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Born in the aftermath of the 1989
Loma Prieta earthquake, the San
Francisco Interfaith Council has
for 20 years brought people of
different faith traditions together,
bringing spiritual comfort at times
of crisis, building understanding
among various religious traditions,
celebrating our diversity, and
coordinating services to the
citizens of San Francisco.

Since its incorporation in 1991, the
San Francisco Interfaith Council has
both been asked and has taken
initiatives to fulfill its mission of bringing
people together to build understanding
Until the appointment of
Michael
Pappas as Executive Director, the San
Francisco Interfaith Council has done
all of this with a volunteer staff and
board of directors. It has been said
that if the San Francisco Interfaith
Council ceased to exist, the religious
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San Francisco, CA 94129
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Office: 415.474.1321
Through the SFIC’s leadership, an Interfaith
Winter Shelter Program was coordinated which
annually commences the Sunday prior to
Thanksgiving and runs through late February.
Celebrating 20 years of service, thanks in large
part to the efforts of Executive Vice Chair Rita
Semel, Episcopal Community Services, four
host and over 30 meal providing congregations
the Interfaith Winter Shelter Program has
emerged as one of San Francisco’s premier
shelter programs and last year provided over
8,900 meals and shelter beds to homeless men
in the City.
(photo by Peter Lemieux)
Speaker Pelosi sends message to SFIC
at 20th Anniversary Prayer Breakfast
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leaders of our city would find itnecessary
to create one. In this time when interfaith
understanding and cooperation
communities and agencies of San
Francisco to come together and support
interfaith work.