experiences and efforts of Baha’is of every background who try to promote race unity in America. Short video clips feature interviews with 32 people. (2020)

Advancing a Discourse on Race Unity in the U.S.

Advancing a discourse on race unity in the U.S. May Lample and P.J. Andrews of the U.S. Baha’i Office of Public Affairs talk about the Faith and Race Dialogues, a series of discussions about how religion can contribute to achieving race unity. (2019)

Baha'u'llah – The Secret of Our Century

A meditation on Baha'u'llah, this documentary focuses on His exile from Persia in 1852 until His passing in Palestine in 1892. It shows the relationship between His suffering and the solutions so sorely needed by the world today. In particular, it examines issues such as the waste of war and the cry for peace, the questions of rights and crisis of poverty, the misuse of power and the importance of justice. It illustrates how the Baha'is in communities all around the world are striving to put into action the challenges which Baha'u'llah directed to the kings and rulers of the world over one hundred years ago. (2013)

The Gate: Dawn of the Bahá'í Faith

In the midst of religious intolerance and extremism, one religion—the Bahá’í Faith — offers a path toward world peace by advocating the oneness of humanity’s major religions. This ground-breaking documentary tells the amazing, little-known story of the origins of the Bahá'í Faith. The Gate: Dawn of the Bahá'í Faith recounts the founding of this new world religion in Persia by a Prophet known as The Báb, in 1844. Today, the Bahá’í religion is practiced throughout the world by over five million people. (2020)

Commemoration of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's Visit to Howard University in 1912 and His Historic Talk on Race Amity

A program featuring musical selections and a keynote address by Dr. Ruha Benjamin, entitled, “The Pandemic as a Portal: Commemorating Abdu’l-Bahá’s Visit to Howard University and Its Relevance for Today.” Abdu’l-Bahá is a central figure of the Bahá’í Faith and renowned as a champion of social justice and international peace. In 1912, during his travels throughout Washington DC, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá gave a historic address on racial unity at Rankin Chapel, on the campus of Howard University, to an audience of both black and white guests. He urged them to seek their true humanity, and to recognize that the unity between these races would be an assurance of world peace. (2020)

Luminous Journey: `Abdu'l-Bahá in America, 1912

America was alive with the promise of great change in 1912 when `Abdu'l-Bahá, son of the Founder of the Bahá'í Faith, Bahá'u'lláh, traveled across the U.S. and into Canada. He came with a message of universal peace, the unity of East and West, racial harmony, gender equality, and a visionary view of America's future, captivating all strata of American society. What was it like to meet Him? What implications do His journey and the talks He gave have for us today? Luminous Journey celebrates the centenary of His visit. Shot in high-definition, it reflects engaging documentary storytelling and offers a reflection upon a journey destined to change the consciousness of a nation and the world. [Available on Loan from Bahai Library] (2017)

Weekly Sunday Morning Gathering at DC Baha’i Center

Educational Program and Prayers. This program offers a warm and welcoming environment for people to learn more about the Baha’i Faith and to experience the power of prayer and devotions. The program is open to the public. Located at the DC Baha’i Center; 5713 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20011; (202) 291-5532. Every Sunday 11:00 am Eastern Time (US and Canada)

During COVID-19, please join us by Zoom meeting (copy the below information)
https://zoom.us/j/147244601?pwd=RzF1YmdpVXl0SGwvSGFyV1Yvb0d4Zz09
Meeting ID: 147 244 601 | Passcode: 191919

“The divine religions were founded for the purpose of unifying humanity and establishing universal peace. Any movement which brings about peace and agreement in human society is truly a divine movement; any reform which causes people to come together under the shelter of the same tabernacle is surely animated by heavenly motives.”- Abdu’l-Baha, Promulgation of Universal Peace

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Click to jump to the information in this tab: First Congregational United Church of Christ | Guru Gobind Singh Foundation | Maryland Buddhist Vihara | Masjid Muhammad - The Nation's Mosque

First Congregational United Church of Christ

945 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20001 | Website

Guru Gobind Singh Foundation

13814 Travilah Rd, Rockville, MD | Website

Maryland Buddhist Vihara

2600 Elmont St, Silver Spring, MD 20902 | Website

Masjid Muhammad - The Nation's Mosque

1519 4th St NW, Washington, DC | Website

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Click to jump to the information in this tab: Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral | Soka Gakkai USA - Buddhist Cultural Center | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral

2815 36th Street, NW, Washington, D.C | Website

View a presentation on the iconography of the cathedral.

Soka Gakkai USA - Buddhist Cultural Center

3417 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington D.C | Website

The SGI Nichiren Buddhist community has been part of the D.C. community since October 1960 and today there are about 5000 practitioners in the DC metro area. We emphasize dialogue and the practical application of Buddhist principles to the complexities of modern living. Normally, we gather in small groups each month in someone’s home for informal discussion meetings (although right now we gather virtually via Zoom). We chant together, study Buddhist teachings and share experiences in practice. Each month 150 such meetings take place in neighborhoods throughout the DC metro area. We hope you’ll enjoy watching the videos we’ve selected to help you learn a little bit more about our diverse community of faith.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Located throughout the DMV | View more videos and learn more here. | Visit website.

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UHJT - Association of United Hindu and Jain Temples - DMV

Located throughout the DMV | Website

Hindu Dharma - Part 1

Hindu Dharma - Part 2

Hinduism and Interfaith Action

Yoga and Meditation Introduction

Sri Siva Vishnu Temple

Pramoda Chitrabhanu - Jain Pravachan

Listen: Jain Dhun

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Click to jump to the information in this tab: Washington Hebrew Congregation | Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ

Washington Hebrew Congregation

3935 Macomb Street NW, Washington, DC | Website

Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ

1 Westmoreland Circle, Bethesda, MD | Website

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Click to jump to the information in this tab: Introduction to ZAMWI | Zoroastrian Prayers with Ervad Behram Panthaki | FEZANA interview with Decolonizing Zoroastrianism | Zoroastrianism and Individual Responsibility

ZAMWI- Zoroastrian Association of Metropolitan Washington, Inc.

15316 Barnesville Road, Boyds, MD | Website

The Zoroastrian community presents a collage of faith-inspired interactions on crucial issues of human rights, justice, and equality, through the exercise of individual responsibility as emphasized in our scriptures. Zoroastrianism promotes unity and universality among its diverse adherents and accords mutual respect and admiration to all faiths for the betterment of the common good.