India: Interreligious center holds training on faith traditions

An inter-religious center based in India has begun a 50-day training on culture, traditions, and faith practices for participants coming from South Asian and Southeast Asian countries.

The India Peace Centre is an inter-religious center for justice and peace initiatives of the National Council of Churches in India, based in Nagpur in the southern Indian state of Maharashtra.

The India Peace Centre hosts the School of Peace (SOP) of the Asia-Pacific Alliance of YMCA (APAY), which kicked off on January 27, 2025. 

The 50-day-long program will run till March 16, 2025.

Participants from Indonesia, the Philippines, East Timor, Nepal, and India, representing different beliefs and faith communities, arrived in Nagpur to be part of this wonderful interfaith learning about culture, traditions, and faith practices.

Angelious Michael, director of India Peace Centre, welcomed the participants, staff of APAY, and facilitators and wished them meaningful engagement.

Asir Ebenezer, chairperson of India Peace Centre, and Tejinder Singh Rawal, treasurer of IPC, shared greetings on the occasion.

Committed staff from the APAY, from the Philippines, Indonesia, and Germany, join to facilitate the School of Peace.

Muriel Montenegro, coordinator of the Interfaith Cooperation Forum of APAY; Annika Denkmann and Baidido Saganding, ICF staff; and Margareta Tabitha Andoea will be leading the SOP. A few more participants are to join during the week.

School of Peace is a regular program of the APAY that takes place in different countries every year. This year, the India Peace Centre has the privilege of hosting the School of Peace in India.