CRES may be the most connected interfaith effort in Kansas City, and the only one wedding academic competence with practical activities, but many groups are involved one way or another in promoting interfaith understanding. An increasing number of organizations bring interfaith awareness to their work. For a list, please see our report, KC Interfaith Opportunities, and let us know about the groups we missed.

And you as an individual, you can encourage America’s tradition of pluralism by

    *  supporting these organizations,
    *  writing newspapers,
   *  phoning in on talk shows,
    *  arranging CRES programs for your groups
    * arranging speakers from many faiths for your groups

     and specifically, working through CRES, you can

   *  use our INTERFAITH PASSPORT to visit various religious groups and build relationships
   *  write report on events for Many Pathsand our website
    *  represent CRES at meetings
    *  help to prepare Many Paths for mailing
    *  research (such as helping us to compile information about our religious pluralism in the area, such as our work on Islam and on Buddhism
    *  volunteer to assist with CRES workshops, etc
    *  provide your special skills and talents, such as providing music for one of our programs, assisting with publicity, hosting a fund-raiser in your home to acquaint friends with CRES and Many Paths, assist with our web site, tape CRES appearances, etc. 
    *  contribute your own creativity through CRES
   *  support the work with a financial contribution to CRES
 

CRES, with its scholarly capacities and practical networking,  has been central tothe development of interfaith work in Kansas City and has been nationally recognized by CBS-TV, Harvard University's Pluralism Project, and in other ways. 

If you are not already on our mailing list, you will received Many Paths regularly with our thanks.