About the Interfaith Center

The Interfaith Center is open to all UVM students, staff, faculty, and affiliates for reflection, spiritual practice, conversation, education, and community building. The center offers several spaces and resources for gathering and spiritual practice.
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Interfaith Center Mural

A vibrant mural at the Interfaith Center, created by ARTS 2200 students, tells its story. It features a serene landscape with symbols of diverse faiths and words by Imam Khalid Latif: “Interfaith dialogue isn’t about diluting your values. It’s about deepening them while understanding others.

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People sit on the floor and in chairs listening to a speaker in the middle of the room on a raised tile floor.

Gathering Hall

This beautiful space serves as a blank canvas for groups to transform and host a variety of events such as group worship, musical concerts, workshops, trainings, dinners, or other special programs.

Three people sit in a sunny lounge reading.

Fireplace Room

A great space to study, enjoy a conversation or a quiet cup of tea, the Fireplace Room is a peaceful space for you to use at your leisure. The room also has a variety of interesting books and other resources you may enjoy at the Interfaith Center or check out for a period of time.

Serene yellow wall with a plant, sand raking kit, and a candle surrounded by pebbles on top of a cabinet.

Prayer and Meditation Room

Need a place to meditate, pray or reflect? There are meditation cushions, prayer rugs, inspirational texts, art materials, icons and other resources available for your use any time the building is open.

Labyrinth steps

Labyrinth

People are walking labyrinths worldwide as a way to quiet the mind, find balance and healing - as well to encourage meditation, prayer, insight, community and celebration. You may walk it anytime the Gathering Hall is open.

People sit on the floor and in chairs listening to a speaker in the middle of the room on a raised tile floor.

Gathering Hall

This beautiful space serves as a blank canvas for groups to transform and host a variety of events such as group worship, musical concerts, workshops, trainings, dinners, or other special programs.