The Auckland Interfaith Council is a nonprofit organization founded in 2003 to promote religious diversity and create public interfaith events throughout the year. Some of its activities include hosting an annual National Interfaith Forum at various local venues, organizing panel discussions on life cycle events and social issues, and musical celebration events featuring speakers and performers from different faith communities. The council aims to introduce local interfaith initiatives and provide opportunities for interfaith dialogue and participation.

1. Raising the Public Profile
of Religious Diversity:
The in 2003
-founded Auckland Inter-faith Council
-non-profit organisation on the Registry of
Incorporated Societies, tax exempt and donee
status with Inland Revenue, and on register of
the Charities Commission
-create public events throughout the year

2. AIFC Executive Members with MP Su’a William Sio, AGM June 2011

3. Hosted National Interfaith Forum in Feb. 2005 using a variety
of local venues including the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in
Avondale

4. 2009 National Interfaith Forum

5. 2009 National Interfaith Forum Participants

6. Interfaith Worship Service
2009 National Interfaith Forum

7. Local programmes
 Series of Panel Discussions
 Life Cycle- birth, marriage, milestones, death
 Spiritual Solutions to Social problems–
domestic violence, substance abuse, etc.
 Journeys of Faith – personal stories
 Keeping and Practicing Faith In NZ Today

8. 3 guest speakers addressing the topic for the final time, Keeping
& Practicing Faith in NZ Today.

9. Musical End of Year Celebrations
5th November 2011
An afternoon of inspirational words and
music on the theme: SHARING HOPE
Venue: Pah Road Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints, Royal Oak.

10. Dr Kanwal Jit Singh, AIFC Executive, Sikh community,
offering opening prayer.

11. Nabi family, Muslim, speaking and singing

12. Singing
from twin
boys
Michael
and
Anthony
Zemke,
Baha’i

13. Sri Chinmoy devotees singing

14. Sri Om Incorporated

15. Tongan choir from the host Church of
Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints,
Pah Road.

16. Meeting, Greeting, and Eating happily!

17. “Interfaith In Action” 1 May 2012
introducing 3 local interfaith initiatives
Pearl of the Islands – Kerem Caliskan

18. Peaceful Passing-
BuddhistAmitabha Hospice Service Trust
Ecie Hursthouse

19. Unitec Chaplaincy – Ricky Waters

20. Film Night – “Of Gods & Men”
31 May

21. Guest Speaker at AGM
Rev Uesifili Unasa

22. Report of Regional Interfaith
Dialogue at AGM – 18 July 2012

23. Youth Interfaith Vigil for Chch
St Matthews in the City

24. Join us…..
 Membership is $20 per year
 You can be added to our email list to receive
notices – please see Secretary Jocelyn
Armstrong.
 Can you --- be a speaker? Offer a venue? Have
your choir sing at one of our events? Make a
BIG donation?