FAITH & COMMUNITY GROUPS REPRESENTED AT THE 2019 VICTORIAN INTERFAITH NETWORKS CONFERENCE:

Registered number of people: 335 During registration, attendees were asked which faith they belong to. Not all chose to answer (14 people did not answer). Here is the summary of faiths/denominations represented from those who answered this question:

Christian: 120 (38%) - Other Religions: 201 (62%) Christian/Denomination: Other Religions/Faiths: Christian (General): 54 Islam/Muslim: 50 Christian/Catholic: 29 Hindu: 26 Christian/Uniting: 4 Baha’i: 25 Christian/Orthodox: 4 Buddhist: 16 Christian/Anglican: 4 Sikh: 15 Christian/Baptist: 4 Jewish: 13 Christian/Salvation Army: 4 Spirituality: 13 Christian/Lutheran: 4 Interfaith: 10 Church of Latter-day Saints: 4 Church of : 6 Christian/Churches of Christ: 2 Sathya Sai: 3 Christian/Pentecostal: 2 Kumaris: 3 Christian/Family Church: 2 Zoroastrian: 3 Christian/Progressive: 1 Agnostic: 2 Christian/Protestant: 1 Aboriginal: 2 Christian/Quaker: 1 Dejiao: 2 Waqeffanna 2 Family Federation: 2 Secular Mindfulness: 1 Cao Dai: 1 Taoist: 1 Unification: 1 Philosophy: 1 Temple Society: 1 Humanist: 1 Heavenly Culture, World Peace, and Restoration of Light: 1

During registration, attendees were asked which organisation they were representing. Here is the summary of faith and community organisations:

Peak Bodies: Faith Communities Council of Victoria, Anglican Diocese of Melbourne, Australian Bahai Community, Bahai Community of Victoria, Board Of Imams Victoria, Brahma Kumaris Australia, Buddhist Council of Victoria, Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria, Hindu Council of Australia (Vic), Islamic Council of Victoria, Jewish Community Council of Victoria, National Sikh Council of Australia, Sikh Interfaith Council of Victoria, Victorian Council of Churches.

Local Interfaith Networks: Ballarat Interfaith Network, Boroondara Interfaith Network, Brimbank Maribyrnong Interfaith Network, Cardinia Interfaith Network, Casey Multifaith Network, COMMON, Darebin Interfaith Council, Geelong Interfaith Network, Gippsland Interfaith, Glen Eira Interfaith Network, Hobson’s Bay Interfaith Network, Hume Interfaith Network, Interfaith Network of the City of Greater Dandenong, Kingston Interfaith Network, Knox Interfaith Network, Manningham Interfaith Network, Melton Interfaith Network, Monash Interfaith Gathering, Moonee Valley Interfaith Network, Mornington Peninsula Interfaith Network, Port Phillip Multifaith Network, Shepparton Interfaith Network, Whitehorse Interfaith Network, Whittlesea Interfaith Network, Wyndham Interfaith Network, Womens Interfaith Network, Yarra Interfaith Network.

Multifaith/Interfaith Initiatives: Australian Response to Climate Change/ Greenfaith, Building Bridges, Ecumenical and Interfaith Commission, Janssen Spirituality Centre, Jewish Christian Muslim Association of Australia (JCMA), Religions For Peace (RfP), United Religions Initiative (URI), Victorian Council of Churches Emergencies Ministry.

Federal/State/Local Government Bodies: City of Darebin, City of Kingston, City of Melton, City of Wyndham, Commission for Children and Young People, Department of Health and Services, Gippsland Ethnic Communities Council, Victorian Multicultural Commission.

Educational Bodies: Australian Catholic University, Tayyiyba Institute.

Faith Organisations: AMAFHH Federation, Muslim Community, Amma Australia, Australia Zotung Church, Burwood Heights Uniting Church, Cao Dai Church of Melbourne, Chelsea-Carrum Uniting Church Congregation, Church @ 1330, Chua Quan Thanh Temple, CityLife Church, Divine Word Missionaries (SVD), East Melbourne Shule, Endeavour Hills Uniting

Church, Harmony International, Heavenly Culture World Peace and Restoration of Light, Imam Omer Farroq Mosque, Kerala Hindu Society Melbourne, Nithyananda Vedic, Oromo Community, Our Lady Help of Christians, Progressive Judaism Victoria, Resurrection Parish, Scientology Melbourne, Shree Swaminarayan Temple Melbourne, Springvale Uniting Church, St Ignatius and St James Richmond, St. John's German Lutheran Parish Springvale, St John Vianney’s Catholic Church, The Avenue Church of Christ Surrey Hills, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Salvation Army Dandenong, The Salvation Army Sunshine, The Salvation Army Asylum Seeker & Refugee Service, Universal Peace Federation, Wheelers Hill Uniting Church, Vedanta Centre Melbourne.

Other Organisations: 1964, Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Children See Children Do, Country Fire Authority South East Region Inclusion & Fairness Council, Deluxe Audio, Gen2Gen, Harishiis Bridal Palace, Ihsaas Queer Muslim Support Group, JET Australia Foundation, Jewish Museum, Kulturbrille, The Paradigm, Western Health, Women's Federation for World Peace.

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