The Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council (GKCIC) updated February 20, 2007

Convener Emeritus Rev. Dr. Vern Barnet vern@cres.org

Officers: Caroline Baughman, Convener

Rev. Kathy Riegelman, Alternate Convener
Rev. Dr. Kara Hawkins – Secretary
Lama Chuck Stanford – Treasurer

NOTE: The Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council is presently made up of fifteen (15) Faith Members, five (5) At-Large Members

(a sixth At-Large candidate) and numerous faith member and at-large member alternates. GKCIC members are indicated in bold letters; their alternates are listed below each of the member’s names.GKCIC in addition is forming a Board of Community Advisors and a Board of Faith Advisors.

American Indian Spirituality

Rev. Dr. Kara Hawkins KaraHawk@aol.com 913-268-7223

Rev. Lee Slusher (Stumbling Deer) lslusher@earthlink.net 913-362-0904
Rev. Gary Langston RevSaw@kc.rr.com 816-942-5418
(Red Bear Who Sees All Worlds) (c) 816-728-3963
Rev. Kevin Gentle Bear yogabearx3@yahoo.com 816-531-5784
Dan Baxley dbaxley@kc.rr.com cell phone tbd
Rev. Karen West blackheronwoman@earthlink.net (c) 816-547-8490

Baha’i

Barb McAtee bmcatee@kc.rr.com 913-205-7187
Fran Otto franotto@sbcglobal.net 816-363-3307
(c) 816-591-1348

Buddhism

Lama Chuck Stanford Lama108@aol.com 913-897-5316
Marisa Stanley risastanley@gmail.com (c) 816-728-0188
 

Christian – Orthodox

Fr. Paisuis Altschul 1/ frpaisius@hotmail.com (church) 816-931-4751
(c) 816-588-3038

Fr. Michael Medis 2/ Michael.Medis@hcamidwest.com (h) 913-825-2544

1/ Father Paisuis Altchul is a candidate for Christian-Orthodox Council member and is awaiting Council consensus.

2/ Father Michael Medis is an alternate for Christian-Orthodox and is awaiting Council’s consensus of Orthodox candidate.

Christian – Protestant

Rev. Dr. Wallace Hartsfield 3/ wshartsfield@sbcglobal.net 816-923-3689
Rev. Robert Shaw allenchapelKC@sbcglobal.net 816-921-2151

Christian – Roman Catholic

Robert Bacic rbacic@holycrossopks.org 913-381-2755 x 11
Josef Walker josef@kcharmony.org (w) 816-333-5059
816-853-5875
(h) 816-350-9230

Hinduism

Kris Krishna krishna63@earthlink.net 913-491-1662

 

Islam

A. Rauf Mir, M.D. araufmir@yahoo.com 913-345-8317
Rushdy El-Ghussein rushdyel@aol.com 816-554-9233
Ahmed El-Sherif El-Sherif@BetaChem.com

Judaism

Jill Minkoff 4/ mjsminkoff@aol.com 816-225-4328

 

Paganism

Caroline Baughman carolineamy@yahoo.com (c) 816-729-7112
Star Kenny theemergence@earthlink.net (h) 913-226-7300
Mike Nichols
 

Sikhism

Singh Sahib Karta Purkh S. Khalsa kpurkakhalsa@kc.rr.com 816-561-5337
(c) 816-853-7191
Sat Inder K. Khalsa

2/ Rev. Dr. Wallace Hartsfield has resigned. We are awaiting nomination of candidate for Christian-Protestant member.

3/ Robert Bacic is the Christian-Catholic candidate for resigning member, Josef Walker, and awaits Council consensus.
4/ Jill Minkoff is the approved Judaism candidate (Rabinnical) and awaits consensus by Council.

Sufism

Larry Sousley Larry_Sousley@ffic.com 913-905-4783
Ira Harritt harritt@sunflower.org 816-353-0688
Cathy Knight 5/ pvkansashome@juno.com 913-262-2509

 

Unitarian Universalism

Rev. Kathy Riegelman kriegelman@aol.com 816-444-5755
Peter Griggs griggs@ku.edu 785-864-7605
 

Vedanta

Linda Prugh (uma) info@vedantakc.org816-444-8045
(h) 913-492-6987
Diane Marshall dma88@sbcglocbal.net 816-833-1636
 

Zoroastrianism

Daryoush Jahanian, MD. djahanian@kc.rr.com 913-334-4084
R. Scott Nelson rrugby@hotmail.com 816-405-6252

At-Large Council Members

Steve Jeffers, PhD, (Christian-Protestant) 6/ STEVEN.JEFFERS@shawneemission.org 913-676-8104
Rev. Dr. David Nelson (Christian-Protestant) humanagenda@juno.com 816-453-3835
Pam Peck (Christian Science) pcpeck99@hotmail.com 913-268-8212
Alternate: W. Riley Seay (Christian Science) cscopmo@hotmail.com 816-584-0660

Fred Schuele (Catholic) schueles@sprintmail.com (h) 913-831-1445

(c) 816-914-7281

Mahnaz Shabbir (Islam) mahnaz@shabbiradvisors.com 816-213-2536

Alternate: Sheila Sonnenschein (Judaism) ksonshine@earthlink.net 913-402-8588

Rev. Pat Sharfner (Unity) affirm27@yahoo.com 816-812-7403

5/ Cathy Knight is proposed candidate to be primary member for Sufi Community

6/ Steve Jeffers is an At-Large candidate waiting consensus from Council
 

Janet Burton janetjayburton@sprintmail.com (h) 913-685-4172

Village Presbyterian Church (c) 816-721-4909
Ed Chasteen
William Jewell College
Hatebusters Founder hatebusters@aol.com

Laura Conley peaceplc@flash.net

A Peaceful Place

Susan Cook solonia@juno.com 816-716-4944

NAIN

Caroline McKnight cmcknight@carondelet.com (w) 816-943-2949
Carondolet Health Care (h) 913-642-4559
E-mail: cmcknight@carondelet.com

T.S. Pennington pennints@swbell.net 816-525-6293

GKCIC Webmaster

Mitra Rahnema mitra@allsoulskc.org 816-531-2131 x107

Unitarian Universalist

Karrin Scapple scappleKX@unityonline.org 816-524-3550 x2080

Unity Institute

Rev. Diane Stark childoasis@hotmail.com 913-648-4458

Unity

Tom Taylor taylortc@unityonline.org 816-251-3565

Unity

Josef Walker 7/ josef@kcharmony.org (w) 816-333-5059

Kansas City Harmony 816-853-5875
(h) 816-350-9230

7/ Josef Walker acts as Alternate for Christianity-Catholicism when primary member is absent.

The Board of Community Advisors:

Barb Friedmann, Community Together
Caroline McKnight, Major Gifts Officer of St. Joseph Medical Center
Dr. David Sallee, President of William Jewell College
 

The Board of Faith Advisors:

Rev. Jim Eller, Minister, All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church
Rev. Dr. Wallace Hartsfield, Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church
Bishop Gerald Mansholt, Central States Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (CSS –ELCA)
Gail E. Mengel, Member of the Council of Twelve Apostles, Community of Christ
Rev. Judy Long O’Neal – Pastor of the Church of the Resurrection (United Methodist)
Charlotte Shelton, President and CEO of Unity