The Interfaith Women's Council (IFWC) is a group of local Christian and Muslim women who have partnered together to build bridges and increase understanding between their two faith communities by finding practical ways to serve and invest in their neighborhoods.

How it Began

Officially starting in January 2010, the IFWC really began in January 2008 when women in North Cambridge began to really develop relationships and get to know one another through VCO programs and events. Composed of women primarily from Christian and Muslim backgrounds, these women despite cultural and religious differences wanted a vehicle both to get to know one another better and to practically help local neighbors and then formed the IFWC to do that.

When and Where

The IFWC meets throughout the year to either participate in a service project together, plan our next event or simply have time to reconnect. . The purpose of these gatherings is to have a shared space and experience that enables us to get to know one another better.

Current Project: Tea-Time Community Gathering - A fun afternoon gathering focused on sharing our stories through a community quilt project.

What we are commited to

• Loving our neighbors & neighborhood and finding practical ways that we can be active in seeing our communities thrive.
• Listening and learning from one another.
• Understanding and unity between people from different cultural and religious backgrounds.
• Being an a local example of peace and unity between two groups who world-wide are often in conflict.

Past Events

Iraqi Family Welcome DinnerOn Sunday February 26th, the IFWC hosted a Welcome Dinner for approximately 100 Iraqi refugees who have recently moved to Greater Boston. 
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Home in Boston - Interfaith Holiday Party and Dinner
Hosted on Saturday December 4th at the Greater Boston Vineyard Church Home in Boston was an interfaith holiday party and dinner for local immigrant and refugee communities.  Home in Boston brought over 200 people together from local Muslim, Christian, and immigrant and refugee communities for a night focused on celebrating our cultures and traditions and sharing the stories of how we have all found ourselves 'at home' in Greater Boston. 
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