Niagara Foundation-Michigan organized its first Annual Dinner of Abrahamic Traditions on February 18th, 2010 at University Quality Inn, in Lansing, MI. More than 80 guests including clergy from churches, synagogues and mosques, academicians from several religious universities, colleges and seminaries, and leaders of many charitable and civic organizations attended the dinner. The theme of the event was “Charity in Abrahamic Traditions”, a very important value especially in today’s economic challenges and natural disasters.
Theme
“Charity in Abrahamic Traditions”
Venue
University Quality Inn 3121 East Grand River, Lansing, MI 48912
Speakers
Rev. John Ross Thompson, University United Methodist Church
Rabbi Michael Zimmerman, Congregation Kehillat Israel
Dr. Abdalmajid Katranji, Islamic Center of East Lansing
Remarks
Bishop Jonathan D. Keaton, the Resident bishop of the Michigan Area of the United Methodist Church
Rev. Bernard Reilly, the Rector of St. Mary Cathedral in Lansing