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Faith in Place is an interfaith environmental nonprofit that works with faith communities to enact more sustainable and healthy practices. Central Illinois Outreach Coordinator Aiden Meyer spoke to Community Voices about his experience with Faith in Place and the ways in which he assists his Green Teams.For more information about Faith in Place visit: https://www.faithinplace.org/

Rev. Martin Woulfe serves the Abraham Lincoln Unitarian Universalist congregation in Springfield. He spoke to Community Voices about inclusivity and the role of faith leaders in social justice efforts.

Thanks to a Healing Illinois grant from the Illinois Department of Human Services and the Field Foundation of Illinois, administered by the United Way of Central Illinois, the NPR Illinois team is visiting several diverse communities to discuss what it's like to live in central Illinois. In this LISTEN session, you hear from the interfaith community. With help from the Greater Springfield Interfaith Association, we spoke to several different leaders and representatives from various faith communities in Springfield including the Hindu, Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Baha'i and Buddhist communities.

Rev. Dr. Cary Beckwith serves Springfield Grace United Methodist Church. He spoke to Community Voices about the church’s role in improving life in Springfield through community engagement including its Serving with Amazing Grace or SWAG program.

Reverend Doctor Bobbi Dykema is the pastor at the First Church of the Brethren in Springfield, Ill. She spoke to Community Voices about the upcoming Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago, as well as the preceding events in Springfield on August 4 and 5, which are sponsored by the Liturgical Arts Festival board and the Greater Springfield Interfaith Association.

Adam Porter is Professor of Religion at Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois. He also serves on the NPR Illinois Community Advisory Board. He talks…

Hinduism is known as the oldest religion still being practiced, and it's one of the most popular in the world.The religion needs to be better understood…

President Trump signed an executive order Thursday relaxing political restrictions on religious groups. Among other provisions, Trump directs the IRS to…

Activists from across Illinois gathered in Springfield to recognize "Moral Monday."American government may be founded on a separation of church and state,…

Olympic gold medal winner Jackie Joyner-Kersee says she never imagined as a girl growing up in East St. Louis that she would one day speak at an event…