Washington Interfaith Staff Community
COVID-19 Interfaith ResponseNational and local religious leaders from across the United States share their lament, reflections, and experiences surrounding the impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic.
Reflections from Religious Leaders
Sharif Aly,
CEOIslamic Relief USA
The Rev. David Beckmann, President
Bread for the World
The Rev. Eugene Cho, President Elect
Bread for the World
Sister Simone Campbell, Executive Director
NETWORK Lobby
Susan Gunn, Director
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns
Maurice Bloem, Executive in Charge
Church World Service
Abby J. Leibman, President & CEO
MAZON, A Jewish Response to Hunger
Jane Field, Executive Director
Maine Council of Churches
Bishop Erik K.J. Gronberg, PhD
Northern Texas – Northern Louisiana Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- Texas ImpactBishop Shelley Bryan Wee
Northwest Washington Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Bishop Deborah Hutterer
Grand Canyon Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Bishop Michael Rinehart
Bishop of the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Bishop Paul Erickson
Greater Milwaukee Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Ann Scholz, SSND - Associate Director
Leadership Conference of Women Religious
Rabbi Jonah Pesner, Director
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
Diane Randall, General Secretary
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Heather Taylor, Director of Strategic Communications
Bread for the World
Mary Katherine Morn, President & Chief Executive Officer
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC)
The Rev. Nate Kibler
Central Christian Church (DOC) - Lebanon, In
Rabbi Victor Urecki
American Jewish World Service
Sandy Sorensen, Director
United Church of Christ, Justice and Witness Ministries
Pastor Leroy Rose, III
St. John's United Church - Chesterton, IN
Connie Phillips, President and CEO
Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest
Stephen Schneck, PhD, Executive Director
Franciscan Action Network
Regina Banks, Director
Lutheran Office of Public Policy California
The Rev. Warren Clark
United Church and Quakers - St. Augustine, FL
Solveig Muus, Director
Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona
Rev. Tim Seitz Brown
Bread for the World
The Rev. John Heidgerd, Associate Pastor
Our Saviour Lutheran Church and Preschool - Jamaica, NY
Julia Menzo, Director of Community Outreach
Liberty Lutheran Services, Serving Eastern Pennsylvania
The Rev. Aaron Ban (UCC)
St. John's United Church - Chesterton, IN
Sister Áine O'Connor, RSM
The Institute Leadership Team of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas
Rev. Dr. Sharon E. Watkins
Bethany Christian Church in Bethany, W. Va.