Trib: “Series exploring Monroeville’s religions, interfaith dialogue through March 14”
The Monroeville Interfaith Ministerium and member congregation Monroeville United Methodist Church were featured in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
Series exploring Monroeville's religions, interfaith dialogue through March 14
By Emily Balser | Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, 8:27 p.m.
About 40 people came to Monroeville United Methodist Church on Monday to learn about other religions as part of the church's new series, “Understanding the Religions of Monroeville.”
“My hope is to help build understanding and build bridges of respect,” said the Rev. Ed ...
Trib: “ACLU, ministerium happy with Monroeville’s moment-of-silence decision”
The Monroeville Interfaith Ministerium was featured in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
ACLU, ministerium happy with Monroeville's moment-of-silence decision
By Emily Balser
Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, 8:09 p.m.
Updated 20 hours ago
Political and religious leaders in Monroeville say they anticipate positive changes from the municipality's decision to replace prayer at its council meetings with a moment of silence.
Even the American Civil Liberties Union, which threatened a lawsuit on behalf of a resident who complained to the group, said it is pleased that ...
Post-Gazette: “Monroeville Council to start meetings with moment of silence”
The Monroeville Interfaith Ministerium was featured in an article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Monroeville Council to start meetings with moment of silence
January 12, 2016 10:31 PM
By Deana Carpenter
Starting next month, Monroeville Council meetings will begin with a moment of silence and not the Lord’s Prayer, which had been recited at council meetings in the municipality for nearly five decades.
Council voted down an invocation ordinance Tuesday tonight that would have called on various community religious leaders to lead council in prayer prior to ...
Trib: “Monroeville Council drops meeting prayer”
The Monroeville Interfaith Ministerium was featured in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
Monroeville Council drops meeting prayer
By Emily Balser
Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, 11:00 p.m.
Updated 15 hours ago
Monroeville officials decided Tuesday not to move forward with a proposed ordinance that would have allowed local religious leaders to open meetings with an invocation.
Instead, they unanimously decided to go with a moment of silence to begin council meetings in place of a prayer.
The moment of silence was suggested by the Monroeville Interfaith Ministerium, ...
TRIB: “Pittsburgh-area religious leaders fear Trump remarks fan intolerance”
The Monroeville Interfaith Ministerium and its member Dr. Salah Almoukamal were featured in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
Pittsburgh-area religious leaders fear Trump remarks fan intolerance
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to guests gathered for a campaign event at Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds on Dec. 5, 2015, in Davenport, Iowa.
By Natasha Lindstrom
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, 11:04 p.m.
Western Pennsylvania religious leaders spanning Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Hindu and Buddhist faiths convened an ...
Trib covers MIM’s Community Conversations
MIM's work to address issues of poverty in our community was covered by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
Local, religious leaders to meet on poverty issues facing Monroeville residents
By Gideon Bradshaw
Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, 7:21 p.m.
A local group is looking to learn more about the unmet needs of residents in Monroeville and surrounding areas.
Local officials and religious leaders began holding community conversations as an offshoot of the Monroeville Interfaith Ministerium — a coalition of about 19 member groups in Monroeville and nearby communi...
MIM houses of worship, president featured in Trib
The Monroeville Interfaith Ministerium received some good press in an August Pittsburgh Tribune-Review article about the many religious traditions represented in the Monroeville area. Rabbi Barbara Symons, MIM President, is quoted several times in the article, which is reprinted below:
Monroeville offers melting pot of faiths
By Gideon Bradshaw
Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015, 7:21 p.m.
Most Sundays, Dr. Tejinder Singh Bal travels from Youngstown, Ohio, to Monroeville with his wife and mother to attend services at the Pittsburgh Sikh Gurdwara — the ...
