The Commission on Faith-Based and Interfaith Affairs guides and consults the City on behalf of Philadelphia’s faith community.
Mission
The Commission on Faith-Based and Interfaith Affairs convenes a diverse array of members and leaders of local religious congregations, faith-based organizations, and nonprofit agencies in order to empower greater engagement and advocacy by all residents.
The commission will provide guidance and consultation to City departments and agencies with the goal of promoting greater access by all residents to City resources and available services. It will also encourage residents’ contributions to the quality of civic life.
Members
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Quaiser Abdullah | Quba Institute/Masjid Quba |
| Dave Brindley | Unite Philly |
| Donald Camp | Philadelphia Bahá’í Community |
| Pastor Carl Day | Culture Changing Christians |
| Lucy Duncan | American Friends Service Committee and Green Street Friends Meeting |
| Archbishop Mary Floyd Palmer | Philadelphia Council of Clergy and Heavenly Hall Church |
| Rev. Jerome Glover | Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church |
| Pastor Clarence Hayes, Jr. | Truth and Life Empowerment Community Ministries |
| Dr. Kathy-Ann C. Hernandez | Chestnut Hill Seventh-Day Adventist Church and Eastern University |
| Rabbi Linda Holtzman | Tikkun Olam Chavurah and Reconstructionist Rabbinical College |
| Jared Jackson | Jews in ALL Hues |
| Rev. Dr. John K. Jallah | New Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church and Agape African Senior Center, Inc. |
| Chaplain David Kushner | Amudim Community Resources, Misaskim, Chaveirm, Congregation Ahavas Torah, Beth Midrash Harav,Congregation Beth Solomon,and Bnai Israel — Ohev Zedek |
| Aziz Nathoo | Muslim Interfaith Leader |
| Rev. Jacqueline Newsome | St. Paul’s Baptist Church |
| Rev. Grace Song | Won Institute of Graduate Studies and Philadelphia Won Buddhist Temple |