Creating an Authentic Interfaith Community in Today’s World
Sat 1 PM | Portal
Margaret Mathews and Flo Sapp Martin
Hear how a small group of Jewish, Christian and Muslim women meeting for lunch in Central Georgia grew from eight to eighty; from niceties to knowing; from sharing to service; from acquaintances to authentic relationships; from sharing recipes to studying scriptures; from welcomes and goodbyes to invocations and benedictions; from telling stories to transformation. Through stories, visual presentation and group interaction, see the importance of FAITH and how it grows in Interfaith relationships, efforts, and work. The Women’s Interfaith Alliance of Central Georgia has been together for eight years and continues to grow. Our stated mission is: “We believe that people who live out their faith are positive contributors to their communities. We hope to promote understanding, respect, prayer, interaction and unity among the various faiths in central Georgia through education, dialog and service.”
Margaret Mathews
Margaret Mathews is a retired school psychologist who divides her time between volunteering, art, and travel. She is a graduate of Wesleyan College in Macon, GA and Georgia State University in Atlanta. An active layperson in the United Methodist Church, her membership is at Trinity UMC in Warner Robins, GA, where she teaches and leads various classes and groups. Margaret is an Associate at Green Bough House of Prayer, an intentional spiritual community in south Georgia. In her role as a founding member of the Women’s Interfaith Alliance of Central Georgia she has seen her life long hope for multi-faith understanding come to fruition.
Sessions:
79 Creating an Authentic Interfaith Community in Today’s World
Flo Sapp Martin
As a Christian Educator, Flo Sapp Martin has served as a Curriculum Consultant and national trainer for the United Methodist Publishing House for over 30 years. She has also been involved in children, youth, and adult ministry in various United Methodist Churches in the Southeastern US. An active lay person in the United Methodist Church, she has served and chaired boards, agencies, and committees at all levels of the church. The passion she has for bringing people together and also learning and growing in love and care for one another has come together in the Women’s Interfaith Alliance of Central Georgia in ways that are beyond anything she could hope for or imagine.
Sessions:
79 Creating an Authentic Interfaith Community in Today’s World
Session #79
