{"id":6841,"date":"2009-09-03T14:01:36","date_gmt":"2009-09-03T18:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=6841"},"modified":"2020-12-06T15:05:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T20:05:18","slug":"faith-based-summit-to-take-faith-into-action-9252009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2009\/09\/03\/faith-based-summit-to-take-faith-into-action-9252009\/","title":{"rendered":"Faith-Based Summit to take faith into action &#8211; 9\/25\/2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/icons\/OFBCI_logo.jpg\" alt=\"Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives logo.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Press release from the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Faith-Based Summit to take faith into action<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>INDIANAPOLIS, IN: \u00c2\u00a0The Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives is partnering with the City of Fort Wayne, and Indiana Access to Recovery to sponsor, &#8220;Strengthening Our Communities: Taking Faith Into Action; a regional faith-based summit to be held on September 25, 2009 at the Public Safety Academy, located at 7602 Patriot Crossing in Fort Wayne Indiana, 46816, from 8:30am &#8211; 3:30pm.  The summit will engage pastors, lay leaders, and faith and community-based organizations in a day of discussion and workshops designed to address current issues facing the faith community.<\/p>\n<p>The event, designed to bring together participants from across the northern region of Indiana, will open with greetings from representatives from Governor Daniels office and area Congressmen.  The guest speaker for the morning will be the Rev. Dr Harold D. Truer, an Associate Professor of Applied Theology at Howard University and president of GLOBE Community Ministries in Philadelphia.  Dr. Trulear has over thirty years&#8217; of pastoral and advocacy experience on behalf of youth and their families. He has also served as vice president of faith-based initiatives at Public\/Private Ventures in Philadelphia, and as a dean at New York Theological Seminary.<\/p>\n<p>The Office of the Mayor Tom Henry, will serve as host for the event in keeping with the Mayor&#8217;s commitment to engage the faith and grassroots communities. &#8220;I am honored that the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives is going to assist Fort Wayne and northern Indiana&#8217;s faith-based leaders in helping to transform their values into action in our community. Fort Wayne has a long tradition of people of faith from churches, synagogues, temples, mosques and agencies working to better the lives of residents. This free workshop will help them discover new opportunities while learning from one another,&#8221; Mayor Tom Henry said.<\/p>\n<p>Participants in the morning will join facilitated panel discussions focused on topics to include; current faith-based state initiatives, capacity-building, security and disaster planning, and the Indiana Health and Faith Partnership.  After a networking luncheon, a variety of focused workshops will be offered on topics important to the region.  &#8220;It is with great enthusiasm that I join Mayor Tom Henry and other faith-based community leaders from Northern Indiana as we engage as equal and committed partners to transform our respective communities block by block, neighborhood by neighborhood, city by city because government does not have all the answers&#8221;, stated Isaac Randolph Jr., Executive Director of the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>The event is free to the public, but registration is strongly encouraged.   Participants can register on-line.  Cost for the networking luncheon is $10.00, to be paid on the day of the event.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives promotes service and volunteerism in the State of Indiana. Working together with other government agencies, AmeriCorps*State programs, volunteer centers, and faith-based and community organizations, the OFBCI helps Hoosiers to develop and implement solutions in their own communities.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='81bb64cd969acbd3a8b6b815f91e5a14' data-image-id=\"199\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"199\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71710.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss after the press conference announcing his decision to seek a referendum vote on the gaming issue.  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Photo taken February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"200\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71710.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71714.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"City Councilman Tim Pape makes a brief comment during the Mayor&#039;s press conference calling for referendum vote on the gaming issue.  Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='81bb64cd969acbd3a8b6b815f91e5a14' data-image-id=\"202\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71714.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71714.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne City Councilman Tim Pape\" data-description=\"City Councilman Tim Pape makes a brief comment during the Mayor&#039;s press conference calling for referendum vote on the gaming issue.  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Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='81bb64cd969acbd3a8b6b815f91e5a14' data-image-id=\"204\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71717.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71717.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Dr. John Crawford and son Grant\" data-description=\"Former City Councilman Dr. John Crawford and son Grant attended the press conference in which Mayor Henry called for a referendum vote on the gaming issue. Photo taken February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Dr. John Crawford and son Grant\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Dr. John Crawford and son Grant\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"204\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71717.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85078.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming. Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is in the background. Photo taken May 1, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='81bb64cd969acbd3a8b6b815f91e5a14' data-image-id=\"1693\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85078.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85078.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming. Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is in the background. 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Photo taken May 1, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='81bb64cd969acbd3a8b6b815f91e5a14' data-image-id=\"1694\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85080.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85080.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming.  Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is on the left and City Corporate Counsel Tim Haffner is on the right.  Photo taken May 1, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1694\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85080.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85088.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming.  Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is in the background.  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