Fishers Multi-Faith Community for Compassion Brings Different Religious and Ethnic Backgrounds Together
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Fishers Multi-Faith Community for Compassion (FMCC) was founded in 2018 by Muzaffar Ahmad. As a Muslim raised in
Pakistan, his brother was killed by an Islamic extremist. Ahmad now lives in Fishers with his wife and family, telling his story and working with others in the local community to promote peace and to find common ground among all people in Fishers.
“The idea is to bring people from different religious and ethnic backgrounds together to learn from each other,” says Ahmad, FMCC president. “We want to give people an opportunity to see what people with different backgrounds believe and how they live their lives promoting diversity. There are all different beliefs and religious backgrounds represented. There are also people who consider themselves as spiritual but not religious.”
The group isn’t just about religion. “It’s also about being a community with compassion,” Ahmad says.
The group meets once per month, when club members plan and discuss upcoming activities. This may include tours of local sacred spaces, volunteering for service projects, breakfasts with the mayor, and Meet Your Neighbor events to learn about other faith traditions.
“Being in FMCC is a great opportunity to learn about other faith traditions and discover how similar they really are, and to work side by side with someone who looks different from you,” says Randy Siebert, FMCC treasurer.
Meetings are held every third Thursday from January through October, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
To learn more about FMCC, visit them on Facebook @multifaithfishers, or email fishersmultifaith@gmail.com.
Past events:
- Meet Your Neighbor series
- Faith Leader Breakfast with Mayor Scott Fadness
- 9/11 Day of Prayer
- Volunteering with Interfaith Hospitality Network
- Center for Interfaith Cooperation Festival of Faiths
- Diversity Through Food
- “Stranger at the Gate” documentary screening and discussion
- Sacred spaces tours:
- George Greek Orthodox Church
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Hindu Temple of Central Indiana
- Interfaith Habitat for Humanity Panel Build
Future events:
- Sacred spaces tours:
- Alhudah Mosque
- Beth-El Zedeck Synagogue
