New Haven Interreligious Communities Project
The Interreligious Communities Project (ICP) brings neighbors across traditions together to visit sacred spaces, share stories, and develop core leadership and peacemaking skills.
About New Haven ICP
The New Haven Interreligious Communities Project (ICP) brought together eight congregations across Greater New Haven for a year of learning, dialogue, and friendship. Launched in October 2018, the program invited participants to visit one another’s sacred spaces, explore their faith traditions, and build mutual understanding through guided storytelling and hospitality.
The program became an accredited course at Yale Divinity School, allowing graduate students to join local congregations in shared interreligious learning. It culminated on September 15, 2019, when all participating congregations gathered at Yale Divinity School to sign a Pledge of Solidarity — committing to stand together against hatred and bigotry.
Coordinator: Vanessa Avery
Site Visits & Events
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New Haven Zen Center — October 3, 2018
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Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel — October 22, 2018
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St. Mary Parish — November 13, 2018
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Masjid Al-Islam — December 18, 2018
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St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church — January 17, 2019
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New Haven Society of Friends — February 26, 2019
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Chinmaya Mission Fairfield–New Haven — March 26, 2019
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Dixwell Avenue Congregational United Church of Christ — May 2, 2019
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Solidarity Pledge Celebration — June 2019
Lasting Community
Sponsors & Partners
The New Haven ICP was made possible through the collaboration and generosity of:
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Yale Divinity School
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