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Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 2010 - Cokesbury

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US ECUMENICAL BODIES<br />

Major Activities: Interfaith Shelter Network-<br />

Rational Shelter <strong>and</strong> El Nido Transitional<br />

Living Program; Emerging Issues; Faith Order<br />

& Witness; Worship & Celebration;<br />

Ecumenical Tribute Dinner; Advent Prayer<br />

Breakfast; Seminars <strong>and</strong> Workshops;<br />

Continuing Education for clergy <strong>and</strong> laypersons;Inter-Religious<br />

Council.<br />

Fresno Metro Ministry<br />

1055 N. Van Ness, Ste. H, Fresno, CA 93728,<br />

Tel. (559)485-1416, Fax (559)485-9109<br />

Email: metromin@fresnometmin.org<br />

Website: www.fresnometmin.org<br />

Media Contact, Exec. Dir., Richard P. Yanes<br />

Exec. Dir., Richard P. Yanes<br />

Pres., Tony Gonzalez<br />

Major Activities: Hunger Relief & Nutrition<br />

Advocacy; Cultural Diversity <strong>and</strong> Anti-Racism;<br />

Health Care Advocacy; Environmental Health<br />

<strong>and</strong> Quality; Access <strong>and</strong> Public Health; Public<br />

Education Concerns; Children’s Needs; Air<br />

Quality; Ecumenical & Interfaith Celebrations<br />

& Cooperation; Youth Needs; Community<br />

Network Building; Human Services Facilitation;<br />

Anti-Poverty Efforts; Low-Income <strong>and</strong><br />

Immigrant Leadership Development related to<br />

public policies<br />

Inl<strong>and</strong> Valley Council <strong>of</strong> <strong>Churches</strong><br />

1753 N. Park Ave., Pomona, CA 91768, Tel.<br />

(909)622-3806, Fax (909)622-0484<br />

Email: toiucc@verizon.net<br />

Website: www.hope-partners.com<br />

Media Contact, Dir. <strong>of</strong> Dev., Fran Robertson<br />

Pres., Scott Williams<br />

Acting Exec. Dir., Wytske G. Visser<br />

Sec., Alfonso Villanueva<br />

Treas., Rebecca Ewing<br />

Major Activities: Advocacy <strong>and</strong> Education for<br />

Social Justice; Ecumenical Celebrations; Hunger<br />

Advocacy; Emergency Food <strong>and</strong> Shelter Assistance;<br />

Farmer’s Market; Affordable Housing<br />

Interfaith Council <strong>of</strong> Contra Costa<br />

County<br />

1543 Sunnyvale Ave., Walnut Creek, CA 94596,<br />

Tel. (925)933-6030, Fax (925)952-4554<br />

Email: eye4cee@aol.com<br />

Media Contact,<br />

Chaplains, The Rev. Charles Tinsley<br />

Pres., Rev. Steve Harms, Rabi Raphael Asher<br />

Treas., Myrdell Dybdal<br />

Major Activities: Youth Chaplaincies, Community<br />

Education, Interfaith Cooperation; Social<br />

Justice, Winter Shelter<br />

Interfaith Service Bureau<br />

2212 K. St., Sacramento, CA 95816-4923, Tel.<br />

(916)456-3815, Fax (916)456-3816<br />

Email: isbdexter@aol.com<br />

Media Contact, Exec. Dir., Dexter McNamara<br />

Executive Dir., Dexter McNamara<br />

Pres., Richard Montgomery<br />

Vice-Pres., Lloyd Hanson<br />

Major Activities: Religious <strong>and</strong> Racial<br />

Cooperation <strong>and</strong> Underst<strong>and</strong>ing; Welfare<br />

Reform Concerns; Refugee Resettlement &<br />

Support; Religious Cable Television; Violence<br />

Prevention; Graffiti Abatement<br />

Marin Interfaith Council<br />

1510 5th Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901-1807,<br />

Tel. (415)456-9657, Fax (415)456-6959<br />

Email: admin@marinifc.org<br />

Website: www.marinifc.org<br />

Media Contact, Exec. Dir., Rev. Carol Hovis<br />

Exec. Dir., Rev. Carol Hovis<br />

Major Activities: Interfaith Dialogue; Education;<br />

Advocacy; Convening; Interfaith Worship<br />

Services & Commemorations<br />

Northern California Interreligious<br />

Conference<br />

534 22nd St., Oakl<strong>and</strong>, CA 94612, Tel. (510)433-<br />

0822, Fax (510)433-0813<br />

Email: NCIC@igc.org<br />

Website: ncic.home.igc.org<br />

Media Contact, Pres., Rev. Phil Lawson<br />

Exec. Dir., Catherine Coleman<br />

Pres., Rev. Phil Lawson<br />

Vice-Pres., Esther Ho<br />

Sec., Robert Forsberg<br />

Major Activities: Peace with Justice Commission;<br />

Interreligious Relationships Commission;<br />

Public Policy Advocacy; Welfare Reform,<br />

Founding member <strong>of</strong> California Council <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Churches</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> California Interfaith Power<br />

<strong>and</strong> Light; Soul <strong>of</strong> Justice, a spiritual <strong>and</strong> leadership<br />

concepts interactive performance troupe<br />

<strong>of</strong> teens <strong>and</strong> young adults; death penalty moratorium;<br />

video produced for sale for congregations-organizations<br />

to study legal, theological<br />

<strong>and</strong> social implications <strong>of</strong> marriage <strong>and</strong> same<br />

gender marriage, widening our circle <strong>of</strong> religious<br />

groups participating; a cooperating circle<br />

<strong>of</strong> URL.<br />

San Fern<strong>and</strong>o Valley Interfaith<br />

Council<br />

10824 Topanga Canyon Blvd., No. 7,<br />

Chatsworth, CA 91311, Tel. (818)718-6460,<br />

Fax (818)718-0734<br />

Email: info@vic-LA.org<br />

Website: www.vic-LA.org<br />

Media Contact, Comm. Coord., Eileen Killoren,<br />

ext. 3002<br />

Pres., Barry Smedberg; Ext. 3011<br />

Chair, Board <strong>of</strong> Dir., Earl Fagin, Esq.<br />

Major Activities: Seniors Multi-Purpose Centers;<br />

Nutrition & Services; Meals to Homebound;<br />

Meals on Wheels; Interfaith Reporter;<br />

Interfaith Relations; Social Adult Day Care;<br />

Hunger-Homelessness; Volunteer Care-<br />

Givers; Clergy Gatherings; Food Pantries <strong>and</strong><br />

Outreach; Social Concerns; Aging; Hunger;<br />

Human Relations; Immigration Services; Self-<br />

Sufficiency Program for Section 8 Families<br />

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