General Media Coverage
ARTICLE from Jewish News Virginia
July 9, 2026
Rabbi Madeline T. Budman of Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco uses faith250's study of "America the Beautiful" as a launching point to explore how Katherine Lee Bates wrote not as a naive idealist but as a social critic who was sketching blueprints for the America that could be. Read the article here.
Faith 250 to bring people, leaders of diverse faiths together for dialogue
ARTICLE from Scranton Times-Tribune
July 5, 2026
Christine Lee reports on the launch of a local faith250 cluster in Northeast Pennsylvania, where congregations representing Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and the Bahá'í faith are gathering at Temple Hesed, and other houses of worship to study America's foundational texts together. Read the article here.
Our Independence Has Always Been Interdependence
ARTICLE from Einhorn Collaborative
June 29, 2026
Jenn Hoos Rothberg shares Einhorn Collaborative's desire to reach across difference and build something together is the truest form of American patriotism and names faith250 as a direct expression of this theme as an initiative creating space for multifaith study of foundational American texts and the civic questions those texts raise. Read the article here.
A Religious Group Is Reclaiming America’s 250th From the Political Sideshow
ARTICLE from Chronicle of Philanthropy
June 17, 2026
David Wheeler profiles faith250's growing network of multifaith clergy and congregations who are gathering across traditions to study America's foundational texts as a way of celebrating the 250th anniversary restoring our country’s civic health. Read the article here.
A Jewish way to mark the 250th: A close reading of America’s ‘sacred’ texts
ARTICLE from Jewish Telegraphic Agency
June 7, 2026
Andrew Silow-Carroll profiles faith250's work bringing multifaith congregations together to study America's foundational texts through the lens of Jewish interpretive tradition, framing close reading of the Declaration of Independence as both a civic and spiritual practice at a moment of democratic fragility. Read the article here.
Reading America Together: Faith, Democracy, and the Nation's 250th
PODCAST from ReligionWise
May 14, 2026
As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, a national initiative called faith250 is bringing faith communities together to study the nation's founding documents. In the Lehigh Valley, a cluster of congregations led by four co-conveners is holding a series of gatherings that combine textual study and community building. The conversation with them considers the gap between the founding documents' aspirations and the nation's realities, the complicated relationship between religious faith and democratic governance, and the challenge of genuine inclusivity when diverse communities try to speak together about shared values. Listen to the podcast here.
Interfaith Pilgrimage Reflects on Gettysburg Address
VIDEO from Interfaith America
April 24, 2026
On the 162nd anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, Interfaith America convened an interfaith pilgrimage to Gettysburg where faith leaders, including faith250's Rabbi Michael Holzman, walked the battlefield and reflected on what Lincoln's vision of reconciliation and unity can offer a divided nation approaching its 250th year. Watch the video here.
At 250, America needs its faith leaders to help heal divisions
ARTICLE from The Detroit News
April 22, 2026
Victor Ghalib Begg calls on faith leaders across traditions to make America's 250th anniversary a moment of moral reflection and civic recommitment, highlighting faith250's work bringing congregations together as an example of these principles in action. [PAYWALL] Read the article here.
