For the past thirteen years, Oklahoma Conference of Churches has become known for a project with a focus on middle/high school youth education—in the form of the Interfaith Youth Tour. As part of this tour, students visit diverse houses of worship to gain understanding and appreciation for other faith communities.
We are excited to continue this important program virtually this year! This allows us to expand our locations outside of the OKC metro, and to add more faith communities to our tour. We hope this will also allow students to join us from anywhere in the state.
This also means that adults can join in on the fun!
This year, we are asking for a suggested donation of $15 per participant at secure.qgiv.com/for/2iyt/event/817941/. This will help with costs associated with producing this event, as well as to continue similar work at OCC. If you are a student, or if this is a hardship, please register even if you are unable to donate anything at this time. To help ensure youth groups and others can participate, we are offering a sponsorship opportunity:
Sponsoring organizations will receive a discounted “price” for participants, and will be gratefully acknowledged in the OCC newsletter and on our social media.
For example:
$250 donation = 25 “seats” for the Interfaith Youth Tour + acknowledgment
$100 donation = 10 “seats” for the Interfaith Youth Tour + acknowledgment
This year's tour will include:
- Dharma Center of Oklahoma
- Stillwater Mosque & Islamic Center
- Vernon Chapel A.M.E. Church
- Emanuel Synagogue
We’re thrilled to expand this event and bring even more young Oklahomans into a deeper understanding of diverse faith experiences and consequently, of their neighbors.
Thank you for your work to promote interfaith understanding and collaboration in Oklahoma!