siteseeing: interfaithworks.org

what a beautiful and practical example
of how faith and action
can combine to make a positive impact
in our world:

interfaithworks.org

the tagline on their web site is
“Revealing the love of our Creator
by working together to sustain creation”

here’s what they are all about:

Interfaith Works is a non-profit organization that partners with religious organizations to do good works by integrating environmental stewardship with community outreach.

IW works with congregations to help connect their faith, their community and the environment.

IW does this by providing:

• the Sanctuary Exchange program, which supplies energy audits and funding towards building upgrades to congregations that use their buildings extensively and provide essential community outreach programs. These congregations can realize significant financial savings through energy reducing building upgrades, which can be used to fund community services.
• a curriculum, Exploration/Expression, that explores connections between faith, religious spaces and our environment
• renewable power purchasing guidance

in the muslim community in the US
that i’m familiar with
there are usually two kinds of masajid:
the first is the small, local masjid
retrofitted from a house, apartment or even retail store
and whose maintenance and care is usually reactive;
the second is the super-masjid
that was built with millions of community-funded dollars
built from the ground up with the help of an architect.

in either case
the environmental impact of the masjid
is rarely addressed
which is sad considering that in islam
– as well as other abrahamic faiths –
we are considered stewards of this world.

we’ve got to get the muslim community on board…