Love Thy Neighbor 2024
ARKANSAS HOUSE OF PRAYER AND THE INTERFAITH CENTER HOST FOURTEENTH ANNUAL LOVE THY NEIGHBOR EVENT.
“Love Thy Neighbor: Sharing the Light,” an interfaith celebration of hope, will be held Thursday, September 5, at Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church (1000 N Mississippi St, Little Rock, AR 72207). The event will also be live-streamed on the Interfaith Center’s Youtube page. The celebration will begin at 6 p.m. CST.
Love Thy Neighbor is an annual interfaith service that brings central Arkansas faith communities together for an evening of music, shared wisdom, and reflection. This year’s theme “Sharing the Light” invites participants to come together in challenging and painful times to share the light of hope with one another and to then carry this light out into the world. Speakers from various religious backgrounds will share stories, poems, and prayers of hope from their faith traditions, and local ensembles and musicians will invite participants into times of quiet reflection and collective harmony. The Interfaith Food Festival will follow the service in the parish hall at Saint Mark’s with delicious vegetarian dishes prepared by local caterers and faith communities.
The event is free and open to the public. While no childcare will be provided, children are welcome at this event.
Love Thy Neighbor began in 2011 as a peace-oriented service on the grounds of the Arkansas House of Prayer, marking the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001 as an opportunity to draw people together who are dedicated to peace in our community and the world.
Located in West Little Rock on the campus of St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, the Arkansas House of Prayer is an interfaith haven, set apart in nature, dedicated to contemplative prayer, meditation, and quiet, where all are welcome.
The Interfaith Center strives to reduce the fear and prejudice among the people of the world’s religions through providing education, enhancing interfaith dialogue, creating relationship building opportunities, and teaching interfaith cooperation skills (www.theinterfaithcenter.org).
