Join the Charleston Interreligious Council for our annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service on the theme "Bridging Beliefs: Conversations Across Divides." Expect interfaith prayers, readings, music, and food!

Overflow parking available in the CVS parking lot.

Join us as a group of young people from diverse religious traditions come together for an open, honest conversation about what religion means in their lives today. They’ll share personal stories of belonging, wrestle with their relationships to institutional religion, and reflect on how faith intersects with politics and culture in this moment. Join us for an afternoon of dialogue, perspective, and insight into how the next generation is reshaping conversations about religion in America.

College of Charleston's Education Center (25 St. Philip's Street), Room 118. Parking in the garage across the street in the George Street Parking Garage.

Join the Charleston Interreligious Council for a sacred space tour of both the Unitarian Church in Charleston (4 Archdale Street) and St. John's Lutheran Church (10 Archdale Street) followed by a reception at the St. John's Portico. In addition to tours of the space, visitors will be introduced to the beliefs and practices of these communities, as well as have the opportunity to ask questions. Join us in this exciting afternoon of learning and community!

Join us for the seventh annual Spirited Brunch! Designed up by food editor Hanna Raskin and CIC President Dr. Elijah Siegler, Spirited Brunch is a self-guided snack tour of downtown Charleston’s prayerful spaces. Every house of worship on the peninsula is asked to open its doors for the event, and welcome visitors with food or drink representative of its faith tradition or local history. Visitors are encouraged to tour the spaces and enjoy a light bite. Congregations without downtown locations will have tables at the event’s hub on the College of Charleston campus. No registration is required and all are welcome. Learn more here!

Saturday, February 8, 2:00-4:00 pm. The East Asian Lunar New Year celebration began on January 29 and lasts for two weeks. To honor this important cultural observance, the CIC is partnering with Chinese restaurant Beautiful South in downtown Charleston for a fundraiser which includes tasting three types of rare Chinese tea, accompanied by paired dim sum (snacks from Southern China), and short presentations about Chinese New Year, tea culture in China, and tea as a symbol of interfaith hospitality. 

Tickets cost $55 and all profits go the CIC. Book your table on Resy now!

Sacred Space Tour: 

Mother Emanuel AME Church

 Sunday, February 2, 3:00-4:00 pm. 

Join Church Historian Lee Bennett in a tour and discussion of Mother Emanuel's rich and important history in Charleston and beyond.

 Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church

 110 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC 29401

Join us for our third event as part of our annual Interfaith Speaker series on the theme of religion and healing. Jackie Morfesis, writer, speaker, and community advocate, will speak on the topic of “Spirit as Foundation in Navigating the Healing Journey.” She will share her first-hand account of not only walking through the fire but her life being brought to ashes, physically and symbolically, and her spiritual journey to healing.

Room 118, the Septima Clark Memorial Auditorium
The Education Center
College of Charleston
25 St. Philip Street
Charleston, SC

All are invited to take a tour of the Central Mosque of Charleston and join the discussion about Islam and the Muslim community of Charleston. Please contact Ghazala Javed, MD at Ccenter9@gmail.com with questions.

Tuesday, November 26
6:30-7:30 PM, reception to follow
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue
90 Hasell St., Charleston, SC

Join us for our annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, a gathering for reflection, prayers, and music on the theme of peace, featuring representatives from diverse religious traditions present in 18th century Charleston.

All are welcome!