Charles P. Gibbs

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For 17 years, Charles has served as URI's founding Executive Director. He has worked with religious, spiritual and other leaders in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific. He has been a featured speaker internationally and has written extensively about interfaith cooperation. He co-authored with colleague Sally Mahé, Birth of a Global Community, a book on the birth of the United Religions Initiative. In addition, he has published many articles on interfaith work, contributed a chapter to Interfaith Dialogue and Peacebuilding, published by the United States Institute of Peace, and co-authored, with colleague Barbara Hartford, a chapter in Positive Approaches to Peacebuilding. His essay, Opening the Dream: Beyond the Limits of Otherness, appears in the anthology, Deepening the American Dream. As an Episcopal priest, Charles brings to his work a strong commitment to spiritual transformation and to work for peace, justice and healing, as well as an abiding belief in the sacredness of all life on this planet.

URI Stories of Impact

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URI's Celestial CC Gains a New Member

Harvey Masonek, a longtime friend and supporter of URI and a former member of its interim Global Council, has joined the souls of the Celestial Cooperation Circle.

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Global Council Celebrates Achievements As Meeting Concludes

URI’s Global Council meeting concludes with celebration, reflection and the announcement of a new interim Coordinator for the Multi-Region.

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Council, Staff Seek Ways to Build Support

In its second full day meeting together, the Global Council considered the challenges of fundraising throughout the world.

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Global Council Meeting Brings New Trustees Face-to-Face

On Wednesday, Global Council Trustees from eight regions and 14 countries met for the first time to discuss the responsibilities of their new role.

URI Welcomes Global Council and Staff to San Francisco

Executive Director Charles Gibbs shares his excitement as URI’s Global Council and Staff arrive for their first face-to-face meeting in three years.

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Bali’s Speech Proves Highlight of U.N. Interfaith Event

For the Rev. Charles Gibbs, a few hours at the United Nations provided a vision of a world at peace.

In Helsinki, UN Conference Acknowledges Role of Religious Leaders

While attending a conference in Helsinki, Rev. Charles Gibbs deepens his appreciation for the difficult -- and often dangerous -- work URI members are doing to create peace in conflict zones.

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URI Mourns Youth Leader Irfan Ali

We have just received the tragic news that Irfan Ali, URI Youth Trainer in Pakistan, has been martyred in Quetta.

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Four Zones, One Vision At All-India Assembly

India's four Subregional Coordinators agreed on the need to preserve the environment -- and especially the Ganges River -- during the third All-India Assembly in Shantiniketan.

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Why Diversity is Key to India's Strength -- and URI's

The need for diversity -- of faith, of culture and particularly of gender -- throughout URI became evident during a Sunday session of the third URI All-India Assembly.